Overwhelmed

Yes, yes I haven't written a blog in forever. Not sure if right now anyone is reading these... but maybe someday. If nothing else I'll be able to look back and see where I came from.
So much to do in so little time. Working two j0bs, going to school, and trying to bake cupcakes... when is a girl suppose to get in some relaxation. So this week I have two, yes two orders for two dozen cupcakes each!!! Whoo, hoo... business is booming (subtle sacrasim). They are both for frieds but their for birthdays and hopefully the word will get out.
I catered a wedding this past weekend. 150 cupcakes w/daisies. They turned out okay. I'm worried that they weren't as fresh as I wanted them to be. I got some awesome new bright pink cupcake boxes but I don't think they keep my cupcakes fresh. Since I'm so busy I have to bake during the week, which I'm not fond of. They had me set out my business cards so hopefully I'll get some calls.
I definitely need to work on getting my home business license and then hopefully I'll get busy enough I can work part time and bake part time... a girl can only hope.

Baking, Baking, Baking

For a while there I didn't have much of a desire to bake. I also just moved into a condo. Well the baking bug is back. I made coconut cupcake to die for... I was really impressed. Last night I made a chocolate peanut butter cupcake with chocolate frosting and a peanut butter cup in the middle. YUMMY!
Here's what I've perfected so far:
Red Velvet
Chocolate
Cookies & Cream
Snickerdoodle
Coconut
Lime w/ lemon frosting
Chocolate Peanut Butter

Hopefully it won't be too long before I can add more to my list. Right now I'm trying to get my home approved for baking. Utah has a new law allowing home business to cook in them without having to have a seperate kitchen. I still need to do a few things and have the health inspector come in. As soon as I get it done then process shouldn't take to long. Well off to work and then more baking.

CUPCAKES

It's been a while since I've posted anything... but that doesn't mean I haven't been baking. For Christmas my parents bought me an Kitchenaid Artisian stand mixer. What an amazing gift. It has made baking so much easier.

So far I've made dozens of upcakes... here's my successes- Lime Cake w/Lemon frosting and Cookies 'n Cream w/oreo crubs. I still need to find that perfect chocolate cake.

I was able to cater for a few birthdays which was fun. It gave me a chance to work on my decorating styles. In March I'm catering a fundraiser for 200 people. I also hope to do a local craft fair.

For now I'm going to keep pushing on getting the word out and maybe someday I'll finally be able to open my cupcakery.

Happy Bakings,
Cherry

Vanilla Cupcakes

Yesterday I attempted vanilla cupcakes. I want to find something that says WOW! When someone takes a bit I don't want them to say "this is good" or "they're all right". I want them to take a bite and think "I just died and went to heaven." The last week was a disappointment with my yellow cake and pumpkin ones. They were good but not great. So yesterday I set forth once again. And this time it happened. The vanilla cupcakes turned out amazing. I made some peppermint buttercream frosting w/crushed candy canes. I still haven't mastered my frosting. I came out very runny and not thick enough to use a pastry bag. So I'll press forth with that but for now I have my vanilla cupcake. One more I can mark off my list.

Cupcakery

The dream is a cupcakery. Not a bakery. A shop that sells gourmet cupcakes. How would that be? I believe it would be a beautiful thing. Utah is the only state that doesn't have one. Now all I need is some money. That also requires getting out of debit which first means I have to stop putting myself in debt. What a cycle.

So far I've made an amazing Red Velvet cupcake. Not only was it crimson red but it tasted amazing. I've created a cream cheese frosting that is to die for. I won't share my secret ingredient but it balances the cream cheese with just enough sweet.

I made a pumpkin spice the other night. It turned out okay. Not the greatest. I guess I wanted something that was more cake like with a pumpkin spice taste. It was good and very moist. Just not what I was going for. I did take my cream cheese frosting and add some orange and cinnamon and that was of course amazing.

I also make a yellow cake. It turned out okay. The cake was very heavy. I think I want something that is lighter and fluffier. My frosting was okay. It became hard on the outside and stayed soft in the middle. I need to figure out a frosting that will stay soft all the time. Maybe something with whipping cream.