Friday, July 30, 2010

Cupcakes for July

I have to confess. I have been quite negligent in taking pictures of cupcakes that have been ordered. I guess I keep on forgetting because I have been so caught in the moment of baking and finishing them that I have forgotten to document it.

This order was for an anniversary. The couple has been together for 3 years already and the girl wanted to surprise her boyfriend.
Combination of 3 flavors, Rhum with Browned Buttercream, Espresso with espress cream cheese frosting and chocolate with of course, chocolate cream cheese frosting. The chocolate have a filling inside of them to retain moisture. :)

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

I'm Back

I've been pretty busy this month. I haven't gotten the chance to take pictures of the cupcakes I have made or upload them. I did a lot of cupcakes, I made one with a bear face on top, some happy anniversary cupcakes, some birthday cupcakes and many more. Christmas is going to be really busy and I am kind of scared of how I am going to work at my full time job and bake at the same time. :) We shall see my time management skills.

I have been teaching our helpers how to make the cupcakes, I figured maybe when they have mastered the recipes, they can bake at home while I'm at work and I will just do the frosting. So far, everything has been going great but I am pretty worried that I will have too much on my plate and I might drop dead from exhaustion. But all is well so far... Although I am extremely sleepy right now. I slept at 11 pm last night and then woke up at 2:30 am and went back to sleep at 3:30 am and woke up at 5 to put the finishing touch on some cupcakes my friend ordered. He's planning to give it to his guests, hopefully, I'll have more orders after that. I am focusing more on the taste right now rather than the presentation. I don't have fondant moulding skills but I figured that I rather have my cupcakes looking decent but taste awesome rather than them looking awesome and the taste is so-so. :)

So anyway, my friends and I are starting a little bit of a business on the side. I need all the money I can get. We are going to sell some clothes online. Hope that works out well... I will try to upload some pictures when I have the time. I am still at work right now and I don't have my camera with me. I have been pretty happy with making cardboard toppers instead of using fondant or royal icing. Less stress on me. Hehe. :)