Love, Laughter, Life...
I receive all of my inspiration from my grandmother, mother, family, extended family and close friends. Every single idea that I come up with no matter how small of a detail is to make my cupcakes be their best. The cupcake existence from beginning to end comes from several conversations throughout the day that I have with my mother and my boyfriend….. The two of them are the driving force behind all the love that goes into each and every cupcake. I take the positive along with the negative and have learned how to take the good with the bad. I strive to be the best. Each one of my family members, my daughter (my biggest fan), sisters & brother-in-law, my niece, and extended family have helped me one way or another. I have utilized each one of them as a cupcake taster, pitched several new ideas to them, text them over and over again, you name it (I’ve done it). Thank God for family. I have really and truly overwhelmed my family and friends with cupcakes. I will admit that all of my creativity comes from within. I soul search and go with my gut instinct. I am truly blessed to know that my cupcakes are a representation of me. If anyone wants to know the secret ingredient for my cupcakes it is called “Love.”
When I pull out the mixing bowl to mix up the butter and sugar for some reason I start to giggle. I am always so happy and delighted to see and smell a new batch of cupcakes. The aroma that fills the house just gives me a chuckle in my heart that I know that whoever receives my cupcakes is going to have a big smile on their face. A good scrumptious cupcake represents happiness no matter what flavor you choose. A cupcake symbolizes fun and good times and will turn a bad day into a good day. Whenever I feel down and out I eat my favorite cupcake “Crazy” Cookies & Cream and that is my pick me up. Want to get the party started just come in the door with a big box of cupcakes and your favorite alcohol beverage. The party will officially begin. The aroma from the cupcakes, along with the sweet creamy buttercream will put a smile on anyone’s face no matter how young or old.
Cupcakes have given me a new perspective on life. I have taken this small little idea and turned it into a dream come true. You ever been asking yourself what have I been brought here to do “uh” don’t know and then that inner voice tell you. Here I am second guessing myself, oh will I sell one cupcake, can I build a business, will I fail/succeed, is it a market for cupcakes, will my friends support me, will I fall flat on my face, and then I just went out on faith and decided to GO FOR IT!!! At that very moment I learned who my true friends were. Uh only have about 2 I can count on day or night….. Thank God my good friend Ms. Kitty LaRue (she knows who she is) boosts my confidence after each phone call no matter how low I get. What’s super funny is that my BF spends all of her time analyzing and comparing other cupcakes to mine and we spend all day and half the night discussing/texting about cupcakes. Now I eat, breathe and sleep cupcakes. I get up with cupcakes on my mind and go to bed with a new idea to improve my cupcakes each night. I dream about cupcakes. Each morning I spend my time talking w/my mentor on the phone and discussing the highs and the lows but she keeps me grounded. When I tell you that cupcakes take a village, I can testify to it.
My cupcakes (like me) are a work in progress.
I am starting out slow with Love, Laughter and Determination,
My Life will never be the same.
Let's go on a cupcake journey...!
I am starting out slow with Love, Laughter and Determination,
My Life will never be the same.
Let's go on a cupcake journey...!