We hate this stretch of the year, when the heat and humidity just kill any motivation to bake that we have. It's no small wonder we love baking in the winter, when it's super cold outside.
Our sister is a photographer (shameless plug, click here to view her ridiculously good photos) and she always talks about how her wedding business has a "down time", usually in the winter where not a lot of people choose to get married. We wish we had the same "down time" in July with our baking, but alas we don't. It seems you people always want to eat cake!
So through these hot months we crank up the air conditioning and pray for cooler days. As in, nothing like this past week.
Nevertheless, baking still goes on. We have quite a few orders in these hot and humid summer months, which is great news for us. Starting a business is a ridiculously slow process (we think we've seen paint dry quicker than this business take off), but we're happy to see things starting to snowball. We have more orders now than we did a year ago, and it's a trend we're looking to continue in the coming months and years as we move into the next phase of our "Build a Bakery" stage.
We have another themed birthday next week that we're excited to tell you about in future posts. If you follow us on Facebook you might already know what the cake is going to look like. It should be a blast to make, and will allow us to do something we've never done before. This blog is all about new experiences, so we're happy for the chance.
We're also trying to find some good reasons to spread our skills around for reduced or no costs. If anyone reading out there knows of a good cause in or around the Pittsburgh area that might have need for some baked goods, give us a call. Your talents and gifts are wonderful things, but they mean so much more when you share them with others.
We're out to go cool off the kitchen. Wheeeew-eeey, this heatwave needs to break!
Stay cool, friends!
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