Orders, Orders, Orders

Is there such a thing as too much of a good thing?  When you're starting your own business does that even exist?

This past week has been INSANE for this small bakery.  We feel like we're just now getting the chance to take a deep breath and clean up our kitchen.  Last week we had 5 (count 'em!) orders, and none of them were small by any means: 3 dozen personalized cookies, a birthday cookie cake, a toffee bacon cheesecake, a red velvet cake for a party, and 2 1/2 dozen cupcakes, including some gluten free ones.  Whew!  By Sunday, this was kind of how we looked:

It was a great week for our business, though, there's no doubt about it.  Not only did we make some nice money baking all this up, but we got to catch up with some old friends on a few of the deliveries and make some new friends on others.  Starting your own business is all about making connections and letting the world know you're there and open for business, and we certainly completed that mission this past week.

One of our favorite treats from this past week has to be our order for vanilla bean and butterscotch cupcakes.  A customer randomly emailed us asking for a last minute order, and it's been awhile since we had anyone asking us for these.  If you've never sampled this before, take a look, it's a beauty...

Sometimes the best treats are the simplest combinations.  We're not breaking any taste barriers here with this combination, but man if it isn't one of the best.  The understated vanilla bean plays off wonderfully with the homemade butterscotch, which, secret, we sometimes eat straight out of the bowl if there's any extra left.  If you've been thinking about ordering some cupcakes for awhile but have been unsure about what to order, might we recommend these?  You really can't go long, and it's a hidden delight on our cupcake menu.

This week we have some more orders coming up, including some more involving bacon.  You people and your pork products!! :-)  Keep looking to our Facebook page for more goodies, and perhaps a small flash sale later this week.  If we can get our act together!

Have a fabulous week, friends!  

Lis

Catching Up with the World

Maaaaaaan, has it really been a month since we updated??  Sometimes time seems to warp forward at an alarming rate.  Doc, where is that flux capacitor?  We need to jump back in time immediately!

Until our Delorean arrives (and we're not holding our breath) we figured we would update all of you loyal readers with what is going on in our baking world.

We haven't been updating recently because one of two scenarios were taking place:

     1. We were slow on orders, so we were busy catching up on our social life
     2. We had so many orders we couldn't keep it all together

We're currently dealing with option 2.  In the past 72 hours we have baked a cheesecake from scratch, 3 dozen cookies, and a large birthday cookie cake.  On top of that, by the end of the week we will have also made a red velvet birthday cake and some gluten-free cupcakes.  Whew!  Is it too early to start hiring some additional kitchen help?  We may need it if this kind of ordering volume keeps up.

Our favorite order so far this week has been a candied bacon toffee cheesecake.  It was a first for us on many levels: We'd never candied bacon before (now that we've had candied bacon, though, we're not sure we can go back to regular bacon), we've never made a cheesecake for a customer, and we've never chopped 2 pounds of toffee candies for a dessert.  It took a ton of prep work to pull off this birthday present, but we are so proud of the finished result.  We dropped the cheesecake off for an office party, and were told within the hour the cheesecake was gone and people were asking for a contact number for the bakery that created such a ridiculous treat.  Can you blame them, though?  Just look at this beauty!

For now, we're heading off to do some inventory of our supplies.  Look at us, sounding all official-like, "doing some inventory".  It's kind of thrilling.

Have a fantastic end of your work week, folks!  We'll talk to you soon!