It is not my intention to discard my blog. I have few stories in line but not able to post it just yet.
Off late, I found a new interest in baking cupcakes. Those days, when I was in KL, I used to bake and sell my moist chocolate cake. I used to get hundreds of orders especially during festive seasons. I stopped baking about 11/2 year ago since I moved back to Kuantan. It is quite tough to sell my cakes in Kuantan because of the pricing. I am not able to meet the customer’s demand of reducing the price when the prices of raw goods have gone up.
With the support and encouragement from my friend Ayu (she started her cupcakes business about 3 months ago) I decided to try. I have no problem when it comes into cooking, so with this little knowledge of mine, I baked my first cupcakes using my normal recipe but transform it into small cups.
My only problem was I am not good in cake decorating. I had problem using the nozzle (as I am not used to it). I tried few designs and wasted a lot of butter cream and cakes as my work didn’t come out the way it was supposed to be which is sweet and nice. My choice of color is awful and it didn’t blend in. At the end of the day, everything that I did went into the dustbin.
I bought books on Cakes Decorating, bought all sizes and shapes of nozzle, dozens of piping bags and my nights are filled with my new found hobby. My husband and I will be busy trying to materialize our talent on the cupcakes. At the same time, we tried new recipe every forth night until we get the one that we really satisfied (only yesterday after 3 weeks of trying we managed to find so-far-the-best cupcakes recipe)
So I am getting better in managing piping bags. I have improved my decorating skills on the cakes. My choice of colors has changed (I have bought bottles of new smashing icing coloring); I have got my call card printed, flyers printed and my cupcakes website is running. This weekend I got to deliver 15 boxes of cupcakes, I got pre-ordered cupcakes for August; I am starting to promote my cupcakes for the coming Aidilfitri ( I am about this close to close one deal, which is the Aidilfitri Food Hamper worth few thousands ringgt, wish me luck). And I can see myself very busy for the next few months. Wish me luck people.
I am not sure whether I am able to update my Terompah World as I will be busy mending my cupcakes website. Anyway, if I am not here, you can find me there. Do feel free to drop by at www.madamecupcakes.blogspot.com. I welcome your honest comments on my designs (I am still learning the tricks. I managed to do the roses without having to do petal by petal). If you’re from Kuantan, and you need a change from normal cake to cupcakes, you know where to find one.
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