Sunday, October 26, 2008

Halloween Cupcakes

This weekend I had a mission to work on Halloween cupcakes. Although this isn't a good plan for a woman on a weightloss plan after having her first baby, I still wanted to make them diet or no diet.

With baby watching my every move, I baked a recipe for butter cupcakes. They are similar to regular yellow cake but have more of a rich, buttery taste. Once the cupcakes were baked, it was decoration time. Recently I noticed in a grocery checkout isle that the latest magazine of All You had a wonderful cover of fantasy Halloween cupcakes. Based on their designs I make my own version.

Here is a page from their recent magazine:




















Although mine were not equivalent to the magazine's version, this is what I came up with.





































Friday, October 24, 2008

Crashed Fairies

The weekend is upon us and I'm dreaming up my newest cupcake adventure. I had to post this picture for Friday because I thought it was the cutest cupcake. Who doesn't think a crashed fairy makes for a very cute cupcake? Maybe with Halloween around the corner a crashed witch would be a better idea. I can't take credit for this cupcake, I found this picture from another website and it's part of my cupcake portfolio.

I've been keeping pictures that I randomly come across from the web as part of my cupcake portfolio. This portfolio is meant for me to get ideas for cupcakes that I really like so that it will help me get ideas of my own.

This weekend I may try my hand at Halloween cupcakes. Since Halloween is upon us, it is a fitting time to get into a spoooooooky spirit and stir up some Halloween goodies.

Stay tuned for my results on Monday.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Mission Statement

In an effort to track my dream, I decided to start a new blog. First things first, let me introduce myself. My name is Tanya, I'm 31, just had my first baby girl, and have always wanted to own my own specialty cupcake shop.

I love the idea of making my own creations and have them loved by others. I love to think that someday I could be doing something that I love doing and make enough money to live. Who knows if this dream will become a reality, but until then.. I'm going to dream about it.

This blog has been created to track my journey. To track my progress through my dream.

In this journey I will be posting other pieces of information including recipes, pictures, inspiration, and just general ideas that I have. Join me in my rollercoaster adventure. I hope to have fun along the way, no matter what the outcome may be.