Bella Berkeley at the Barn

I got a call about a week and half ago from Joe at Barn House, yeah BARN HOUSE! They wanted cupcakes for their sale at the Barn last weekend. Um...YEAH!!! Did I have an option? Um...NO! Please check them out, they are the best of the best at what they do. It was incredible! It was an honor. I can't even begin to tell you.

I know it sounds crazy but this event was life changing for me.

Life changing.

I found the 'brave girl' inside of me.

The way I have lived my life for the last 32 years was not how God intended it.

I have been afraid.

Insecure.

Self conscious.

Unwilling to risk.

But the 'brave girl' is coming out.

I was honored to chat with Lara Blair about life, taking risks, taking new adventures, when I noticed her cool bracelet that said 'brave girl' on it. She explained it to me real quick but as she walked away and days later, it hasn't left me.

I have changed my thinking.

I am now walking brave.

I will begin to risk.

I will act with an unshakable God-confidence.

I want to live my next 32+ years making up for lost time...

Thank you Joe and Jermonne, you have no idea what you just did! Ha ha!

And Lara, you are a treasure.

Make it up as you go...

Yet another great day of cupcakering. That's a real word, right? Today started with a frantic (yes, Barry, frantic) call from a dad who needed cupcakes for his daughter to bring to her school for her birthday. By 9am they were complete and my daughter was on time for school, my son however was a few minutes late...this was probably not a wise choice for me to take this on so early on a school day.


But they were pleased with the results.


I was also asked to make 'Spiderman' cupcakes for a chocolate lover. I hope he likes them. I just got through making them tonight, or should I say, this morning.


As is got later, my creative juices kept flowing...these are Chocolate cupcakes with chocolate coconut ganache and a toasted coconut cream cheese frosting with an almond kiss on top.


Then these...chocolate chocolate chip cupcake with chocolate ganache and buttercream frosting with yummy Eastery (this is a real word too, I'm sure of it) chocolate candy coated cuteness on top.


And lastly these crazy things! Holy cow! They are sloppy, messy, goodness wrapped into a mini cupcake from heaven! Chocolate cupcake filled with chocolate peanut butter ganache. But hey why stop there? Topped with a giant glob of delicious chocolate peanut butter ganache and to finish it off chopped up peanut butter cups mashed on top! This is serious!

Now...the giant pile of laundry needs to be attended too! You know, priorities.
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A Delicious Day!

Today started with some Peanut Butter Cup Cake Pops!

Some of these...
I just had to deliver my favorite coffee shop their daily taste testing of cupcakes...
Shelley, my mentor, my leader, my work partner, my friend, Happy Birthday Shelley
When Jessa ordered her cupcakes she said that she wanted Triple Chocolate Cupcakes with Pink Buttercream and be creative! This is how I was able to accomplish that. She loved them!
At 9:30 tonight I got a call from a desperate mom who needed some cupcakes fast for a spiderman birthday, this is what I was able to come up with in about 5 minutes. Happy kid, happy mom!
Darcia won these tonight from a facebook 'like' Bella Berkeley Cupcakes contest. Woohoo!

Great day!

Mario

This is Mario. Did you know that Mario turned 5 today? It's true.


And here he is getting a 'propeller head'


The eats!


And the treats...everyone wants a cupcake trophy and a mustache!


Extra cupcakes just in case...these are Mario's favorite it's an Oreo Cookie Cupcake, delish!
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Makin' it Legal!

Those of you who know me, I mean really know me, know that I am a ruler follower. I was told that I need to make this whole thing legit. I gotta follow the rules, baby! This takes time, effort, energy, brain power, money, reading, reading, reading, researching...holy moly! So today I went to the Health Dept., this is a strange place, sick people, people needing shots, preggos, infectious diseases, and food handlers licensing, you know...the basics.

I am so glad I went, I met an amazing health inspector who is willing to walk along side me throughout this process, you don't run across people like this everyday. She even gave me her card and told me to call her anytime with any question I may have. Who does this these days? Wow! I am gonna keep plugging away...getting certified and I can't wait to bake in a "real" kitchen, for all of you! I am thrilled. This may be a long process and a ton of work but I am going to push through and make this happen, for cupcake lover's everywhere! Like I was told just the other day, "these are more than just a cupcake."

2am inspiration

Good thing I had my pen and paper close by...I made a Nilla Wafer Crusted Banana Cupcake with a Vanilla Pudding Whipped Cream Frosting. Wow! A lot of flavor packed into a tiny cupcake, and it worked! It was so delicious. I love 2am inspiration. I'm ready for more!
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Toasted Creamy Coconut Cupcake

What could be so special about this?


It has been an idea brewing in my mind for a couple weeks now...


Mmmm...delish! This creamy toasted coconut cupcake has a graham cracker toasted coconut crust with the most amazing cream cheese coconut frosting! Just gotta try it!


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busy busy

Amazingly, fantastically busy cupcake weekend!

This was one cupcake order I had. These are Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup with a Whipped Cream Cheese Peanut Butter Frosting.

This was a thank you, to my Aunt Laurie for making me a beautiful apron in time for my 'big event.'

I was asked to make 300 cupcake's for an Advocare event this weekend. I used Advocare products to create these delicious cupcakes. SPARK Cherry-Chip with Butter Cream, SPARK Mandarin Orange Cream Sickle Cupcake with Mandarin Orange SPARK Cream Cheese Frosting, and lastly a MUSCLE GAIN Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cupcake with Cream Cheese Frosting. Not only was this a fantastic opportunity for me, but it was inspirational as well. Thank you Shawna for allowing me to be apart of your amazing journey.

I was also able to set up, decorate, provide lunch at an after-party of the fore mentioned event. They ended their meal with these Advocare Muscle Gain Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache and Butter Cream Frosting.

In making over 500 cupcakes in the last couple days, I realized something...I love making cupcakes. I receive so much joy from being creative in the kitchen and then seeing the faces of people when they eat a bella berkeley cupcake.

I am happy, I am exhausted.