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So the website is finally updated and all of the text that needs to be there, is finally there! Hey, I even got the mobile version of the website up and running.. I'm on a roll lately :D (Check it out: www.velvetbuttercream.com)

Over the summer months i'm going to be looking for a new place to live so that I can expand my product line for The Velvet Buttercream from just cakes, to adding artisan bread, cookies, muffins, gluten free. & vegan options. I know that it's a huge undertaking but I just can't make it work. So where will my living adventures take me now? Purchase a house, condo, just rent a single bedroom apartment, or rent a two bedroom apartment and ask that the refrigerator be all mine. I guess only time will tell.

Next on The Velvet Buttercream's checklist is to update the business plan which is another huge undertaking. I'm trying to make the business plan a bit more cost friendly for investors. I'd like to bring the opening expenses under $100k.. my current estimations are very close! Honestly I have a hard time imagining a bakery that isn't up to my personal standards for looks and finish. I worry about opening a business that looks cheap and can't go toe to toe with the big coffee/bakery houses here in Phoenix (cough, LUX).

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Mission Impossible:CAKE IMPOSSIBLE!

When did it become okay to order a cake at last minute? Did I miss the memo?!?! In the past 3 days I have completed nine last minute cake orders.. most of them to be completed within 10-20 minutes. I almost feel like Robert Irvine in "Dinner Impossible" when he's trying to complete an amazing event in an impossible amount of time. I've had customers ask for a few rediculous cake orders, one for example was a customer who wanted a 3-tier Fairytopia cake and they wanted the cake in 2 hours. Even if I didn't have that much to do, I still would have told the customer no, and in fact I did tell the customer no. I hate to turn down the extra money, but I just can't decorate under intense pressure like that. In my last blog I talked about my ability to decorate cakes fast, but those cakes are just so basic that even 4-5 minutes for a basic double layer cake isn't unheard of. Now for the icing on the cake (so to speak): I had a customer come in yes

5 Minutes to sugar heaven

I totally spaced my monday blog... I'll make it quick and fun :) Cupcake porn? The almighty cupcake makes it's return to the blog scene.. I've been playing around with some new flavors of cupcakes, flavor combinations like Chocolate strawberry decadence (chocolate cupcake filled with strawberry filling topped off with a poured dark chocolate). I also have the White cupcake filled with strawberry filling, a layer of thin sliced banana's all topped off with whip cream and coconut shavings. I've had a really hard time finding a name for that last one, so if you can come up with something... by all means let me know :D Pictures soon to come!!! It's strawberry season so lets experiment

Vanilla Ice Ice Baby

Who says your birthday cake has to be warm? Last time I checked it's just starting to heat up, and that generally means everything must be cold... Iced tea, iced soda, cold showers, and cold cake? Psssh, why not just go with the new American fad, the ice cream cake. Sure you could always go with a basic crappy Carvel ice cream cake, but why not take it up a notch and get an awesome cake from Cold Stone Creamery. I try not to be the advertising guru for them, but they really deserve the attention. Cold stone has a variety of ice cream, everything from the basic Vanilla to the Cake batter ice cream. If you haven't tried the cake batter ice cream, then I suggest you find the nearest cold stone and sample it. mmmm yum I know that Ice Cream isn't really a cake product, but it's definitely earned its right to be called that at cold stone creamery. For the hefty price tag of almost double a grocery store's prices you too can have a tasty birthday treat.

Cake Life @ The Velvet Buttercream

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