In 2011, to save money, I volunteered to create 350 cupcakes for my son's wedding. Until then, I hadn't made a cupcake in, oh say, 15 years. You know the kind of cupcake I'm talking about. The kind you make from a boxed mix and canned icing for children's birthday parties. While brainstorming over the types of cupcakes to serve at the wedding reception and experimenting with different recipes, I d
iscovered I had a passion for making gourmet cupcakes. I even dabbled a bit with creating my own flavors. The wedding cupcakes were a huge success and I started getting special requests from family and friends. I've always been a big fan of sugar cookies. I have a recipe that has been passed down to me from my maternal grandmother's side of the family. She would have these big, soft cookies waiting for me after school which she served with a tall glass of cold milk. It's a tradition that I have kept alive with my own children. I bake and decorate sugar cookies at every holiday and have put together plates for friends on special occasions. I'm getting quite an extensive cookie cutter collection...
**Flash forward to fall of 2021** In October 2021, I contracted a mild case of Covid. While I was home, I decided I needed cookie decorating in my life. I signed up for a series of online cookie decorating classes and found out I really enjoyed the process. I’ve always enjoyed baking cookies and decided to amp up my skills. I’ll be retiring soon, so it’s the perfect hobby for me. I’ve been tested by my friends as they have requested unique cookie sets. My skills are far from being perfect, but each set brings a whole new dimension to my creations. It’s a constant learning process which I’m glad to take on.
