Made of Awesome

Three orders, all due on a Saturday. I knew this production week was going to be full. The kind of full that forces you to schedule every minute of your day, without even 5 minutes of wiggle room. This is a daunting, but necessary task that allows me to ensure both the safety and quality of my product; two things which I will not compromise.

Never having had 3 large-scale projects all due on the same day, I had to be mindful of how much prep I needed to get done in advance, how long I could safely store each component, how much time I could spend assembling all of it, and the order in which each item would be delivered.

Delivery #1: These cakes were my donation to a Silent Auction earlier this Summer. They were delivered to a double birthday party for 5-year-old Sammy, and 70-year-old Tom!

10″ white cake with raspberry jam (1 of 2).

10″ chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream (2 of 2).

Picket fence!

Delivery #2: Two dozen pink cupcakes for an Avon Walk for Breast Cancer fundraiser at Caffé Sportivo in Redwood City.

At the end of delivery day, I was proud of myself for pulling it off without panic, catastrophe, or even an uncomfortable time crunch. I had conquered Time Management! I finally started to feel like I might be able to do this somewhere other than my own kitchen:-)

Allison

What’s happening here?

I make observations about the human experience. I also make art out of cake… Because art and cake are both very important to the human experience. My name is Allison, and I will be your Cake Ninja. Please enjoy your stay!