Help me get a bakery

So I'm on my way to start my bakery. But I need a space. I've added a donate button for anyone who would like to help the bakery fund!!

All donations will be GREATLY appreciated.

Thank you in advance for all the contributions :)

NEW NEWS

Hey everyone!!!

I got my website updated!! YAY....more pictures and better organized....check it out on the gallery page...with nifty buttons created by my great cousin DIA :)

Just recently worked a booth this past weekend in Gainesville. The people up there are great!! Thanks to all who came out to the community/back to school rally.

Also a big YOU'RE WELCOME to all the people up at Ingenico for the basket of cookies. You have my info if you need anything else.

So, trying to get my name out there, trying to get more business. Things are going well and thats thanks to all of you.....keep them coming

Busy Week

Hello everyone.

This week has been busy. YAY!! I had a total of 5 orders this week and one more for tomorrow. If i could keep each week this busy, I'd have a shop in no time!! Thank you to those who ordered. And I hope everyone will think of me the next event they have :)

Prices

Hey everyone,

I've been spending the better part of this past week trying to figure out my prices. They were not at an appropriate level to cover my cost.

For those who have ordered before, there may be a difference in the prices of things you order from now on. But I hope the prices are still acceptable.

Trying to save up to get a building, anyone interested in investing in a small start up bakery, let me know :)

Girlfriends Reunited

Went to a luncheon today. Turned out really nice. Thank you Tonya. It was great to get a chance to meet all the ladies that came and to network with them.

I hope they all enjoyed the spread of desserts I brought to showcase my talents and some of the things I can do.

S'mores Pie

So today I attempted to create a s'mores pie.

Graham cracker crust
Chocolate pudding
Melted marshmallows burnt with a torch

Its an interesting experiment. Trying to figure out the good and bad about it in order to perfect it.

If you have any ideas or suggestions, I would greatly appreciate them.

Also there is the possibility to make it more like a lasagna with layers of graham crackers, chocolate and marshmallows

I'll keep you updated on the progress of this project. And hopefully it will end in a new tasty treat to be available for ordering.

Website Update

The website is in production. About to launch it. Its kinda simple for now, but its a start.

Check it out

Little Piggy's

They will now be linked together so I'll keep up the news updates on whats going on with the business.

Stay tuned :)

Website

Hey everyone,

My Dad and I are starting to work on getting a website together. So look forward to the link posted, hopefully soon :)

Events

These are a few of the events I have worked within the past few months.





Carol's Daughter Event "Cupcakes and Vanilla" at Lenox Mall






"No Place for Hate" Reception for the Paulding County School System





Memorial Day in downtown Gainesville

Sculpted Cakes

These are just a few examples of some sculpted cakes. I've been working for 5 years now in the industry and I'm at the point of if you ask for it, I can make it.




Football Cake: Feeds 10 Cost: $25



Batman Cake: Feeds 20 Cost: $20



Coca Cola Bottle: fed 20 people. Cost: $25




Hot Tub Cake.... Cost $100

Busy Busy

I'm sorry for the lack of posts. I've thankfully been really busy getting orders and doing events. I've been given the opportunity to provide cakes for a number of people and to get me name out there.

Trying to raise the capital to get a shop, so thank you all for supporting me.

New Name...

Hey everyone.

I have decided to go ahead and change the bakery name to :

Little Piggy's Pastry Palace
"where its always ok to eat like a little piggy!"

I've got a cute logo and have stickers and cards all made up.

I've also been working on filing my paperwork to get it registered for all its business licences. I need to find a space to work out of. If any of you know any kitchen space for rent in an existing place, or a small cheap place for lease that I can turn into my own kitchen space, that information would be greatly appreciated.

Hopefully if I can get this all taken care of, I can start providing you all with more and more goodies :)

Stay posted for any updates

Cake Flavors

Here are SOME of the flavors of cake that I have.


White Chocolate Rum



Chocolate


Yellow


Coconut


Strawberry Lemon


Key Lime

Not Shown ( Red Velvet, Carrot, and Lemon Pound Cake)

Cookie Cakes

1/4 sheet cookie cake. Available in ANY flavor cookie, not just chocolate chip.

Simple design like the one above starts at $16 a cookie cake

1/2 sheet cakes

Half Sheet Cakes. Two layers of cake and many possibilities for decoration.

Fillings are also available.

Cakes run from $30-$60 depending on flavor and how detailed the decoration.

These are a few I have done in the past. Feel free to ask any questions about them, and these ARE NOT set designs. You can do whatever you like.

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

These are white chocolate covered strawberries. Some with pink stripes, some with pink and purple stripes. Just one of the designs to get on them.

The strawberries are priced at $2 per strawberry. You can order as few or as many as you would like. For more detailed decorations, like tuxedos or dresses, they are priced at $4 per strawberry.

Products

Hey I know its been a while. Gonna start a new thing. Posting pictures and info about some of the things you can order from me.

I have been working on producing individual desserts or desserts that are for two as well as the full sized ones. So if you wanted something but its just a few of you, I still have you covered.

Marketing

So I am trying to get my name out there. I've been giving away cookies with my card in order to gain new possible customers.

If you are on this site because of those cookies, welcome. Feel free to ask about anything you are interested in. I can make cookies, cakes, pastries, chocolates, desserts, breads and pies. Let me know what you want :)

I want to thank all those who are helping me to spread my name out and about. THANK YOU.

If giving away samples proves to be beneficial look for more to come in the future.

PICTURES

Ah, yes....what you've all been waiting for......pictures :)

Two tiered zebra cake
House warming cake
Peanut Butter Cookies

August themed cake

That's what I got so far. I'll try and put more up soon.

Busy Week

So I have had a very BUSY week.

I went in for for a couple of days to provide extra help at the bakery I used to work. I was given the task of creating a "dummy" cake. (A "dummy" cake is a cake for display only. The base which is the cake that you eat is made of something inedible so it will last longer, but all the decoration is real and can be duplicated on a real cake) I got the opportunity to design and decorate the entire thing myself. I was very proud of it. :)
This done for Sugarplum Visions

Also, I made a simple cake for the learning center my mother works for. They were celebrating Black History Month and featured me as a young black entrepreneur. That was exciting and very unexpected.

To end the week off right, I went out for a girlfriend's birthday. She brought a very cool cake with her. Everyone stopped by the table to ask how they could get a cool cake like that, all my friends told everyone to call me! We decided it may be a good idea to take cakes to places and just let them speak for themselves to get business. :) so look forward to cakes showing up in the future at some of the hot spots around town!

Hello!

Hello.

My name is Yolanda. I have an Associates Degree in Baking and Pastry Arts. I am currently attending school to get a degree in Business Management.

I am trying to start my own bakery because I love to bake and make goodies for people. This blog is to try and get my name out there and hopefully be able to get a good business started.

So for this first blog I'll let you all know about me :)

The very first time I cooked anything was in kindergarten. Our class was reading Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham. Our teacher helped us make green eggs. I was so excited that on Mother's Day, which was a week after, I made them for my mom. LOL Of course like a good mom she said she loved it at the time, but really, who wants to eat bright green food that's NOT supposed to green?

Growing up in our house, both my mom and dad cooked all the time. From a young age, I started helping out in the kitchen. By high school I was in charge of dessert for holiday meals. My junior year I chose to start taking culinary classes and it was then that I realized this was my life!! I have done everything from that point to reach my goal of owning my own bakery.

So this is just another step to that goal. Look forward to posts and pictures of what I'm doing to reach that goal.

And if you need a sweet fix before then and are near the greater Atlanta area, get in contact with me at emptypieshell@hotmail.com.

Bye for now :)