The 70th Birthday event that started it all.
In September 2010, my nan turned 70. She wanted to throw a massive garden patry so that everyone could arrive whenever they wanted, open house style. So I was asked by my Ma, as my contribution, if I could do the birthday cakes. Cupcakes and a birthday cake. Well I’ll be honest, I didn’t make the birthday cake (it was a simple white fruit cake) as I decided that I was going to make 70 cupcakes (1 for each year) and they were going to take some time to make and decorate! That is a lot of work when you’re making them out of your tiny little kitchen and want them all to have some sort of consistency (I have a quality assurance background - detail is VERY important to me). My theme was elephants and purple, that is what I went with.
This was the first time I’d ever made something for more than what I would call home consumption. It gave me a real confidence boost in terms of what I felt I was actually capable of achieving and everyone loved the 70 cupcakes to celebrate the 70 years.
The 70th Birthday event that started it all.
In September 2010, my nan turned 70. She wanted to throw a massive garden patry so that everyone could arrive whenever they wanted, open house style. So I was asked by my Ma, as my contribution, if I could do the birthday cakes. Cupcakes and a birthday cake. Well I’ll be honest, I didn’t make the birthday cake (it was a simple white fruit cake) as I decided that I was going to make 70 cupcakes (1 for each year) and they were going to take some time to make and decorate! That is a lot of work when you’re making them out of your tiny little kitchen and want them all to have some sort of consistency (I have a quality assurance background - detail is VERY important to me). My theme was elephants and purple, that is what I went with.
This was the first time I’d ever made something for more than what I would call home consumption. It gave me a real confidence boost in terms of what I felt I was actually capable of achieving and everyone loved the 70 cupcakes to celebrate the 70 years.
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