It's Almost Been a Month!

This Friday will mark four weeks for us!  Things went much smoother this past week and we are starting to get a routine down, which is a relief.  Still putting in lots of hours, but not crazy hours!

We had plenty of special orders again this weekend and we participated in Taste of Telegraph on Saturday evening.  All of our samples were gone within 45 minutes!  I think they liked us!

This was our table!

Mini cupcakes that we made for Taste of Telegraph!

A customer ordered cookies for a golf tournament that was benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team in Training.  Golf ball cookies and a little cooke with a golf flag and the "TNT" for Team in Training.

This was a cookie bouquet that we made for a 30th birthday girl.

A large strawberry cake for a 1st birthday party.

A golf cake for a birthday party.

And, a cute little girl celebrated the morning of her second birthday with us and a strawberry cupcake.

We are just about booked with special orders for this coming weekend.  Just remember, if you will be needing a cake, cookies, cupcakes or any other dessert for an upcoming special occasion - please call us as soon as possible to get your order on the calendar.  Our weekends are filling up quickly!

We changed our Saturday hours this past weekend and it seemed to be a good decision.  From now on, we will be open from 9:00 - 3:00 on Saturdays.  We didn't have anyone that wanted in before 9:00 and just a few that wanted in after 3:00, so for now we are sticking to these hours on Saturdays. 

Starting October 1, we will be thinking pink in honor of breast cancer awareness month!   Our pink cupcakes - strawberry or raspberry - will be topped with pink ribbon sprinkles and we will be keeping track of the sales and donating a percentage to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.  My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000 and the St. Louis Komen Race has been a staple for us every June.  We will also have pink ribbon cookies available for pre-order by the dozen, and maybe a few available each week for walk-ins.  We will donate a percentage of the cookie sales, as well.  Can't wait to see what we are able to accomplish in the next month with your help!

We are looking forward to another busy week!  Hope you decide to stop by!

Just a Little Note . . .

We are changing our Saturday hours beginning this weekend!  Instead of 7 - 2, we will now be open from 9 - 3 on Saturdays. 

The First Two Weeks

Busy, busy, busy!  It's been a great, but exhausting first two weeks.  Lots of working hours, little sleep and no time for meals. 

We are still trying to get into a routine of some kind and just when we think we know what we are doing, we find out that we really do not.  Judging how many cupcakes we need each day has been quite challenging!

With all of that said, it is still exciting to walk into our bakery, nearly everyday, and realize that it actually exists.  It is not just a dream but a reality!  And, we have customers!  Thank you to everyone that stops by to visit us each day.

We were interviewed during our first week in business and had an article written about us this past Wednesday at patch.com.  Here is the link if you missed it or if you would like to see how it all began http://mehlville-oakville.patch.com/articles/oakville-moms-are-taking-the-cake-with-icing.

We have been really busy in the special order department the last two weeks.  Just a reminder - if you need to place a special order, please do so early.  Our weekends fill up fast and there are a limited number of orders that we can fill each week.  We were completely booked this weekend and had to turn down several orders, which we don't like to do.  Because we are a small bakery, with limited equipment and staffing, there are only so many baking hours in a day for us, which limits the number of special orders that we can fill.  We will do our best, but we may have to say no occasionally. 

Speaking of special orders, the following are a few pictures from some of our orders the past two weeks.

A wedding cake for today. 

A birthday cake for Sunday.  This had coordinating cupcakes and soccer ball cookie favors, too!

Last weekend's wedding cake for a good friend.

Extra large cupcakes cakes!  Look how small our regular cupcakes look when up against the cupcake cake! 

A baby girl ogre cake for my little niece who is turning two.  She loves Shrek!

We have had many questions regarding special diets in the past two weeks - allergy friendly, dairy free, diabetic friendly and gluten free.  Because we are small and have limited equipment, it may be impossible for us to provide true allergy free/gluten free products.  Dairy free and diabetic friendly options may be a possibility in the future, but we do not currently have these items in our menu.  We are experimenting with a few recipes.  Our goal before introducing these products to our customers is to be sure that they taste great and are safe to consume.  We do not want anyone to eat anything that will make them sick, due to a pre-existing condition, so we will keep you updated!

A new menu for next week will be posted by Sunday night!  Let us know what your favorite cupcake is - either by commenting here or on Facebook.  Hoping to add a couple new ones to next week's line-up!