Week 2: All Sold Out!

Well the Vanilla Cupcakes were a big hit, yet again!! I made 48 cupcakes this week, half Vanilla and half Mocha, and they all sold out! I had intended on setting aside a few for family and friends but I had to give the customers what they wanted! :) It really helped that it was a scorcher of a day, 20 C in Ireland is just unheard of, and the "crowd" was double that of last week.

I'll definitely be making the Vanilla ones again, I think they'll be my staple item, but I'd like to continuously vary my second option, if only for the sake of my creative expression! Suggestions would be welcome... I might have to do a poll of some sort... :)

My First Day!

My first day in my local Farmer's Market, in the quiet little village of Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co. Clare. I have never been so nervous about baking some cupcakes, especially for what turned out to be a washed-out event... Punters aren't so keen on shopping in the lashing rain apparently! Well it was a great learning experience in all, and hopefully things (if not the weather) will only get better! :)

Pictured above: Vanilla Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting, á la the Magnolia Bakery Cookbook Recipe & American-style Carrot Cake Muffins with Cream Cheese Icing, from The New Basics Cookbook.