I like cupcakes but I LOVE.......

Oh my what a year!! New location, 15 minutes of fame and so many cupcakes that I swear I'm seeing double! Here is a little recap from the beginning :
Packing up 9 years of sugar, sweat and tears and moving 10 miles down the road was one of the hardest  moves I have made. " Ya see I was emotionally connected to my little shop in Titusville", not only was I fond of that old quirky little building, I LOVED my old quirky landlord Mr. Bill. He was my 85 year old boyfriend!! I miss him and his snarky remarks. ( he was the only person that could get away with telling me "You have such a pretty face, but you could lose a little weight!" Ha Ha Ha what every girl wants to hear!! He passed away in October but his picture hangs in my shop because he was a BIG part of Something Sweet. I miss him dearly.

15 minutes of fame...... Ok that was just crazy, CrAzY!! Ya know the saying : Be careful what you wish for......well that holds true for me, don't get me wrong I'm completely grateful for everything that has happened this year..the good and the bad. It was a bit overwhelming at times......first seeing myself on tv, (that was painful enough) thousands of cupcakes and long lines of people waiting to get them......Whoa we where NOT prepared for that! Not to mention what we had to go through to even get on the show, get through the show .....and beyond. Don't get me wrong I'm really not complaining because I asked for it...all of it!! But when they asked us to compete again ....and again, we turned them down because 15 minutes is all we needed! I didn't even mention the criticism that comes along with it....yep that just sucks, ughhh...we have lovers and we have haters! Lets face it , who likes to be critized ......".your cupcakes are dry, to moist, to sweet not sweet enough,to plain ,to fancy!"  I hate that I can't please EVERYONE...I want too, really bad ,but that fact of the matter is "It ain't never gonna happen!!" So everyday I make peace with that and keep on caking!

 

This year is all about getting back to the basics.....the Something Sweet Cake Studio basics that is! I like cupcakes but I LOVE cakes and that is what Something Sweet CAKE Studio is really all about. When I opened the shop almost 10 years ago ( March 1st 2003) I was all about the cake...the dessert, pies, cheesecakes, cookies.......matter of fact I really didn't make that many cupcakes. And then it became the "art" of cake. I love the art of cake!! I'm lucky to have the best partner in the "art" of cake....(Shawn) he is so naturally talented that he blows my mind sometimes.( I could just squeeze him:0) of course we will still be making cupcakes, cause you know we can dress up a cupcake pretty darn cute too! ;) So we are looking forward to 2013 and all the fabulous clients and their fantastic ideas so we can turn them into edible art!
XOXOX~Johnnie & Shawn