The Buisness of Baking, Part One.

So you want to start a bakery?

While we can't talk to you about the store front part of things, we can tell you about the company things. Step one? Get a business license and, if you live in California, a sellers license. A week ago yesterday, we filed our papers for an LLC (limited liability company). It was extremely exciting, yet also intimidating...and scary because about 30 days from now we will be an official business. Wow- who the heck decided to make me (Katelyn) a CEO? I see that ending badly. :)

As soon as we submitted the paperwork, it was as if the starting gun had gone off. Its time to panic...oops I mean time to work around the clock. We have new recipes to create, pricing to determine, food safety testing to pass, rental kitchens to find, logos to think up, and blog posts to write. Never mind the extras, like networking and spreading the word. Even though Marcie and I decided that we would take Wednesdays and Saturdays off from BAKE, we have yet to actually stop working on it.

Next Saturday we have our first official tasting. And while Marcie works on the chocolates, I'm on cupcake duty (I've already had my cookie recipes figured out). The hardest part is perfecting the basics, vanilla and chocolate. You have to find the right consistency, sweetness, texture, and everything else you can think up. The tough thing is that almost everyone has different preferences. Some need a really fluffy cupcake while others (me) want something more substantial. Some like a very sweet cupcake with a light frosting, while others like my fiance like a rather subtle taste.

No matter how hard the work has been though, its been more fun than not. And so far we have had a better reaction from people than we had hoped we would. In fact we already have a few lined up who want to purchase some cupcakes and maybe even one party booked! For the next few days though, I will be bake- bake-baking! Saturday will be a blast, so stay tuned for the many pictures and stories to come.

Catch you on the sweet side,
Marcie and Katelyn