Hello & Welcome!
I’m so
excited to be starting my Blog today, people have been telling me to start for
a while now, but I just never had the time or patience to sit down & start.
That changes today, I finally feel like I’m being pulled in this direction
& time needs to be set aside for it.
In this
first one, I’ll tell you a little bit about myself & how I started my
bakery boss journey. Below extract from my “Creative Portfolio”.
I am a
young, vibrant, super savvy individual. I am a mother of two teenagers &
honestly if I didn’t have baking – I would lose my mind! I have a full time 9-5
but spend the rest of the hours of the day creating beautiful bakes. I
specialize in bespoke/ custom cakes, cupcakes & desserts. While I do all
the baking, decorating & sugar work myself, my husband & kids are my
biggest supporters. Sugar ‘n Spice came to life when I decided to bake my first
rainbow cake for my son’s birthday. I had previously ordered one for his 7th
birthday & received a “disaster” so I wasn’t taking any chances.
To my
amazement, my sponge colours were impeccable, my fondant angry birds were crazy
cool & all my guests were blown away. Later my lift club buddies became my
avid supporters & helped me spread the word. They tasted all my first bakes
& confirmed when I eventually got to the perfect combinations. They even
ate the scraps & burnt bits in support of my dream. To Tresh & Rabia, I
will forever be thankful & remember my “roots”.
In the
beginning, I baked cupcakes, cupcakes & more cupcakes. My husband visited
local hair salons & shops on the weekend selling them & sometimes even
stood on the street corners when it wasn’t going to good. Word of mouth
strengthened the reach of my basic bakes & grew my business further. Today
I can say that my success is truly built on people.
The people
who were in my life, the people I have met along the way & the people I
have yet to meet. A special thank you to all those who have joined my tribe,
those who raise my flag & include me in their every occasion. Those who
order once in a while & those who have not yet ordered but follow &
like my work on social media. To those who recommend me to their friends,
family & companies – kindly continue to do so. With your constant
upliftment, my business continues to grow.
Finally –
to the baker who gave me the “disaster”, thank you most of all to you! For you
are paramount to my journey – the spark that lit this fire!!
MISSION
STATEMENT: Be
who you are & God will grow you into who you’re meant to be. My art is
produced from a place of love, no matter what the situation is, my mission is
to bake people happy!
My
vision for Sugar ‘n Spice is to reach out & touch as many people as possible.
I have been on my journey since 2016 & while I have not grown to where I
want to be, I have certainly grown to where I need to be. Through hard work
& dedication, I hope to one day have a cake factory where I churn out beautiful
bakes on the hour.
I
hope to inspire younger aspiring bakers & share my knowledge & experience
with whoever needs it. I have had no formal training but my passion for this
art continues to produce beautiful bakes!
Until next time – be kind & bake people happy!