There is something so charming and dear about cupcakes, don'tcha think? Little individual servings of pure sweetness straight from...well, heaven.
I have dreamed of opening a cupcake bakery and boutique for years now. Even before I opened my little Cottage Industry shop, I had the dream of being the premier place in northern Nevada to buy delicious, delectable cupcakes. Each and every one a work of art, I'd offer wedding cupcake towers as well. I'd even have gift boxes with fabulous little tags for those "special occasion" cupcakes. Of course I'd offer flavors of the day, along with seasonal and holiday themed treats.
I would name my fabulous treat shop "Cupcake Heaven" and not only would it have beautiful tasty cupcakes, but it would also have many, many darling things for sale. Things like cake plates, cookbooks, birthday candles (the neat foofy kind in way cool colors) and lots of pieces of my charming painted vintage furniture would be all around, for display and for sale.
You could sit and have a cupcake and tea at a cute little vintage table, or get them to go, individually or by the dozen. For gifts or for yourself.
Cupcake Heaven would be be located in an old building, or maybe in an old house, nestled among other charming shops. It wouldn't just be a bakery, it would be an experience!
I would have a vintage bakery truck (I've always longed for one!) and I'd do deliveries to offices and such.The truck would have a darling paint job to mimic my logo, of course.
I remember sharing my idea with some friends in a book club I was in way back about 4 years ago, as well as a friend that I worked with. They all loved the idea. My girlfriend from work wanted to be a partner, but the timing was off for her at that point. I did all the research, from licensing to marketing, and on and on...
I had been working at my grown up girl job for about 6 months, and I realized that my husband would never go for it, so I shelved the idea and a year and a half later began my little Cottage Industry, which I was able to do on the side of my grown up girl job. (Looking at where my life is today, this was a good thing, because I need that grown up girl job now, complete with health care and retirement benefits)
I haven't forgotten about my idea, I just put it on the back burner so to speak (and now cupcakes have swept the nation- hmmm, go figure) but who knows? Maybe there will be a "Cupcake Heaven" in my future at some point. In the meantime, I'll just keep baking at home, and sharing the cupcake love with friends and family.
