It's been a while since my last entry here in FoodBites. Well, I was busy thinking of what business to do while working as a private nurse at St. Luke's. I can't think of anything but FOOD... aside from the fact that I love eating, I also have the passion for cooking! Though I wasn't given the chance to study in a culinary school I tried learning on my own from scratch and out of common sense. But then, I wasn't good at cooking at all so I just focused on eating everything! LOL!
They say, in food business you can never go wrong. Why? Because: One, Filipinos love to eat. Two, Filipinos love to eat. And three, Filipinos love to eat. So, Kiks and I thought of investing in foodcarts. Nowadays it is one of the fastest growing food networks in our country and you can start having your own cart for as low as 25K-35K. Our target locations are within malls and grocery stores where there's a lot of people who goes there for food. The market(target consumer), almost everyone since the food is always affordable and on the go. However, when we attended the seminar, the price of the franchise located in malls is totally different, from 25K to 250K! So, goodbye foodcart...
Oh well, food business doesn't stop there and we planned for another one , and another one... then my aunt suggested, "Why not try cakes and pastry. You already have your bakery, why don't you try to learn from there?! Anyway I know you always liked designing so I think you'll be artistic enough for some cake decorating, right?" That time I was staring at her, and then, BOOM! Why didn't I think of that?! I already have the basics for baking since I help my mom when she bakes for us. So yeah, why not give it a try!
Since I'm interested in cake decorating, I thought of cakes and cupcakes! It's "in" today with kids and adults for gifts, parties, and events. It's easy and fun to eat with different flavors, colors, and designs. But then I thought "How can I compete with PRO bakers who bakes half of their life? How can I compete with established names in the business like Sonja's, Cakes are us, etc.?" My mind was blank and I was becoming hesitant towards the idea of entering the world of baking industry. Then someone told me, " Just give it a try, if you'll enjoy doing the craft then it means it's something that you want to do. Every business starts small then eventually it becomes big if you know how to work it out. It starts with your family and friends, they are your connections to other people to try what you can offer. The success of a business doesn't only come with the right capital alone but with the connections you have and most importantly, if you have the heart in what you do." What she said was very encouraging right? So I continued learning from one of our bakers who specializes in cakes and introduced my products in our own bakery. I enjoyed baking and decorating stuffs and what's enjoyable of all is the fact that people liked what I did! Every batch of cupcakes that I put in display in our shop was sold out! Then I started accepting made to order cakes and cupcakes and I was happy to hear positive comments whenever I met their requests. I welcome their suggestions for improvements and really work on it. Let me share with you some of my works: =)
Every business has its own name so I came up with "Simply CupS n' CakeS" since I intend to specialize to which the name implies. So, what do you think? If you're interested, visit us in Facebook, like us and share it to your family and friends. We, in Simply CupS n' Cakes offer you stylish, fresh and delicious cupcakes and cake at an affordable price for all occasions. I hope you do try our products sometime! Thank you for reading! XOXO