Almost, OPEN

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Currently, embarking upon something new that has me scared out of my mind. I have to learn how to “let go and let God” a little better if I’m trying to become Abraham-rich!  Or the New-Rich that Timothy Ferriss advocates for in his awesome book, “Four Hour Work Week”.

I’ve been reading everything.

True to my nerd beginnings, I’ve read every biography from Tony Dungy to Kelly Cutrone to Steve Jobs to Paula Deen!  Subscribed to magazines like Entrepreneur, INC, Success, I’m covering all arenas and now I’m studying the business mantras of mega-companies like Google, Nike, Apple, Starbucks, and Target….<—all brands I absolutely LOVE!

But like most leaps of faith…a soldier never really knows he’s a great one, until times of war.  A basketball player never knows he/she is great until he’s played against the greatest.  And a cupcake designer never truly knows if she’s good until she puts the cupcakes out on a table and turns the “OPEN” sign on!

The breakfast cupcake!

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I thought about the mornings….most of the time, we traditionally grab a doughnut or muffin in lieu of the sit down breakfast we sometimes can’t sacrifice the time for.  Normally, these doughnuts/muffins are sweet confections that aren’t associated with the staple menu for breakfast…pancakes, eggs, bacon.  I got to thinking, as I think every Capricorn does too much of, what about the cupcake?  The break-fast for muffins or doughnuts, somehow always leaves the cupcakes as a dessert item and never as a contender for the morning show.

Well….I decided that enough was enough and here we have it…

Maple syrup (pancakes), bacon bits, and of course eggs make every cake batter complete for the perfect breakfast cupcake!  The egg yolk is actually made of fondant.

And did I fail to mention, it is absolutely delicious?!!!!!!

CIAA cake update

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Drum roll please…..

After all that stress…after all that doubt….it came out splendid!

I wanted to honor all of the schools who were and are members of the Center Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA).  As I did my research, I was intrigued to learn of so many schools that have been of apart of such a distinguished family of colleges & universities…including my alma mater, Hampton University!

Here’s my advertisement in the 2012 CIAA Souvenir Booklet:

Kupkakes stand…Moscato on the left, Sweet Potato on the right.