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Showing posts with label Enjoy Cupcakes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Enjoy Cupcakes. Show all posts

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Love What You Do


 The beginning of this month marked the second year I've been with Enjoy Cupcakes. I was hired as baking assistant with no previous knowledge of baking. Well, except for the experiments I created in my own kitchen. Always having a love for sweets and a passion for food I knew this was going to be a fun job. I was absolutely right about that. It never really feels like work to me. Don't get me wrong, we are not dancing around in the kitchen like sugar plum fairies. It's without a doubt hard work. Especially trying to finish on time during our busy mornings. I enjoy it so much it never bothers me. Amber is the most amazing boss I have ever worked for. She is so warm and kind and such a fun person to work with. Assisting her for the past two years has been an amazing experience. I've learned so much from watching her work as well as all the little things she's taught me. I'm so thankful she gave me this opportunity. 




 
Along with working beside Amber in the kitchen I've babysat her sweet little daughter Opal. We watch princess videos on my phone and love talking about Disneyland. I've also worked with Amber's husband Kevin, with his team building events. If anyone reading this has been into the shop and met the cupcake "muffin man" himself, they know what an awesome guy he is. This family is truly special and I'm so happy to have them in my life.




Friday, August 5, 2011

Happy Birthday to my Mama!

Happy birthday to my mom! The most amazing woman I know. She worked so hard to provide for my brother and me growing up and still always puts us before herself. She's not only my mom but my best friend. 
This is one of my favorite pictures of her. Circa 1975. She's on the right and my aunt is to the left. My friend commented and said this photo looks like my cousin and me.

 Some birthday cuppies and wine. Thanks Amber : )


 My brother and I took my mom to a lovely dinner at Olio Pizzeria. This is our favorite place to eat in Santa Barbara.



Monday, January 24, 2011

Happy Birthday to Me!


Ever since I tried a cookie sandwich from Babycakes in LA over the summer I have been craving them. For my birthday, my boss Amber made me chocolate chunk cookie sandwiches. They are gluten-free too! The bottom two are filled with espresso frosting and the top sandwich is filled with a chocolate oreo frosting we used this week for one of our cupcake flavors. She was a bit worried how they would turn out since she doesn't do much gluten-free baking but they are amazing! The best part is that you can't even tell they are gluten-free. These may not be the healthiest but they make me so happy! Thank you Amber for making my birthday extra special.



Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Holiday Cupcakes


These may not be the healthiest sweets, but anything in moderation is okay in my opinion. Last week the Valley News featured an article on Enjoy Cupcakes and their holiday creations.  It was fun having a photographer come into the kitchen and document what we do. She mostly took photos of just the yummy cupcakes, so I was excited to see the picture they chose. I don't think anyone was as excited as my mom. Here is a link to view the entire article http://www.syvnews.com/articles/2010/12/07/news/news02.txt ...Hope everyone is enjoying the holidays : )

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Simple Pomegranate Cereal


One of our cupcake flavors this week is a pomegranate cranberry. After topping all those little cupcakes this morning, I got inspired to make a cereal using the seeds. Luckily I had a pomegranate in my fridge at home. I placed about half the seeds of one pomegranate in a bowl and topped them with vanilla rice milk, ground flax, and pecans. I'm thinking of trying it with walnuts the next time I make it.

This is the kind of fun I get to have at work... 

Working for Amber at Enjoy Cupcakes is truly a dream job. I could not ask for a better boss. She is the sweetest woman and I love learning from her. In the early morning hours of Thursday through Sunday we get to have fun in the kitchen together making yummy cupcakes.