Clever Cake Studio

The only times I’ve sold my stuff at an event were the two Fancy Rat shows, where people go more to look at rats, have their rats looked at, buy rat stuff, and, occasionally, buy a rat.  When you have non-rat-related items, the reaction is often surprise.  Cupcakes and cookies sell well normally, but when the first question a potential customer asks is “oh, are those for rats?” (despite heavy signage announce their edibility for carnivores and vegans alike), then you clearly are not in the best element for profits.

I did work around that a bit with the Sugar Rats, which were popular.  I really like doing those, and may have to commission some custom cutters for more unique shapes.  Maybe I should make them the mascot for Sugar Revolution?

Anyhow, on June 6, I’ll be at my first actual here-to-buy-stuff show.  It’s the Seattle Punk Rock Flea Market, an eclectic and eccentric mix of just about everything you can imagine, from vintage clothes and collectables to live reptiles and on-site tattooing.  I link to their Craigslist posting, as the MySpace page is rather wild and harder to read.

I will be sharing space with a crafty friend of mine, who makes chainmaile art and jewelry (check her out at Knitted Steel).  We’re having some fun figuring out booth and display design.  Another friend of mine will also be there with her delightful collection of handmade, vegan perfumes (go visit her at Sweet Anthem).

I’m also going to try and make an interesting display cake for it as well, just to show off a bit and catch people’s eyes.  Display cakes are, of course, fake, filled with foam instead of delicious cake.  Generally all the coverings are still the same sugary products, but this lasts a long, long time and makes for a good, portable example of your work.  I think doing something elaborate and steampunky would be good.

So if you’re going to be in the Belltown Seattle area on Saturday, June 6, please stop by!  It’s only $1 to get into the Market, and you’re sure to enjoy yourself.

Over at Sugar Revolution, we’re having a preview goodie box sale!  You get a variety of tasty treats for a low price and, we hope, you’ll then take a little survey to let us know what you thought.  Then we can tweak the products a bit before our official Grand Opening.

Some of the items that you might get:
- Spicy ‘Hot Chocolate’ cookies
- Carrot Cake balls
- ‘Gold Hearts’ (Goldschlager snickerdoodles)
- Chai and Raspberry tea loaf
- Rosemary and pine nut cookies
- Smores truffles
- Lavender Blackberry cookies
- ‘Garden Variety’ mini cookies (herbs and flowers)
- Green tea and red bean bread
- Cherry gingersnaps
- Variety of chocolates and truffles

We also have Vegan boxes available as well!

I am setting up an etsy storefront to sell various baked goods and sweets available for shipment within the continental US.  It’s called Sugar Revolution, and it’s really focusing on the fun weird stuff I love to make and eat.  I’m a foodie and I can get bored with the usual offerings, so I wanted to make a shop dedicated to culinary enthusiasts and culture-junkies like myself

There’s nothing there just yet, as a lot of details are being hammered out and our first group of products is being decided.  I’m quite excited about it!  I’ll let you know when we’re ready for our official grand opening!

We’ve added a new page to highlight my Current Special.  I will probably do one per month.

Right now till the end of March, it’s cupcakes and petit fours!

There’s something magical about these little treats.  Even people who say they don’t like cake often love these.  Cupcakes are homey and reminiscent of childhood, retro even.  Petit fours are sophisticated and artistic, yet also whimsical.

I’m hoping to really play around with the artistic possibilities of both of these delights.  I have a few cupcake artists that I admire whose work I’m going to be inspired by.