tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67400318825534859122012-01-12T14:22:35.812+11:00My name is Sheryl and I had a dream to open my own cupcake bakery. I lost my IT job during the GFC and now I bake for a living. Cupcake Central has grown into my dream cupcake bakery chain and I am learning what it means to be a young entrepreneur and dream bigger. Go on and hatch that dream!Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489593730178079318noreply@blogger.comBlogger541100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740031882553485912.post-36062101066265070542011-08-02T21:43:00.000+10:002011-08-02T21:43:30.595+10:00

Hi lovely people. Just a short and sweet post to let you know that I have moved my blog over to Wordpress which is also what our new website is running on. This means more regular blog posts about my cupcake adventures. Click over to see pics of our brand new second store!! Very exciting stuff. www.cupcakecentral.com.au See you over there!

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Just a short post today because I want to share my experience of 'life running a business' with you all. I can honestly say I haven't felt stress such as this before, not even when we opened our very first store in Hawthorn. I feel sick in the stomach from worry and want to cry but my head hurts too much to handle it. Our new brand rollout. Our website will also be updated soon! The

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It is mostly true that “nothing is original” and that every idea is some reincarnation of a previous idea . Just look at all those variations for different abdominal machines on late night infomercials.Most of the products out there are hardly anything brand new or never seen before ideas. The successful ones are more ‘new & improved’ versions of someone else’s idea. Apple for instance didn’t

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Cupcake Central Workshop is currently nothing but an empty, clean slate but watch this space! Plans have been approved and the building process has begun! I must admit we were a little optimistic when we set our minds on opening our second store in Melbourne Central on the 1st June but we live & we learn. The second store which we are dubbing The Workshop is smaller than Hawthorn but the

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Late last night I turned on the TV and stumbled across a doco called Lucky on SBS One. It was an interesting doco about how winning the lottery changes these winners' lives and how they deal with going from rags to riches. And let's be honest, we've all at one stage or another dreamed of what it would be like to win the lottery. - The S'mores cupcake is part of our new Winter Collection of

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What motivates you to get out of bed every morning? For me it keeps changing. At first it was because I loved to bake, then it was to see the smiles on faces when they ate something that I made, then it was the feedback I would get, then it was because I felt accountable to building this business to grow so we can keep our staff, then it became a mixture of so many things but especially inspiring

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What a few weeks it has been. I've been busy working on getting our processes in preparation for the Cupcake Central Workshop, also the Winter Collection of cupcakes, organising Young Female Entrepreneur networking nights, running cupcake decoration workshops at my old high school, having the first staff party which will be one that will probably be hard to top.. and lots of baking & training new

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When an apple is still on it's tree, it keeps growing and growing but once it's been picked it's no longer growing and starts to die. There's no in between - where it will stay in that state forever.  "If you're not growing, you're dying. There's no in between." - Tony Robbins Our Company started off as a small business, myself being the sole trader operating from my registered home kitchen,

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On Friday afternoon I jumped onto Twitter and started seeing tweets about an earthquake hitting Japan. My heart sunk as I started seeing all the photos flow through the news & media. For the last few days I've been feeling so many mixed emotions - sadness, this sick feeling in my stomach, helplessness, thankfulness and wondering what I can do to help.  I'm sure you have all felt one or all of

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Ahh a blog post at 8AM in the morning, yet I've already been awake for 4 hours. Yes that is how early I start my days. Back in the corporate world days I would always rock up to work at 9.01 am, never earlier because I used to press the snooze button 5 times. Nowdays I press the snooze button 2 times, I must train myself to be like Julia Gillard and wake up as soon as the alarm goes off.Limited

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"Frosting Time!" is one of the most awesome tasks here at the bakery for our team of bakers (yes it's grown to 5 and almost 6 now!). So imagine Maddy's excitement when her Mother organised a Cupcake Decorating Party for her 13th Birthday here at Cupcake Central! We were just as excited. I've only ever done this once, for my dear little cousin over at her house. Yes there was a lot of screaming,

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Happy new year everyone! Or more recently Happy New Lunar Year! I know it's been a while and one of my new year's resolutions was to blog a lot more and share more experiences with you all - there's still time...it's only February, already! Ok I promise to keep you all more updated on the happenings of Cupcake Central this year. For now, I want to put business talk aside and talk about something

Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489593730178079318noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740031882553485912.post-25721367132122438612010-12-21T13:05:00.011+11:002011-02-08T01:10:44.008+11:00

It's almost Christmas and boy am I looking forward to it. Working 7 days a week (with some half days off now though) is exhausting and I've heard too many "You look tired" than I can bear. I've realised that when you have to wake up at 4am to bake, every minute of sleep counts so this means that putting on make-up is not a priority which probably leads to all the "You look tired" aka "You look

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Our cupcake display is a specially designed glass cabinet that minimises airflow to make sure that cupcakes don't dry out. I actually dreamt about how this would look for at least 3 years. I still can't believe how it's turned out more perfect than what I envisioned. We're onto our ninth week of trading and it feels like it has just flown by, yet at the same time I feel like I've been doing this

Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489593730178079318noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740031882553485912.post-18993745972187019122010-09-20T20:02:00.007+10:002011-02-08T01:11:00.050+11:00

Hi Everyone! May I introduce you to our first Cupcake Central storefront located Shop 7/672 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn VIC, Australia! Yes, I know I've been MIA for a while here and I did promise I would do my best to update you all during the process of opening up the shop. And I thought about it many times, to update my blog but I honestly have been too exhausted. To give you an insight on

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A few weeks ago on a Friday night, I decided to organise a Taste Testing event for some of my VIP'ers to taste some of my new cupcake flavours. I mainly organised this for one reason, because I am lazy. Yes, I am too lazy to bake all these new flavours that I have floating around my head. This is because after all the baking I do during the week for my cupcake orders, during my downtime I would

Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489593730178079318noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740031882553485912.post-48817612465578849842010-07-05T16:38:00.003+10:002011-02-08T01:10:44.013+11:00

I cannot believe how quickly time is passing and although progress is being made, I feel we are still so so far from the end result of opening up a storefront. We are hoping to open in 6 weeks which sounds like a long time to get a shop built but there is much to do. Here are a couple photos of how our shop currently looks like... it's bare, empty and not very pretty.Our shop will have 3 levels,

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It's been a couple of weeks and I feel like an engine going full steam ahead. In between all the orders, I've been organising a lot of meetings, planning, brainstorming and reading. After all the excitement died down a little, reality settled in and hit me...this is a huge step I'm taking. This is no longer going to be just an online bake-at-home business. There is more risk involved and more

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It seems to be a bit of a trend to me to write up blog entries after midnight. Perhaps this is the time I feel most inspired to write and also not be interrupted whilst in my train of thought. I have some news to share with you all. I know I don't get many comments on my blog but I do get emails from readers who follow my blog who are going through a similar situation, so I know there are readers

Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489593730178079318noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740031882553485912.post-63571090160137428522010-05-13T03:07:00.004+10:002011-02-08T01:11:00.053+11:00

It's 3am and I'm restless, unable to sleep...fuelled by my excitement of what lies ahead. (Not to mention I had a very late afternoon nap which has now stuffed up my body clock) Nevertheless, I could probably fall asleep again but I'm too excited.As some of you may already know, I love my self-help books. Sometimes I read them cover to cover and re-read them. Sometimes it takes me a little longer

Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489593730178079318noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740031882553485912.post-4661475820932475302010-04-20T12:04:00.007+10:002011-02-08T01:11:00.054+11:00

Having a story behind your business and what you do, distinguishes you from the other businesses out there. It allows your customers and those who meet you, to create a connection with you. No one really wants to hear that you go into business purely for the dosh and to make as much of it as you can (however true it may be). People want to hear the heart and soul of how you started up, how you

Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489593730178079318noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740031882553485912.post-23977009903615115922010-03-31T13:30:00.004+11:002011-02-08T01:11:00.056+11:00

It's been over a month since my last post and so many things have happened I don't even know where to start. So here goes.The L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival has come and gone, we had been preparing for the HUSSY VIP event for a while, coming up with some customised babycakes for their VIP guests. The client was extremely happy with the results and the customers & guests loved the cupcakes!How

Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489593730178079318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740031882553485912.post-86303494505450183402010-02-22T21:30:00.005+11:002011-02-08T01:11:00.057+11:00

A beautiful Hydrangea cupcake tower setup by Shirin from www.dddash.com.au for a 40th birthday using our cupcakes and featuring a custom request for a three tier flower cupcake. A close up of a three tier flower cupcake is below in a different colour scheme.It has been an insanely busy few weeks with all the Valentine's Day celebrations and Chinese New Year celebrations.. it's been great though

Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489593730178079318noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740031882553485912.post-56098672205670852452010-02-05T01:08:00.005+11:002011-02-08T01:11:00.058+11:00

It's my one year Blogiversary. It's hard to believe that only a short year ago I started on my journey to figure out how to bake cupcakes for a living. This is going to be a pretty short post as I'm up at 1am and I need to get up in about 6 hours to bake again. Even though it can be tiring sometimes, I enjoy every moment of baking. Of course there are stressful moments where I'm not 100% sure

Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489593730178079318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740031882553485912.post-64189570754127805132010-01-27T21:56:00.004+11:002011-02-08T01:11:00.060+11:00

Thank you to everyone that came along to our Cupcake Stall on the weekend at the Globe to Globe Music Festival at Namatjira Park. As promised, 5% of all our cupcake sales will be going towards the Haiti Earthquake Emergency Appeal and I am proud to announce that together we have raised $163.00! Please trust that this amount has been donated to Save The Children Australia, we have always been avid

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Cupcake Central is going to be at the Globe to Globe World Music Festival this weekend at Namatjira Park, Clayton South. There's an expected crowd of 20,000 people going through the festival over the weekend and there's fireworks at around 9pm on Saturday night. There's going to be quite a few multicultural food stalls, arts & craft stalls, music & dance performances, so make sure you come along

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21st Birthday Cupcake Tower at Blue Diamond, MelbourneAs 2009 draws to an end it is time to reflect on what we did during the year, what lessons we learned, what made us happy, what & who we are grateful for in our lives and if we achieved what we set out to achieve in 2009.This year has been a very special year for me. I just read my very first blog entry again and .....wow. I have to pinch

Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489593730178079318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740031882553485912.post-62857288490695871192009-12-17T10:32:00.005+11:002011-02-08T01:11:00.066+11:00

Just a very short & sweet post to let you all know that there is a special "Twilight" market on tomorrow (Friday 18th) at Dingley Village from 5pm till 9pm. The address is 31B Marcus Rd Dingley Village. Besides from our Cupcake Stall there are several food stands and craft stalls (everything is handmade or designed), so there will be lots of goodies to buy as Christmas pressies. I think it's

Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489593730178079318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740031882553485912.post-66538425414501573312009-12-03T00:05:00.006+11:002011-02-08T01:11:00.068+11:00

So yesterday my mum goes to me in Cantonese, "So you're selling at the markets this Sunday?".Me: "Nope, they don't have a market this Sunday, there's going to be a Twilight market on Friday 18th instead".Mum: "No, I just read the local paper and it was advertised to be on this Sunday 6th. I just threw it in the recycling bin but I can go get it"Me: *Searching on the Dingley Village Craft &

Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489593730178079318noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740031882553485912.post-21123602139372866912009-11-24T12:05:00.002+11:002011-02-08T01:11:00.069+11:00

I have to confess that there is something that I love and crave more than baking. It makes me feel happy, a sense of achievement and the motivation to keep going. It is why I bake. In moments of uncertainty of why I've decided to run my own business, this reminds me true and well.So what is it? It is my wonderful customers and the rewarding feedback they give me on my cupcakes.Sometimes, I am in

Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489593730178079318noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740031882553485912.post-33926952864591223872009-11-18T00:40:00.009+11:002011-02-08T01:11:59.397+11:00

A week just flies by so quickly! To be quite honest I've had one of those weeks..it may well have been that time of the month and the fact that I've had to pull myself back into reality after my holiday. I have been feeling rather shitty. I have procrastinated and I feel horrible about it. I lie awake in bed at nights, asking myself "What is wrong with me? If this is what I love doing, then why

Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489593730178079318noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740031882553485912.post-8451913247902178372009-11-09T09:01:00.006+11:002011-02-08T01:11:59.399+11:00

On 28th October, I started on my trip to Japan. It was only a short trip, staying only 7 nights as I couldn't stay too long away from my business. I also fell sick the second day I was there, serves me right for saying to my boy at the airport "Why are those people wearing face masks? If they catch swine flu, they'll catch it regardless of whether or not they have a mask on". I pretty much jinxed

Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489593730178079318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740031882553485912.post-47844846092867602272009-10-20T23:08:00.004+11:002011-02-08T01:12:23.932+11:00

Thank you for everyone's support and for spreading the word about my new online cupcake business. I have been so busy baking which is an absolutely wonderful thing, so wonderful I need to pinch myself sometimes.So I just wanted to say "Thank You".XOXYes folks, I'm jetting off to Tokyo next Wednesday for a week. I know my business has hardly reached it's one month since opening night and I'm off

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Although I've traded at the Dingley Markets for about 5-6 months now, this week will be different as we'll be trading as Cupcake Central!Come along to the Dingley Craft & Produce Market this Sunday anytime between 9am and 2pm. The address is 31B Marcus Rd Dingley Village. Don't forget it's daylight savings this weekend which means we'll be losing an hour.The lovely Khrissa has organised a

Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489593730178079318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740031882553485912.post-80434886993336143882009-09-30T20:51:00.004+10:002011-02-08T01:12:39.835+11:00

Sheryl proudly presents to you all...www.cupcakecentral.com.auOn Friday 25th September 2009, Cupcake Central was born.I arrived (fashionably?) late at 8.31pm when the party started at 8.30pm, thinking that no one would be there yet - but as soon as I arrived 10 people followed me into the function area. That will teach me to think that Mac false eyelashes are a breeze to put on - I don't know how

Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489593730178079318noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740031882553485912.post-35945326862873328482009-09-22T01:59:00.003+10:002011-02-08T01:12:39.836+11:00

4 days to go until my launch party, I'm so excited I could pee my pants but I won't because I want to keep my friends =)Launch Party Door Prize: I've decided to make it more fun so I'm going to hold a door prize at my launch party - yes that's right not only will you get free cupcakes and champers but you could win TWO DOZEN customised cupcakes. Score! Just remember to pick up a ticket when you

Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489593730178079318noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740031882553485912.post-66712825810207511852009-09-14T17:08:00.004+10:002011-02-08T01:12:39.837+11:00

Peek-a-boo I see a cupcake. Cute little noodle boxes with clear windows, perfect for wedding bon bons.I've always had an entrepreneurial spirit since a very young age. Both my parents worked hard at their own businesses for many years and although both have moved on from their own businesses now the lessons they've taught me, the success and failures I've experienced with them all have helped me

Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489593730178079318noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740031882553485912.post-79887267180667309932009-09-04T16:04:00.004+10:002011-02-08T01:12:39.838+11:00

I'll be at Dingley Craft & Produce Market this Sunday. The address is 31B Marcus Rd Dingley Village.Cupcake MenuVanilla & Vanilla ButtercreamVanilla ChocolateBlack & WhiteDevil’s Food Chocolate & Chocolate GanacheCookies & CreamStrawberries & CreamHummingbird CupcakeWhite Chocolate Raspberry (new flavour!)I've got these new cute peek-a-boo takeaway boxes so buy one for a friend or your Dad this

Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489593730178079318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740031882553485912.post-14555456509918226312009-08-25T11:58:00.006+10:002011-02-08T01:12:39.840+11:00

Woke up today with a lovely surprise that my cupcakes got featured on my favourite cupcake blog Cupcakes Take The Cake. It's my favourite blog because they share anything cupcake related with thousands and thousands of cupcake lovers across the world.Anyway it's ON! Ok lock the date in, the party is set for Friday 25th September 2009. September could possibly be one of the worst month's to plan

Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489593730178079318noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740031882553485912.post-9984508375589565912009-08-19T00:46:00.002+10:002011-02-08T01:12:39.841+11:00

Wow it took me a while to get around to part two. With all the baking I've been doing the past couple of weeks and the Council visiting, it's been hectic! I know my last entry was rather long and it probably deters people from reading so I'm going to keep this short and simple - straight to the point!Firstly here are a few fantastic professional cupcake photos that I've been promising. I love

Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489593730178079318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740031882553485912.post-18539938062408063522009-08-04T01:32:00.008+10:002011-02-08T01:12:39.843+11:00

What an exhausting weekend it has been, so exhausting in fact that my sleep has become all warped so here I am in the wee hours of the morning blogging about my cupcake adventures. I guess the great thing about not having a 9 to 5 office job is that you get to set your own hours and there's no more dreading Monday mornings.Last Saturday I headed up to Sydney by car with my Dad and my friend Susan

Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489593730178079318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740031882553485912.post-90804070526898745092009-07-31T17:25:00.003+10:002011-02-08T01:12:39.845+11:00

I'll be at Dingley Craft & Produce Market this Sunday. The address is 31B Marcus Rd Dingley Village.Just came back from my cupcake excursion in Sydney and I can say that I did taste quite a lot of cupcakes, my friend Susan who came along to Sydney said she was all cupcaked out at the end of the trip. All cupcake shops I visited had their highs and lows so I'll be sharing my review on them after

Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489593730178079318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740031882553485912.post-25217714213326665792009-07-23T09:46:00.005+10:002011-02-08T01:12:39.846+11:00

I've been waiting for the Council to get back to me about my application and I believe there is about 14 days wait before I hear anything back from them, they sure are a busy bunch - getting a hold of them on the phone is actually quite difficult!I've been pretty cooped up inside lately, I guess the cold rainy weather doesn't help me to get outside and explore. Dad is coming down from Sydney

Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489593730178079318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740031882553485912.post-1131552939797168862009-07-10T14:16:00.004+10:002011-02-08T01:12:39.849+11:00

Just a short little post to share some thoughts and awesome cupcake photos. I have been receiving a few emails from lovely cupcake lovers & bakers from all over the world. It's so exciting for me to read your comments, words of encouragement and your thoughts. This love I have for baking is more than just that, it represents a dream, a passion, something that I wake up in the morning and think

Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489593730178079318noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740031882553485912.post-28329619067025866692009-06-29T23:03:00.008+10:002011-02-08T01:12:39.850+11:00

I'll be at Dingley Craft & Produce Market this Sunday. The address is 31B Marcus Rd Dingley Village.Come along to indulge in some tasty treats. Taste my super delicate and moist cupcakes - I've been improving my cupcake recipe with lots of practice and feedback from food critics (i.e. friends & family) and I am excited about my winner cupcake recipe. And of course if you think it's not up to

Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489593730178079318noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740031882553485912.post-41216462954941925032009-06-24T17:22:00.005+10:002011-02-08T01:12:39.853+11:00

Believe it or not but I love cars. Yes I love cupcakes and I love cars. They are my two favourite things in life. I was meaning to post this up a while back but haven't gotten around to it but here it is. My two loves come together...I love my Honda Integra Type R (DC5R), I've just had my two year anniversary with it and I still love it to bits. I know it sounds weird that a girl can love a car

Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489593730178079318noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740031882553485912.post-47792711062439861382009-06-19T11:39:00.007+10:002011-02-08T01:12:39.854+11:00

It has been so so so cold lately and because of that it has been so painstakingly hard to get out of my warm comfy bed in the morning. Not having a job to wake up to means you set your own hours and schedule, it sort of feels like school holidays when you don't have to wake up at 6.30 am for school so you sleep in until your body magically wakes up (or your mum starts screaming). Last week was

Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489593730178079318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740031882553485912.post-34646908416021967702009-06-03T17:54:00.004+10:002011-02-08T01:12:39.856+11:00

Yes, Melbourne is in dire need of rain as our water storages are only at 26.1% and we're still facing water restrictions. However, this Sunday 7th May I'll be holding my second Cupcake Stall at Dingley Village and am hoping it will be mostly dry and I'm too hopefully wishing that there will be some signs of sunshine. But alas, we are in Winter and wow it certainly does feel like that in the past

Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489593730178079318noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740031882553485912.post-23007659222632624402009-05-25T15:51:00.005+10:002011-02-08T01:12:39.857+11:00

Last week I was called into a meeting at work and was told that I was being made redundant. Big shock, yes. Emotional, yes. Scary, yes. I guess during these "Global Financial Crisis" times, it is quite common for people to lose their jobs... and even though the possibility of losing your job is in the back of your mind, it is still a huge shock when it happens to you. I had never wondered how

Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489593730178079318noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740031882553485912.post-43660371676738416382009-05-05T22:15:00.008+10:002011-02-08T01:12:39.859+11:00

THANK YOU to all that bought cupcakes at my Cupcake Stall at Dingley Village Market on Sunday 3rd May. It was fun and exciting selling cupcakes there and simply adored all the lovely customers that gave me the nicest feedback - it really just made my day!! After all those hours of baking and decorating it was well worth it. I always believe that you just have to keep trying & trying, no matter

Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489593730178079318noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740031882553485912.post-40213240719232835352009-03-31T21:14:00.009+11:002011-02-08T01:12:39.860+11:00

It has been a while since my last post, having to work in Bendigo means I have limited access to Internet after work but I've now got my Telstra wireless card, yay. What would I do without the W.W.W! Ok let's get down to the cupcake talk shall we? On the weekend it was my good old friend's birthday and I have been wanting to bake these Jam Donut cupcakes for ages. I didn't exactly follow any

Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489593730178079318noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740031882553485912.post-55593569632341074052009-03-04T23:53:00.007+11:002011-02-08T01:12:39.861+11:00

I've just realised how lengthy my posts are and I'll be surprised if anyone has actually read my posts. Am going to try to write less and post more pics up, after all when I follow blogs I like to look at pretty pictures more than read.A couple of weeks ago, someone sent me a message via Facebook (yes I am a fan of it, I work out in Bendigo and need to feel in touch with people) they asked me if

Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489593730178079318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740031882553485912.post-71006211066068867252009-02-18T21:53:00.000+11:002011-02-08T01:12:39.863+11:00

My Cupcake Stall was held about a week and a half ago on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th February. It was a tiring two days, with extreme wild weather on Saturday with temperatures rising to 46 degrees celcius. It was forcasted to be such an extremely hot day even Victoria's Premier John Brumby advised people to stay home if they had no need to go outside. Nevertheless, I stayed up until 3am the

Sherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02489593730178079318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6740031882553485912.post-75000844778491190932009-02-04T22:57:00.000+11:002011-02-08T01:12:39.864+11:00

Welcome to my blog Sheryl's Cupcakes. I simply adore baking cupcakes and these are my stories.I pondered and pondered on different names for my dream cupcake bakery (that I'll open one day) but couldn't come up with something that stuck. So that's why I named it Sheryl's Cupcakes. Something simple..short..sweet. When that name pops into my head in a dream I'll have one night, I'll rename it..so

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