Friday night I did a trial run to make sure the recipe was good and I had my baking time down so it would all go smoothly in the morning. I knew they would taste good as I have made the recipe as a cake before, just not cupcakes. I had a vision for the decorations and I really hoped it would work out as I wanted it to.
The only thing I worried about was how much to charge. I have tried to price homemade craft items before and failed. It can be tricky as you never really get the value of your time in a dollar amount, especially if it takes you a really long time to make something. You end up charging more than anyone would ever pay for something. I then decided it is just better to give crafty items as gifts, not sell them. But with baked goods there are so many on the market that I had a pretty good idea where to start at. I could not start myself at the top as this was my first experience, but I needed to cover my costs and make a little for my time.
Everything worked out perfectly in the baking and decorating. I was very excited to find really cute cupcake boxes to transport my creations as I have transported cupcakes before with disastrous results and I needed them to arrive safely. I was very pleased with how the experience turned out and I really hope our Mommy-to-be enjoyed the cupcakes.
