A little cake story...
My love for baking began watching my mother bake when I was little, and with my grandma who always baked homemade goodies from scratch. I remember making peanut butter cookies with my grandmother, and the one thing she would always say is, " the best way to mix things is with your bare hands ". She'd always laugh because I would always tell her that the electric mixer was faster! I have been baking cakes and cupcakes for a while now. Ofcourse my family have seen (& tasted) the cakes, but it's also a little known secret between my friends. So, when my friend Tessy asked the question about baking her granddaughter's birthday cake, it was a definite 'yes' from me. Let's be honest, cakes usually makes people smile, and I wanted to make her granddaughter smile on her special day. The best part of this story is not only did her granddaughter like the cake, but instead of accepting payment, Tessy made a donation to the Leukemia...