What we've been up to (the past 2 1/2 months)

I didn't want to write out a novel long post about the past 2 1/2 months and I have no time (am too lazy) to write out individual posts, so I quickly put together a photo collage. Unfortunately, it's kinda small....

So... sorry. I'll put up some bigger pictures with brief captions....

I made chocolate peanut butter cupcakes are for my birthday and we went to the Trail Blazers vs. Kings game to see Jimmer! Dustin got me a pink chi for my birthday present.We fed the missionaries a lot and loved having them here, so there's a pic of them in here too.

I decorated a cake from my aunt's birthday....

I made a bunch of bundt pan goodies....

I've been cutting Dustin's hair! Before and after picture included....It's snowed a couple times here in Portland. Gross. I hate snow. Good thing it never sticks around long.

And then Valentine's day pics! Dustin took me on a Valentine's date to Comedy Sportz and to the Melting Pot for dinner.I made red velvet cupcake pops for everyone at work for Valentine's day...
And now you're mostly caught up on our lives over the past 3 months!

My competition....

So today as I was browsing among the deals on Groupon, I came across this little gem....

MY COMPETITION!!! Crave Bake Shop in Lake Oswego, OR had a "deal" for cake balls. That's right, for only $9 (originally $18), you could get a dozen cake balls! I'm sorry, but I don't care that they are gluten free, dipped in Belgian chocolate, and made by a Le Cordon Bleu trained chef that was on Cupcake Wars. That is still WAY over priced in my book. And guess what?! By lunch time, the deal had SOLD OUT. Crazy.

So folks, that means that MY Cake balls (Breezy's bites) are a SMASHING deal. And that I should charge more. My non-gluten free, Nestle chocolate dipped, BYU trained chef cake balls are selling for $5 a dozen. But maybe I should go up to $10 for Portland seeing as a normal dozen can go for $18. That means $10 is still a DEAL. If you'd like to order, please send me an email with your flavor choices and quantity, and I will make sure to deliver some quality cake balls made with love. I am also now selling cookie dough truffles and Oreo truffles. Please inquire for pricing if interested. Cash preferred.

Now to get a Breezy's Bites web site up and running..... :)

101 Cake Balls

My newest cookbook. I have not experimented with it yet, but plan on doing so this week!

All I've been posting about lately is the move, so I interrupt the countless moving posts that you are all sick of reading about to blog about CAKE BALLS.

You know what would be my dream job? Baking and decorating in the kitchen all day long. But not in a professional bakery because instead of "lalalala, make some frosting; lalala, decorate a cake; lalalala, let's try out a new recipe", it would be, "THERE ARE 15 CUSTOMERS STILL WAITING FOR THEIR CUPCAKES AND YOU RUINED THIS BATCH OF FROSTING AND SPEED THINGS UP WOMAN!!" and basically, that would not be my dream job anymore.

I still have dreams of someday setting up my own bakery and selling all things wonderful. With a specialty in cake balls. You know, those wonderful little bite size pieces of cake and frosting harmoniously combined and dipped in chocolate?!?! Freaking awesome.

Sweet Tooth Fairy sells these little treats for A BUCK A PIECE! Which is way overpriced. They are not that good. Not compared to my cake balls. Mine are bigger, better, and half the price. The only problem? I don't really sell them. But I'd like to. "Breezy's Bites" sold at "Sweet Escape". Don't steal those names, I'll kill you.

So here's the goal: Move to Portland where cake balls aren't as well known (I feel like they are a big Utah thing?). Bring a batch of cake balls to a ward or school function. Everyone devours said cake balls and HAS to know who brought them. At which point, I chime in and say, "oh yeah, that was me. I make them. I can sell them to you for a steal of a deal for you next __________ (fill in the blank. Possible options: Birthday party, bridal shower, baby shower, women's luncheon, etc.) And BAM. I'm in business. And selling cake balls like hot cakes. And making money. And living out my dream job. Until I'm shut down for not having a business license or food handler's permit, or permission to sell baked products from my home. BLARG. But it's a start, right? We'll see how that dream plays out. Until then, there's always plasma to earn money. :)