A Southern Style Dessert Table

I just wanted to take a minute to show you a peek of the little engagement party I baked for earlier this month. My friend Katie Beth was the host and visionary behind it. We kept a little southern flair to the party by sticking with gingham, burlap and twine accents, and of course— southern desserts. I made Whiskey Pecan Pie, Red Velvet Cupcakes, and Sunflower Oreo Cupcakes.



I mentioned here that I'm just starting to create + feel inspired again and it's things like this that are really helping. You would think that a full-time baker would want to go home and just pretend the kitchen doesn't exist. But for me, getting to bake + decorate for something like this is actually what is keeping me going. I realized recently that (although I like my job) it's not my dream to bake 1,200+ cupcakes a day for someone else's business. I want more variety, more challenges, and more control than I have right now.



So I guess right here and right now is the time to admit this dream of mine! I'd like to solely bake for specific occasions and personal events someday. I want to make the menu, create the vision, and call the shots. I guess I'd rather spend my time curating dessert tables than standing in front of a hot oven, baking the same cupcakes from memory week after week. Perhaps it's a silly goal but maybe it just makes sense for me? It does feel like the perfect fit for my background— interior designer turned baker. Who knows? Maybe next month I'll change my mind— but hopefully not because I've already got a wedding to bake for!