Orders Orders Orders

Hey Everyone!

I have a few new items for the menu: A Chocolate Cupcake with a Cream Filling and Chocolate Glaze and a Pumpkin Cupcake with Cream Cheese Frosting, Pumpkin Empanadas, and Strawberry Cupcakes with Banana Buttercream...yummy.

After we sent out our first ever Seluna Bakery Email the orders came spilling in---I had an order for a Red Velvet Cake to feed 50 people (the biggest I have ever attempted) with a Cream Cheese center and Chocolate Buttercream and also Chocolate Cupcakes for a birthday party. A couple other Red Velvet Cakes, 3 dozen cookies and I have been asked to do the cakes for a company's birthday parties...4 cakes in one month...Needless to say this is the reason I haven't been as frequent in updating as in the past :) I have also made a couple of Seluna Gift Baskets and the recipients said they loved them...Still need to nail down a few things, such as--boxes,bags and supplies for the airbrush gun. It won't be long and we will fully up and running! Can't wait :)

Menu,Baskets and Away We Go!

Hi Everyone!!

It has been a few days since my last blog and that's because I have been busy making sure the menu is ready to go, ( I thought I had it weeks ago but SURPRISE~more has been added!) The menu is looking good and is almost complete- the only thing that is left is to iron out the pricing...I am HORRIBLE at prices- I want to be fair and cheaper than the rest but also put the best homemade product I can out there. After calling a few places I realized I was WAY cheaper than the bigger places, which is ok by me.. Hooray!

Up next is (when I get my logo) buisness cards, little menus to pass out and the finishing of the website.

We are also going to have a "tasting". Which will consist of a few flavors of cupcakes, brownies, cookies and baskets and inviting all of YOU and everyone else I know to come sample, have some drinks and see what Seluna Bakery is all about. I am really excited about this, because word of mouth will be my advertising and hopefully there is a good turn out!

So since I have been away from you all, I had my first offical "catering" gig. My in-laws had a party with their friends and I was asked to make the sweets for the shindig---I choose Mini Strawberry Cupcakes, Pecan Brownies and Strawberry Sugar Bars---They were a hit---Everyone had great things to say and even asked for more information about Seluna Bakery. Hopefully it will result in more customers in the future :)

I also have an order for this weekend- a Birthday Cake and I am making the Pumpkin Empandas that Luann suggested for John's birthday (THANKS LU!!!) I have yet to make these so I'm praying they turn out for John (dont' worry I'm sure you'll hear ALLLL about it) The next weekend I have an order for 15 cupcakes and a 50th birthday party cake for 50 people and last but not least an order for 150 cupcakes coming up the first week in November!! Which means I need boxes and merch bags for these goodies!! The boxes for the cakes I will just pick up at Michaels, but the bags for brownies and cookies plus the boxes for the cupcakes will have to be purchased elsewhere. After I place that order, John has his work cut out for him. Instead of stickers saying Seluna Bakery, we are going to airbrush our logo on the boxes and bags and that is all him.

On another note- I made the first ever Seluna Gift Basket this weekend! A large filled with White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies and Baby Brownie Bites. Obviously from the previous paragraph my bags aren't here yet...so when they DO get here it will be a lot fanicer...but I went simple for the first one and was pretty please the way it turned out. I really hope the unsuspecting receiver of the gift basket likes it :)

SO- this weekend was, of course, filled with baked good spilling out of the oven...After making the goodies for the Gift Basket I made my peanut butter brownies for a certain 10 year old birthday girl :) and today I finally got a chance to make my Peach Cobbler Cupcakes and they turned out great! I also practiced writing with the buttercream just to make sure I've got it down.

If anyone would like to be added to our mailing list please email me at albany@selunabakery.com you get coupons, specials and updates right to your email! :)

Here we go!

Hello Everyone!!

It has been a few days and I have to say I'm going through withdrawals..Ha! After a busy weekend..I came home to some ingredients calling my name. I decided to give the caramel brownies another shot just to ease my mind and make sure that I do, in fact, have it down pat. Taking what I learned the previous time I did away with the hard caramel candies and went straight for the good stuff...that's right my friends..the sauce! I made my brownie batter and drizzle and swirled in some melted caramel sauce....mmmmmm...They turned out perfect! My only problem is that they are fall apart in your mouth chewy and soft...we will see how my taste testers prefer them.

Tonight it was on to Blondie Brownies...I tried a few different things here and there to see if they really made a difference, and by that I mean I melted butter instead of having it room temp...beat the egg instead of just incorporating it..stuff like that. I think it did....these are, not to toot my own horn, really good...a little crunchy on the outside and gooey on the inside..you can really taste the brown sugar which I love. John was literally waiting at the oven when I took them out...but again I am not the one that counts...tasters, get ready!


I now have a facebook and Linkedin account and the website is well underway!! I have already received a couple orders that I can't wait to get started on.

Now I am researching the best prices for boxes and bags for my goodies all 100% environmentally friendly.

The mailing list will be coming out shortly as well--if you would like to be added please send me an email at albany@selunabakery.com It will give you updates,coupons, specials and so much more!

This Saturday will be a busy baking day-- I have an order for Chocolate Cookies with Pecans, White Chocolate Macadamian Nut and Sugar Bars with Strawberry Buttercream :)

Have a great night everyone!