Busy week for The Painted Cupcake!

All feedback thus far, both positive and constructive, is greatly appreciated. My amazing staff and I work hard (harder than anyone might imagine) to put out a great selection of cupcakes that are wonderfully delectable!

Just in case you didn't know, our cupcakes are made from scratch daily, using only the freshest ingredients available. Our strawberries, cherries, and bananas are purchased at the local Farmer's Market. And our frostings are made from real butter, real vanilla, and sugar. And yes, our fantastic ABBA JAVA coffee is roasted in Franklin, TN-all for a great cause. www.abbajava.org

Now that we have one week behind us, I've made a list of things to improve for week two. First-organization of our tiny, tiny, tiny kitchen. When you can't go out, go up! We hope to install shelves, and bring in a few more work tables. We'll see if that works. We're also working to have more flavors. For the Art Crawl this past Saturday, we were able to offer-carrot, banana with chocolate, caramel, or cream cheese icing, strawberry, mint chocolate, and the usual suspects.

Stunned and Stoked---

Stunned! I am absolutely stunned and stoked with reviews already coming in on the look and taste of The Painted Cupcake. The newly formed staff only started working together Monday, July 6. And I have to say, I am pretty darn lucky to have such talented ladies. Considering not all of the staff has a baking background, we've put out some pretty amazing cakes over the last 2 1/2 days. So hold on to your hats, as we continue to try new flavors, and get a more predictable menu. Which is expected to be out Monday and ready for the taking. Note to self...never ever put heavy objects on top of the fridge. Regardless of space restrictions, or other circumstances! D- I hope your headache is gone and the goose egg has gone down. So sorry... :(

First Full Day of Business!

After several weeks of running from my day job to my remodel job at The Painted Cupcake, we have finally finished our space and opened our doors for business. Today was the first full day of business and what a day it was! I am happy to report we sold about 280 cupcakes (and that was mostly through word of mouth advertising and passer-bys). Not to mention...the space looks absolutely amazing and is quite a draw to traffic, which I am sure helped to boost business. I'll be sure to post pictures soon.

Now for the fun part... While finishing dinner at Demos', the server mentioned we should check out the new cupcake shop on 4th Ave. Before he had a chance to lift my enthusiasm even more, David quickly responded-we're the owners. Too bad I wasn't able to get the whole story from his perspective, but amazing to know our whereabouts has spread so quickly.