Inked and Edible.

It's been an interesting few weeks for PNP...good things are happening, orders are coming in from people other than my friends (which, don't get me wrong - I love that, but it's nice getting strangers wanting my food!) and my logo and price list are being pulled together.

So, here are a few things that I wanted to share!  This past Saturday I delivered a birthday cake to a new client at Whiskey Road.  The very small, three layer cake consisted of chocolate cake, vanilla simple syrup, chocolate ganache, chocolate mousse and vanilla buttercream - all wrapped up in green, yellow and blue fondant.  I got a text message the following day, saying that they absolutely loved the cake and are already wanting to place an order for another one!  It was a relief at how cute the cake turned out, especially because I don't work with fondant all that often because, well - I don't think it tastes all that great! But, if you want it...I'll do it!

Later on Saturday night, I made my way over to The Chicago Tattoo Company, excited at the idea of just having just sold something officially under the Pastries Not Potatoes name; I decieded to commorate the event by getting a new tattoo.  It's been awhile since I'd had one done, and none of them really speak to my passion and my career.  So, what better than a cupcake, right?? I know, it doesn't even look real, but trust me - the swelling, redness, itchiness, and slight scabs beginning to form (sorry, a little gross!) all make proof positive that it's permanent!  Nick Colella did the art and he's done a few of my other tattoos in the past.  He did an amazing job, and I really just gave him free reign to do what he thought was best.

That's my two cake stories for the week...but you can only eat one!

Sweets!
Melissa