Today I have the honor of interviewing my younger sister,
Melanie. She’s an amazing sister, best friend, and baker! She sells her awesome homebaked goods from home, and goes by the name of Melrose Baking & Party Decor. Plus she’s super,
super talented at what she does. She makes everything from cupcakes, cake pops,
chocolate dipped pretzel sticks and SO much more—and she’s self-taught. I’ve
watched her grow as a baker and seller, and I love to see how her pastries taste
and look better and better as time goes by. I remember when she first
started this sweet business venture—she was always so nervous and had a shaky
hand while piping the cupcakes for her first clients but now I can see her
confidence and it even shoes in her work. It’s truly impeccable and I’m so
proud of her! I’m also a little jealous that she’s doing something so cool at
such a young age—I wish I’d of thought of creating my own business when I was
that young, hehe.
Isn't she so good at what she does?! She makes taking
pictures so much fun because all of her creations are either super adorable or
beautiful. My camera definitely loves her sweet treats, hehe. If you’d like to take
a look at her Facebook; or, her website (for local ordering) you can click here
and here. Now I’d like to ask her a few questions:
1. Tell everyone a little bit about yourself:
Well for starters my name is Melanie. I’m
twenty-three years young, and the one woman
squad behind Melrose Baking & Party Décor.
I’m a recent college graduate and I obtained my AA degree, in Psychology, about a
year ago. It was in my break from school when I came upon the world of baking,
I truly feel as if I woke up one day with the passion and talent for baking.
2. What is your favorite thing about baking?
My favorite thing about baking is seeing my
vision come to light. I can spend days even weeks planning out ideas in my head
of how I would like to execute ideas for a specific order. I learned a tip from
my sister, Nicole, to always draw and write down ideas on paper to help organize
my thoughts. It’s with that tip I create each and every sweet treat at Melrose
Baking & Party Décor. Another part of the baking process I enjoy is icing
my cupcakes it's almost therapeutic for me to mix together simple ingredients
and watch it create a silky, cloud like icing, as I pipe each cupcake I can
feel myself become completely relaxed and in the zone…Cupcake zone ;)
3. What are you favorite tools to use?
Does my hand count as a tool? Lol, If so my
hands are my favorite tool--with them I’m able to create edible art. I hand roll
each Cake Pop to perfection and do tons of intricate work with chocolate and
fondant, all to create amazing treats. Another one of my absolute favorite
baking items is my set of jumbo piping tips with them I can create amazing
bakery style cupcakes.
4. When did you realize you wanted to sell baked
goods?
I realized I wanted to sell baked goods
when I begin getting good feedback from my
family and friends, everyone loved the
taste and overall look of my sweet treats. It was actually my sister Nicole who encouraged me a year ago
to create a Facebook page showcasing my treats and the rest was history :-)
5. What are you future plans for this business?
To be honest I haven’t really set out a solid
future plan regarding my small business, I’m just enjoying the passion and
talent God has given me at this moment in time. But I have thought of having my
own bakery or even my own catering company for desserts or even my own Cake Pop
food truck.
6. Who is your favorite sister? Lol is this a trick
question? Well I don’t have a favorite sister; I have a special bond with both
my sisters, Nicole and Angie. They're both my go to gals, my besties for life :-)
Thank you for stopping by for another blog post! Feel free to check out her websites!
