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Candace Nelson

    Candace Nelson is a very famous baker in the cupcake world. She even started the very first cupcake bakery! She is also a judge on the show Cupcake Wars on food network, and more. To start off, Candace Nelson was born in 1974, in Indonesia. Her family had a history of baking, as her grandmother was known for the delectable desserts that were served at her restaurant in the 1930’s. She participated in the Tante Marie’s Professional Pastry Program after she graduated from college. She soon married Charles Nelson.  They worked as investment bankers until the “dot com bust” when they decided to start their own bakery. They called it Sprinkles Cupcakes, and opened it in the April of 2005. The reason that this bakery was such a big deal was because it was the world’s first cupcake bakery (meaning they only served cupcakes). It was a hit, and they sold 2000 cupcakes in the first week! With time, they opened 9 more locations throughout the U.S. Along with Florian Bellanger, Nelson judges the Food Network show, Cupcake Wars. She has also guest starred on the show, Best Thing I Ever Ate. All in all, Nelson is one of my chef inspirations and I hope you can agree!!

If you asked me what the best cupcake I have ever had was, I would probably hesitate at first. But then, I would tell you that the best cupcake I have ever tasted was from Holland Cakery, in Holland Michigan. It was a chocolate cupcake with Oreo- cream cheese frosting. It was very rich and I believe it was dark chocolate. I think that part of what made the cupcake so good was the experience that came with it. I had gone with my dad and uncle to run some errands, and we were talking about how I loved to bake and wanted to have my own bakery. Then, my uncle remembered a bakery that was near where we were, and asked if I would like to go. Of course, I said yes. We walked into the building, and I immediately loved it. The walls were all bright pinks and greens, and the people that were working there were very nice. They had all sorts of flavors, like watermelon and S’mores. I wanted to try all of them, but knew I could only taste one. My eyes were immediately drawn to the cookies and cream cupcake (that’s my favorite type of ice cream). We bought it and I started to devour it. The icing was piled on almost 2 inches high, and the cupcake itself was huge! All in all, it was delicious! I love all of their cupcakes and highly recommend going there.

Cupcake Dreams

I dream of cupcakes
Of sprinkles and icing
Of wrappers and baking
Of sugar and flour
Sweet, never sour
I dream of cupcakes

I crave cupcakes
The smell of the oven
Cupcakes by the dozen
Colorful icing
And then, perfect piping
I crave cupcakes

I imagine cupcakes
Of my very own bakery
No, make that Cupcakery!
With pretty pink walls
Like a house made for dolls
I imagine cupcakes

I dream of cupcakes
Of small children smiling
Of the cupcakes they’re biting
As true as it seems
For now, it’s just in my dreams
I dream of cupcakes

                      

Cupcakes are a very popular pop trend in today’s world. There is even a national Cupcake Day (December 15). But how were cupcakes created? I have been asking myself this question for quite some time and finally decided to look it up. In the 19th century, cupcakes were developed to save time in the kitchen. Because they were smaller, they took less time to prepare (as there was less ingredients) and less time to cook. No one is sure where the name came from, but one theory is that because they were small and cooked in cups, they were given their name. Another theory is that the ingredients were measured in cups. When they were first developed, they were given the nickname “number cups” because the ingredients were simple and easy to remember (example: 1 stick of butter, 2 cups of sugar, 3 cups of flour, etc.). Then, in the early 20th century, muffin tins were created. People began baking cupcakes in the tins instead of cups. Throughout the years, cupcakes have become more and more popular. In 2005, Candace Nelson created the first cupcake bakery, called Sprinkles Cupcakes. Today, there are hundreds of cupcake bakeries all over the world, and thousands of cupcake fanatics (like me!).