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Putting all my eggs in the oven
Hello Folks. As many of you may know I'm on my way to getting my dream job. Being a baker for a delicious dessert company
http://tipsytreatstn.com
The basis for the company is liquor infused desserts. Yummy, no?
If you frequent EoFF's chat or are friends with on this thing called Facebook, you may have heard about it, then for the past couple days I have been carrying on about a job that I am super excited about. Although if neither of these apply then let me give you a bit of background.
I have been cooking and baking for over 10 years now. It started when I was moved up to Vermont at the age of 12. Anyone who has ever been to Vermont may know that most of the state is located in Bumfudge Nowhere. My mother, unfortunately, had a job about an hour drive from home and didn't get off work until 6:30-7 pm so I took it upon myself to cook dinner for the family because I hate eating after 8. Being in the kitchen was so natural for me it became more of a hobby than an obligation of mine. Cooking, and more so, baking are very relaxing for me. For a while i have wanted to go to culinary school but never had the chance or funds to pursue this, also the thought of HAVING to cook scared me a bit, for fear that I might come to dislike, or even hate cooking. I have never been one to enjoy stuff that I HAD to do. Anyways, a few days ago I was searching Craigslist for a job that might fit into my life so I could make some money for myself and I had come across a company looking for bakers. I almost had a heart attack. I emailed them immediately and soon later received a phone call from the guy running the business. He wanted me to come in for an interview. This is when I really started to freak out. This was perfect, everything I have ever wanted to do was, presumably, falling right into my lap. He had asked me to bake something to show him if could which I spent hours trying to think of something to bake. I tried to think of flavors and different twists I could put it, but ultimately, with the help of the wonderful Fujiko, I decided to do a simple chocolate cupcake with cream cheese frosting.
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VOILA! Finished product. So on February 2, 2012 at 5:15 pm I had my official interview. Now I don;t know for sure whether or not I actually have the job or not, but it does feel promising. He gave me his official business email instead of the one connected to the craigslist add and out of over 1000 applications he only interviewed 4 people. I will hear back from him on Monday. In the mean time, he has given me an assignment. He asked me, if I was serious about the job, to come up with 5-10 possible cupcake ideas that have to do with liquors and/or mixed drinks. I have come up with a few and tossed this idea in chat.
So far I have:
Mudslide
Mojito
Buttery Nipple
Rum and Coke
SoCo and Lime (compliments of FoA)
Tequila with Lime
Bloody Mary
Eggnog
I would like to ask you all if you guys have any ideas that you think would make a good cupcake. I have linked the business' site and they have some up there already. Any suggestions would be great! And a huge thank you in advance to anyone that can help me.
