The Birthday Party and First order

   So my neighbor came over to my house and asked me if I could make cupcakes for her daughter's first birthday party. I said OK not knowing what it would take to make 200 cupcakes (100 regular and 100 mini). And yes 200 was a daunting number for me since this was my first time actually making so many cupcakes. The most I had ever made was a dozen or two, so from 12 to 200 is a big change. We came up with the flavors- chocolate, vanilla, and lemon with lemon curd filling.

   I was really enthusiastic and baked all of the 100 (plus the other 100 minis) all a day before, thinking that my work load would get less. Little did I know that the vanillas would dry out :(
 
   So on the day of the party, which was at 11:00 pm BTW,  I got up at 5 AM to re-bake the vanillas. They turned out great - moist and fresh like they should be. Luckily I had made the 3 frostings ( vanilla, rich chocolate, and lemon) the day before, so that worked out to my benefit. I also started to make the hand made sugar flowers 3 days before so they would have time to dry. Then I steamed them to give them a shine (I got the technique from Cake Boss, the TV show on TLC) and then dusted them with petal dust which was a hefty amount out of my pocket. But it all turned out for the better.