this is the name of my baking business that I have yet to launch. my friend sherri came up with the idea of the name and I thought it was kinda catchy. "where did you get that cake?" someone might ask --- "from my friend annie!!" see how catchy??

so far I have a name, a domain name that my boyfriend reserved for me (with nothing on the website except something that says it's under construction) and an off-and-on dream. that dream is usually more "on" on weekend mornings when I'm spending it with the fn ladies: ina, rachel, giada and even paula! (but never sandra cuz she's just a big cheater.) ina went from being a budget analyst at the white house to caterer and owner of her specialty food store ---- she went from doing something she didn't like to something she loved. well, I'm halfway there!! I'm currently doing something I don't like so much...compliance at a bank! :( certainly doesn't make me leap out of bed in the mornings like baking does....

i LOVE to bake! there is nothing more satisfying to me than putting the finishing touches on a cake ---- it's perfection when that cream cheese frosting swirls out of that star tip onto the cupcake; it's bliss when your offset spatula smoothly spreads that icing on top of a layer cake; it's pure satisfaction when you unmold that chocolate tart from the tart pan that creates those even ridges ---- I can go on and on!! I'm getting all tingly inside... [she shivers.]

what am I going to do with my friend annie?? I dunno. will it become of anything? what would I make? what would I sell? would it sell? will I lose my love for baking if I'm forced to do it everyday? will I overcome my aversion for risk?

stay tuned.....