I decided to share this story as a sequel to how my journey to cake making started. I remember vividly like it was yesterday. It was a sunny day, bright and promising, as it was going to be the first day of the beginning of my cake making journey.
My first cake was a chocolate fudge cake(though I found out it was called this later in my baking career, LOL) it was made with crude tools but it was moist, crumbly and delicious to taste, it was PERFECT.
I was in my second year in the university at the time when a friend (now a certified nurse) wanted to mark her birthday and whose love for cake was beyond this world. She was in dire need of a cake and
most of the cake makers in my hostel then had been booked. I can't remember how I got talking to her about her birthday cake, but I think I happened to bump into her on my way to the common room (this is where we buy food items or toiletries).
I had always talked about my baking skills (which I had never put to
practice) but for some divine reason, she decided to try me out. I was so happy that I was going
to be baking my first cake ( the celebrant didn't know this at the time).
I
went online and quickly got more tutoring and headed for the market and bought all the ingredients I needed trying my utmost best not to leave anything out. I
prayed that day and went through the process of baking the cake meticulously, I did a lot of improvisation that day as I didn't have all the tools I needed.
I was so
scared that I was literally checking on it most of the time and when I finally go it out, it came out so good I couldn't believe my luck .
When the girl came for her cake she was so surprised and happy as to how good the cake looked with so
little amount of money she paid for it. I didn't care that I had no profit from baking
that cake but I sure gained one thing - "experience".
That day, I
discovered my creativity, my hidden talent and how far my determination could get me.
When I remember that day I say to myself and smile "my talking
out of no experience paid off after all".
You can also share your experience, lets inspire more people out there!. Thanks
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