I'd like to show you all a little bit of the stuff I work with that you wouldn't normally think of when you think of baking.

Aside from the usual KitchenAid Stand Mixer (which I loooove) Miss Kitty and rolling pin and cookie cutters I also use other tools.

I like to use a fan heater. Yup, a little heater for my cookies. This is really helpful for when I have a rush order or need to work with different colors and they need to dry fast. It dries my icing and sometimes leaves it shiny :)

I also like to use an Xacto knife. This little knife helps me cut dough for when I don't have a cutter and cut fondant for decorations on a cake. I always keep it nice and clean so it can always be ready to cut.

And for when I can't find a specific cookie cutter? I make my own with aluminum foil. I buy a turkey pan and cut it into strips, fold it neatly so that I that I don't cut myself and then bend it around until I have the shape I need. I've done McQueen from Cars and the aliens from Toy Story.

Of course I already found some machine that can make me designs from plastic but it costs $1800. I also read about a pen that makes 3D designs in thin air (how crazy is that!) but I'll just wait a little longer.

And this little scale that I just bought at Costco this past weekend. I'm starting to weigh my ingredients instead. I've noticed a lot of professional bakers do, even the fondant as to make sure parts are even and since I'm an aspiring professional baker (hehe) I have to start baking like one.

I like this one because the numbers are big and the screen is bright blue And because I was able to get it in red; not just black or stainless.

And I know this next tool is a requirement but I haven't shown it to you guys. It's my new little cookie convection oven! Ta-dah!! As you all remember, my oven on my stove burned or just stopped working so I decided to look for a convection oven. It bakes with even heat that circulates all over and not just from the bottom. So my cookies back super fast and even now. I love baking in it!

So now you know a little of how my brain works and sees baking stuff everywhere. I'm sure everyone has their little tricks and tools for making work fun.

So here I am, trying to get more web exposure, so I've decided to try this "blogging" thing out.
I've never done this so ill be learning as I go. I plan on posting pictures of my cupcakes, cakes and cookies and everything else I may want to talk about (hehehe).
I hope to be entertaining and maybe a little informative. I believe in always learning something new. Never stop learning, whether you learn about baking, a new language or even about life, always keep striving to better yourself.

So here I go, learning how to blog.