For the most part, I was born and raised in the Houston area, but had the opportunity to live outside of Texas a few times, notably Singapore. When we lived there my family and I were able to enjoy my number one favorite past time, which is traveling. We were able to see the beaches of Australia, ancient cities and the churches in Italy. (which I later visited with my husband Matt during our honeymoon) My family was also able to visit the Swiss Alps, and the grand Buckingham Palace in London. I now have to blame my taste for food and wine on all of this world traveling and my mother's great knack for cooking.
My real passion for baking began when I was much younger. My sister Kelley was the cook and I was the baker in the family, but that took a backseat when I went off to college. It wasn't really part of my budget or my busy schedule of going to class and enjoying the college life. I may not be using my degree now, but I did learn a lot of skills and I made the best of friends during those times. After I graduated from Texas A&M (Gig em Ags) my good friend Nicole and I decided that Dallas was a good idea. Without any jobs lined up, we packed up and headed north. We managed to find jobs, (Nicole was a bit speedier than I was), but soon I was employed as a GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Analyst for Blockbuster, which is also where I met my husband, Matt.
After I began dating my husband, I started cooking for him and his roommate, Bob. I actually had someone who enjoyed my meals and gave me honest feedback. Almost immediately, cooking became a big part of my life because I enjoyed it immensely. I felt that the culinary world was where I belonged; therefore, I started to take Chef Classes at the Community College and random cooking classes from various grocery stores. Soon enough, I delved back into baking and started making birthday cakes for Blockbuster's birthday parties. I recognized how much I loved to bake, thus, I would ask anyone I knew if they needed cakes, cupcakes, or just baked goodies for any reason. I wanted to learn more about the baking world, so I took a Professional Baking class at the Community College. That class taught me that baking was more of a science, which was always my best subject, and decorating was the art. I couldn't bake enough after that and I knew that someday I wanted to run my own bakery.
After much debate, I recognized that my day job was never going to make me content, so I left the company and embarked on my path toward a dream to open my own bakery/cafe. First stop, I worked at a little cafe in downtown McKinney and I learned the in & outs, what to do and what not do in the restaurant industry. Next step has led me to begin Cupcakes by Kara, which will hopefully help me continue my path to open my own Café Wine Bistro, featuring my delicious cupcakes of course!
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Pricing
$20/dozen standard size
$10/dozen mini size
