Bonjour!

Hello and welcome to my blog! My name is Kelene and I have a tremendous love for food, especially desserts! I started this blog so I can share my favorite recipes with you.

I love the fact that you can take a bunch of different ingredients and create something so sweet and delicious. It is the best feeling in the world to put so much love into a recipe and then share them with the people you love.

Ever since I can remember, I have always had a passion for baking cakes and cupcakes. There was just something about standing on the chair or stool (because I was too little to reach the counter top), putting on an apron, cracking eggs, adding ingredients, and whisking the batter in the bowl. Of course the best part was licking the spoon after putting the batter into the pan :) Then, with my nose pressed on the outside of the oven door, I would watch the cake rise in the oven, transforming the batter into a cake, almost like magic.

A few years ago, I had dreams of someday becoming a pastry chef and going to culinary school. I went to college at San Jose State University, majoring in Hospitality Management and minoring in Business. While attending SJSU, it was a requirement to complete two internships. For my first internship, I interned at a bakery called Sugar Butter Flour. The internship at the bakery lasted for about four months. While working in the kitchen, I learned many recipes from red velvet cupcakes and lemon tarts to chocolate molten cakes and individual hazelnut cakes. Even though I had a strong passion for baking, I had realized that being a pastry chef wasn't such a great career choice for me.

I completed my second and final internship at a hotel in Los Gatos called The Los Gatos Lodge. At the hotel I worked in the Sales and Catering department. My favorite part of my internship was working with weddings. While completing my internship at the Lodge, I knew right then that Hospitality was a perfect career industry for me.

With my dream of becoming a pastry chef gone, I still love to bake in my free time. Baking is my favorite hobby and I am always looking for new recipes to try. About two years ago, I created my very first wedding cake. In preparation for the wedding, it took many tries to perfect the cake. After about eight mini cake trials, the wedding cake was a success and I was pleased with the end result. I was so happy the bride and groom loved their cake and I was thrilled to see the guests enjoying their cake and cupcakes.

Well, that is enough about my baking background for now... in my next blog I will post a recipe for my favorite frosting. It is simple and very quick to make.

bisou bisou,

Kelene