Kate Jones '09 of Fort Worth has been baking and decorating cupcakes since high school. She even continued her culinary pastime as a Horned Frog."I would generally surprise friends with cupcakes for birthdays or special occasions," she says.
But on her own 23rd birthday, Jones received a cupcake kit with holders shaped like turtles and teddy bears from her best friend Mallorie Sayre '10.
"I thought why not create a horned frog?" Jones wondered.
But not just a horned frog on a cupcake. Rather, Jones thought she could make an entire horned frog-shaped cake made out of cupcakes.
Her first one was for Mary-Kathleen Baldwin '03, assistant director for the TCU Center for Community Involvement & Service-Learning.
"She absolutely adored it, and I posted the photos to my Facebook account." Jones said. "In no time, friends were asking if I would bake one for them and offering ideas of how to market the product."
Now, Jones is starting her own business - CupKate's Bakery. She used some freeware on the Web to create her own site and is trying to get noticed.
" I really think growth is possible especially once the word gets out."
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