Business Shenanigans

The story of how my first custom cake commission using handcrafted, edible, wafer paper daisies came about.

I looked back at old pictures from when I originally started the bakery two years ago and made a startling realization. It seems like I've been working on this bakery concept forever, but I haven't. I should probably back up and provide some context, though. The MadBatter Bakery & Brews you see today is version 2. The first version only lived for about 3 months back in 2024 when I was in serious panic mode after being out of work for 6 months. I didn't really take it seriousl

A couple weeks ago, I got the crazy idea to see what happens if I set the bakery up as a virtual restaurant on DoorDash. I've never seen a home bakery on a delivery app, but couldn't find anything in the cottage food laws that says I can't. So I figured it was worth a try. I went through the whole setup process only to get an email the next day from DoorDash letting me know my menu doesn't meet their requirements. Such disappointment. Then out of nowhere, I got a call from Do