A Piece of Cake is a sincere and wonderfully written autobiography by author Cupcake Brown. Her memoir is one that tells the riveting story of her as a young African American woman going through tough times and ends with her finding herself and pulling her life together. Through the experiences presented in her book, she gave an inside look to readers about African American culture, conflict and violence, self-esteem. The story follows a plot line of a little girl whom at first has a great…
The best VaniCups, commonly known as, vanilla cupcake that will blow your taste buds out of your mouth is not only a great snack, but it will provide you with lots of energy to help you get through your day. Although it is not the healthiest food option, it always is the “go-to” option, when you have guests over, have a get-together or just want to surprise the family with something sweet and home-made. R&J not only has the best ingredients, but provides your family with the cheapest and most…
The Coca-Cola Company recently came out with an advertisement for Diet Dr. Pepper. This advertisement shows 5 cupcakes and then a can of Diet Dr. Pepper as the sixth cupcake, and above the row are the words "nothing diet about it." While looking at this advertisement a viewer can view it to mean two different things. One way is the can of Diet Dr. Pepper taste just like a cupcake, so the taste has nothing diet about it. The other and more obvious way, is that the can of Diet Dr. Pepper cannot be…
Every weekend I take cupcakes to the homeless, I show people there is something good in everyday even if it is with a simple cupcake. After 6 months working at ‘DC cupcakes,’ I decided to make and create my own cupcake bakery. Called ‘Hope-for-the-Cake’ where every Sunday anyone can come in and get a free cupcake to show how much ‘Hope-for-the-Cake’ cares about Washington DC. We also make doggie friendly cupcakes and donate three dozen dog cupcakes to the local dog shelters. After…
A Piece of Cake,” by Cupcake Brown. The author relates her own experiences starting at the very young age of eleven years old when she finds her biological mother dead on the floor. From this point things spiral out of control for Cupcake, which included prostitution, possessing and using illegal drugs, robbing, stealing, dealing, and gang shootings. She learned the man she knew…
Products and Services Ali Cakes offers a product line of celebration and wedding cakes, cupcakes, brownies, bars, petit fours, cheesecakes, macaroons, and cookies. Their products differ from other bakeries within the area due to their uniqueness and customization. Ali Cakes customizes each order to fit the customers’ requests. Alison specializes in wedding cakes, which is their primary cash cow. Her ability to create unique and specialized orders allows Ali…
major reasons that the story came to be. The racism during this time period in the book is one of the major reasons that Lily breaks Rosleen out of jail. For my project I decided to bake cupcakes that represents the metaphorical “Perfect Life” that Lily Owens so desperately wants and tries to live in. The cupcakes are chocolate and vanilla marble with a variety of different candies in the center (i.e. Sprinkles and M&Ms).…
Research Paper The purpose of my project, the ultimate question for my project, was “How does the amount of leavening used in cupcake affect it?” How my mind conceived my particular project is a different matter. I came up with my project very simply; I didn’t use any website to help me, ask anyone at all actually. I came with my project when people in my 7th science class were brainstorming ideas, me particularly stumped, until I heard the word baking. That one word set off a chain reaction…
such as “Start making the brighter choices in life”. In the background, there is a measuring tape, depicting curved lines. The effect of the curved lines is flowing, and suggests movement and flow as well as a sense of liveliness. The apple and cupcake have been framed using shadowy lines to separate the elements from the rest of the poster to highlight it and show its individuality and importance. Obesity watchers, clearly conveys the message that if you eat healthy, you will “drop a size”…
It was on a day, a day soon after the beginning of 7th grade. I think it was 5th hour, and I was in Geography class. Ms. Merritt had been teaching us about Mexico. I found Geography class quite boring, it was hard to stay awake when you were being taught something you had absolutely no interest in. I never planned on going to Mexico anyways, so I didn't find it important. I did however, pay attention when she said we were going to do a Mexican Food project. We had the option of picking a partner…