Hi I’m Darshana, property reinsurance underwriter by day with a penchant for baking, cooking, entertaining, and decorating things to make them look good. I live in Zurich, Switzerland, having moved here after a long stay of 9 and a bit years in London and about a year in Hong Kong. I decided to start this blog a few weeks ago (or in June twenty twelve) when I baked cupcakes for the first time for a friend who just opened a little deli called La Zoupa in Zurich. The idea behind me making these cupcakes was to give them away as a small token to the first time customers and I thought what a brilliant idea it would be to start this little cupcake project. That's when began my cupcake craze! Coming from a small island in the middle of the Indian Ocean (or nowhere), Mauritius, I had my first encounter with cupcakes when I was studying in London. I always remember going to my favourite cupcake shop, The Hummingbird bakery, not far from where I used to live in South Kensington in London, and the famous Magnolia Bakery in New York City (and a lot of others in between) to stock on my sweet treats but I never knew baking these sweet little things could be so much fun, more so the last stage of the process which involves decorating them, which I have to admit I enjoy the most given my artistic and creative skills. It almost felt cruel to eat these cute pastries after having decorated them so I started photographing them as each of them was individually unique. The idea behind the blog is hence to showcase my collection of beautifully decorated cupcakes (photographed by myself and sometimes enhanced through Instagram), which my friends describe as "made with love". This new passion for baking (especially cupcakes) also led to my-soon-to-be-discovered interest in cooking. Nowadays my free time is spent baking, cooking, painting and photographing.
Food has always been a constant in my life, especially deserts and everything else sweet. Much of I what I do is centered around eating and I have to admit my forever love for cakes. I enjoy discovering new bakeries, quirky cafes, patisseries and eateries especially when travelling. But there is more to me as well. Art, fashion, travelling, design especially interiors are also very close to my heart.
Although now a devoted baker I am not completely ready to abandon the reliable world of reinsurance for the high-stakes game of owning a bakery and a cupcake shop hence why this is just the beginning of a little project. The creativity and the switching off of my mind whilst baking and decorating is just an outlet for me to escape from the hectic day to day life. I just love to experiment when creating these cute little things by bringing my artsy side to it. Last but not least, I thrive to live a triple life as a full-time professional, baker and blogger.
I hope you like this blog and your cupcake obsession as well as mine keeps on growing. Enjoy!!!
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