Different Baking Stores to Suit your Baking Needs

  The first question that I had when I'm starting my Baking Business is where to find the right utensils and ingredients to use. You see not all leading Supermarkets caters to the needs of a newbie like me. There might be some but the real problem here is if you are a budget conscious person like me," How can I afford it?"  Freak no more my co-baking-newbie enthusiasts! Here are my list of Baking Shops that would help you find retail ingredients and quality utensils. The best of all is

it's affordable. So, let's start.

• RM Box Center - Located at Sta. Mesa Manila, RM Boxes are I believe the sole distributor of commercial and personalized boxes here in the Philippines. If you see those beautiful cupcake boxes on a christening event, I'm pretty sure it's from RM. I found their website on Google upon browsing looking for a boxes and cookie pouches. Their location may be a bit far from me because I'm here in the South area. Fortunately, you can place your orders online which I often did. I really love how sturdy their boxes are. They are made from recycled materials so don't worry no trees are harmed. Their boxes are so fancy that a customer came up to me one time telling me that she might use the boxes again for another occasion. RM Boxes also have cupcake liners, fancy pouches, novelty boxes and accessories of your liking. They also accept customized boxes and tags for business and personal use. And what you'll love about them is that they are all affordable. I once ran out of fancy pouches for my cookies that I had to buy from a nearby supermarket. I never imagined how big the price difference is. A piece of advice, find time to save up so you could buy in bulk. Believe me, you will be saving more. 

• Love 2 Bake Co. - Because I reside from the South I find this more accessible than going to Quinta Market in Quiapo. For me, this is Killion and New Sin Kian Heng rolled into one. Love 2 Bake is located in BF Homes, Paranaque. Just look for Frution Bldg. The Building is located at the back of the wet market. For newbies like me, a place like this is haven for us. Just like Killion, they sell Baking ingredients like flour, chocolates, nuts, sprinkles in retail. They also sell boxes and plastic packaging, fondant icings and fondant designs. Any baker could ask for is available here. Baking utensils are also sold here even to cupcake and cake holder. What I also love about the store is that every sales person is knowledgeable of what the store is selling. They also give some alternatives on certain products that will fit your needs. Really accommodating and friendly staff. You could also order online for those who don't have time to visit the physical store. Also, for those who want to have crash courses on baking or fondant icing making, Love 2 Bake conducts special classes. 

• Just Bake It-  My other alternative. Sometimes inevitable circumstances occur and your favorite store just ran out of that certain ingredient you would be using for a function. This is my lifesaver on those occasions. Some commodities may be a peso or two higher but the best part especially for those urgent situations is that they allow credit cards. The also have retail baking ingredients, and wide array of imported baking utensils .And if you want those cupcake of yours to have top of the edge design Just Bake It  offers the Edible Image Printing. Imagine seeing the face of your loved ones printed on her favorite cake. Really an awesome idea. High end imported baking utensils and ingredients are also available for those who wants to invest more on their baking. Workshops and Baking Demos are available for those interested. Ordering Online can also be done for people who are not too sure of their location. 

• The Landmark Makati - Located at the 2nd floor, I find their Baking Section more dedicated than that of some Department store. Mostly a wide variety of Baking utensils to choose from. In here I bought my first cookie sheet and measuring cups/spoon. They also carry retail ingredients in their supermarket which is a plus. For the beginners or baking enthusiasts, you'll never go wrong at Landmark.

• SM Supermarket - I'm glad to see that they now carry retails on baking ingredients like flours, chocolates, nuts and even plastic packaging and RM cupcake liners. Expect a higher price thou but nevertheless for those emergencies, we could count on them.

 If you have time you could visit Divisoria specifically along Sto. Cristo where you could find Bestway and Estanislao Trading. Quiapo where Killion, Mostwell, Peotraco and Commoner is located. For those who want to buy in bulks these is the place to be. For those who are located in the North area Sweetcraft in Mandaluyong is for you. There are also specialty stores like Baker's Depot Cooks Exchange and Gourdo's if you really want to invest more.

I hope in my own little way, I was able to help you newbies in finding your perfect Baking store. 

Whipped: How it all started

 Having a sweet tooth is one if not the main reason why my determination to learn baking flourished. I subscribed to different You Tube sensations and often follow their recipes. As I stated that I haven't taken my Baking classes yet, still I self educate myself by asking Google. It seems that my dreams of being a baker was put into confirmation when I decided to put up a small business. I search for a salable recipe to whom I'm subscribed to then bake it. My siblings and I decided to sell this and fortunately my first batch was a success. Thus, marked the birth of Whipped.

 We first had cupcakes on our menu but due to the growing family of people selling  that we opt to focus on cookies. Cupcakes would then be offered for give-aways or by special requests. 

Cookies was then offered to my bother's office mates who are now my loyal clients. I just started from an old time favorite which is Chocolate Chip Cookies. Until I slowly add one kind after another. Or I'll see the latest trend on the Baking World and would put up my own version. One of these are the famous Cookie Cups of Dominique Ansel. Though I must admit that I had a hard time finding the right concoction of making my cookie dough hold up that milk.