Imagine something for me: You wake up with a feeling that “today is the day.” You make sure no is looking then disrobe yourself. The digital numbers blink zero’s as your heart rate rises just a little bit. You look down as the zero’s become a number. You smile bright and shout for joy! Doesn’t it feel good?
I wanted you to imagine looking at a scale after losing the extra pounds. Why would I do that? Because, now that you’re where you want to be, you can start the upward climb again! And lucky for you, I know just how you can begin.
You bite into a delicious sugary sweet cupcake. As you savor the sweet flavors and start thinking about a cool glass of milk, something happens. The tip of your tongue begins to tingle and you feel a sweat coming on. The sugar has turned to spice. No, not a sweet spice, it’s… it’s… peppery. It seems to keep getting warmer and you realize you’re now chewing a hot wing. All you can think about (besides this new mash-up of wonderful flavors) is refreshing your mouth with a cold glass of beer. Then, there it is! You guzzle it down, wipe your mouth and think: “What just happened?” “I WISH!” you scream. Well allow me to introduce the Genie herself. Here to talk about how she can make my little fantasy I gave you, into fact.
Her name is Erica Engebreth. Founder, owner and operator of “Stachington Cupcakes”. I was pretty offended when I first heard about the way she pairs cupcakes, wings (among other things) and beer. But hey, what the heck right? After all, this wanders right up my ally, given my love for art and creation. And once I talked to Erica a little about all she has going on, I think she has not only shown originality, but proven she is a risk taker in a time when taking risks is original in itself. Follow the risks on twitter and Facebook.
Hey Erica, what’s with the name Stachington?
My Husband came up with it one night when I told him that I wanted my logo to be a cupcake with a mustache he was being silly and said that the cupcakes name should be Stachington and I fell in love with the name.
I’m sure the question of the hour is: Hot wings on cupcakes??
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| Yep, Hot wings. |
haha Yeah Hot Wings on cupcakes! Why not? When I started thinking about doing this whole cupcake thing I knew I had to do something different because there are cupcake places everywhere in Atlanta. So yes I have a Hot Stache Cupcake and a Chicken n' Waffles Cupcake that I do.
YUM! Where can we find these? A bar or bakery?
I have always wanted to open a coffee shop or bar. I have just come to love baking as I've gotten older. So now the goal is to open a location a year or two from now but until then I am doing catering and I really love it.
Where does your inspiration come from?
I get my inspiration from My husband most of the time and just from things I love whether it be Food or nature or art. I take what I see or eat and come up with ways to make them into cupcakes. Like the Hot stache cupcake, I love Hot Wings so I made a Celery Root & Carrot Cake w/ a Blue Cheese Butter Cream and topped with a buffalo chicken nugget.
What do people think when they see these? Or rather, actually try them?
Most of the time when I bring cupcakes with chicken on it people give me a funny look but once they try it they really like it. But just so you know not all of my cupcakes are as odd as the Hot Stache Cupcake or Chicken n' Waffles Cupcake.
What a shame J
So you’ll have the chance to return to these parties then?
Things are going well so far. Right now I am just taking it one day at a time and trying to get my name out there.What if the catering begins to slow down?
I am doing research and working on a business plan. My goals are to open Stachingtons Beer and Cupcakes one day. I love Beer and Sweets and I have a lot of fun pairing the two together so why not share that with others.
What else can we look forward to in the strange recipe department?
I want to do a Sushi cupcake and a Bacon apple cupcake.
Interesting. Is this creatively satisfying for you?
Yes! I get to spend time making new and fun cupcakes and making them not only taste good but look good.
Remember folks, it’s not a stache unless it’s a Stachington! You heard read it here first.
