Cupcakes are hot! Cupcake bakeries are all the rage this year. You can join the trend and start your own cupcake business (well, if you can bake! :D)

Start your Own Cupcake Business

There are several cupcake bakeries in Memphis and people LOVE them! My favorite flavors: lemon & caramel! What's yours?

Do you have any tips on how to find a commercial kitchen?

Yep! I would start with local churches. If they have a commercial kitchen, odds are it's not very busy most days of the week and they are probably fairly affordable. Some churches have non-commercial kitchens--the key is to find one that has a health permit.

Next, local catering companies and restaurants. It's again, finding a business that is "closed" for certain times so working around that could be challenge, but it's possible to find a good fit. Catering companies often have "slow" days or time periods, and many restuarants don't serve breakfast or close from 2 to 5. Or, I worked at a restaurant that actually had a bakery & our baker started work at about 3 am, so being able to work that early might be a good fit for a place that doesn't use their ovens until close to lunch.

Also, cooking schools!

The local health department would be a great source as they have to inspect all these kitchens, so they might have a few ideas for a particular area.

And, if there is a local "restaurant association", they'd be a good source. In smaller communities, the Chamber of Commerce might help.

I'd post on Facebook and/or Twitter or even craiglist if I was looking for one, too.

A year or so ago I looked and the only ones I could find were 2 hrs from me, but I am going to try some of your suggestions. My daughter created an awesome cookie and wants to sell it.

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what kind of cookie?

Cookies are my favorite! There can never be too many cookies!

They cook quickly, too--so that might help in finding a kitchen to use. If a kitchen has even one stacked double-oven she could bake four sheets at a time, too.

I like the idea of chocolate and cinnamon mixed. Coffee, caramel and chcoclate would be good, too.

I saw three cupcakes together that had the popcorn falvored/colored Jelly Bellies stacked on top with the frosting holding them on. The cupcakes had corn on the cob holders sticking out of each end to make them look like corn-on-the-cob cupcakes.

I had an idea the day I wrote this article-a Sweet Tea cupcake!

I can't believe how IN cupcakes are this year. The new It Food.

I don't even like cupcakes. I prefer cake, or muffins.

That said, ppl are being super creative with the old cupcake lately.

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