ABOUT ME
Hi,
I am Megs, I'm 22 years old and I run Gratificaketion!
Every cake, bake & treat is made in my little home kitchen, with a 5 Star Food Hygiene Rating.
Every treat is created, baked & made by me!
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Thanks to my Mum, Gran & Grandma, I have been baking since I was little (I wanted to lick the bowl and eat the leftovers!) I became the designated 'House Cake Maker' at 12 years old. After *much* practise, I started making cakes for family and friends.
In lockdown, I started Gratificaketion to help finance my Drama School training and auditions. Since then, I have created new treats, sold at events and look forward to building Gratificaketion up to be a full time business!
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The USP: Me!
From my mad reel ideas to my original recipes, my main goal with Gratificaketion is to spread some happiness, whether it is with treats or my happy, energetic personality! So thank you for supporting me and my 'nom noms'... it means the world to me.
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Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or enquiries.
Check out the Upcoming Events page to see where you can stock up on Gratificaketion treats!
Megs x
BEHIND THE SCENES
Whenever I've told people at Westfield that I made all the treats, I always get the same reaction - 'You made all this?!'
My response: 'Yep, everything you see is made by me! I go to treat town with two tiny ovens & a mini fridge. I bake all week and come here for a day to sell what I can.'
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So, here are some Behind the Scenes secrets just to give you a little insight into how much love & dedication I have for Gratificaketion:
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A few recipes have been in my family since I was little. My Mum always made cakes on both my & my Brother's birthdays - there was a Nemo cake, Noddy cake, Princess cake, a Make-Up Bag, Minecraft cake, Easter cakes... plus many more! My Gran always makes two treats which are HUGE favourites in our family - I can't remember a time when we visited and didn't receive 'Truffles & Scrumptious'! Both treats have been added into Gratificaketion's treat book.
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Cookies take 3 days to make! After a lot of trials & research, I discovered cookies taste a lot better with 48 hours to develop in flavour. For events like Westfield, it currently takes me 5-6 hours to bake all of the cookies, let alone decorating and setting time. I plan this into every big baking week!
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Each treat has very specific baking times & techniques. If you know me, you know perfectionism and I are in a 'we're working on it' relationship. When I say 'specific', I'm talking exact minutes (seconds for some treats!) It sounds crazy but it makes the difference! Every treat is trialled & tested several times before being sold so I know that each one will be as delicious as the next (not that I'm complaining - eating lots of treats really isn't hard!)
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Each product is made by hand e.g. cookies are individually weighed & rolled before baking, toppings are piped on by hand and each treat is bagged & sealed by me & Mum, especially with big events!
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It takes 6 hours to bake every cookie and 5 hours to make & bake Brownies for Westfield. At least the kitchen is warm in the Winter!
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There are lots of little secrets but that's for me, myself and I to know.
For now.
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