Over the summer, I had the pleasure of meeting a young woman by the name of Tiffany Bender. Although I am still learning about this powerhouse of a woman, I feel like I’ve grown to know her enough to speak about her a bit to my readers. Tiffany is an extremely charismatic, upbeat, cute-as-a-button, warm person. Her accomplishments speak for themselves and I promise you, she has a good story to tell.
You will see Tiffany Bender on your TV Screen someday and luckily for me, I got to see her in the kitchen! See, Tiffany is a baker and she has a knack for baking cupcakes. I love to bake too and I have a knack for eating cupcakes so it was no surprise that I found myself at her FAB Mom’s FROST event in Harlem
Tiffany baked over 50 cupcakes for this event and I was allowed the time and space to network with other like-minded female professionals thanks to her. There were strawberry cupcakes, yellow cake, and red velvet all for decoration. Tiffany guided us on what we could decorate with; she provided cream cheese frosting, peanut butter for the jelly filled cupcakes and a few other flavors. There was edible glitter, m&ms, colorful spray and fun at the table to enjoy. The best part of it was that she made the cupcakes with love. Thanks Tiffany, for letting me in your world one cupcake at a time.
I was able to steal Tiffany for an interview as well. Get the details on Miss Tiffany Bender.
In your press release, your inspiration for Fab Mom Frost is evident. What made you want to share those memories with others and make it an event?
I love hosting. Not in the tradition, get on the stage and get a crowd hype — I mean intimate moments between good people. When I bake it’s that very nostalgia that comes to me of hosting a few friends over whenever I want to try a new recipe especially since I hate sweets. Isn’t that ironic?
How does your love for baking and your ability to bake (so well) factor into your everyday life and who you are? Is it Cupcake Therapy?
My grandma was a baker; both of them actually. So when I would get shipped to Jamaica (seriously — for the entire summer), my Dad’s mother would let me help her …well mostly lick the spoon …and entire bowl.
In the states, everyone in our complex loved my Mother’s mom’s cakes. My brother and I would be turned into delivery boys once she got to baking. I can’t say there are any family recipes or anything — but I definitely got the baking spirit from them. With one being sick and across an ocean and the other resting in peace I guess it really does serve as a form of therapy.
What is your favorite thing to bake? And what is your favorite cupcake to have?
My favorite thing to bake is of course cupcakes. They are just SO FREAKING CUTE! My favorite cupcake would have to be a sweet potato recipe I stole from my college roommate. Those things — I could eat all day. And I did! And paid for it in the gym night after night!
Last but not least, have you ever invented your own cupcake? If so, what? And if not, is it something you would try to do?
Best cupcake I ever invented wasn’t necessarily an invention — just a random idea. Strawberry Ice Cream cupcakes. I literally just poured batter into a cone, (a few failed and set my oven a blaze -lol!) but when I got the measurements right: pure magic!
You can find her at http://mstiffanybender.com/ or Instagram/Twitter: @MsTiffanyBender
