desserts Archives - Akki's Cupcakery & Tea is focused on using mostly ORGANIC ingredients for VEGAN, KETO, Paleo and Gluten-FREE Cakes & Cupcakes

July 12, 2020July 12, 2020 by Akeila Tejwani

Pupcakes in San Antonio! – 3 reasons why you need choose Pupcakes!

Our Pupcakes are made with all Organic healthy ingredients!

Your dog’s a part of your family, so you want to make sure he or she eats like it too! If you are into organic foods then you would love to try our pupcakes! In our pupcake ingredients, you won’t find any chemicals or artificial preservatives like you do in so many other cupcakes. In our ingredients, we just use wholesome ingredients that we use when we bake for you! Plus, we have gluten-free options, which is ideal for pups with sensitive tummies or on gluten-free or wheat-free diets.

Pupcakes are homemade and labelled!

There’s something special about giving your pup a homemade treat! It just feels like there’s more love in it and we add our passion and love when we make it for your pup. Your mom’s homemade cookies taste better than ones you get at the grocery store, right? With our pupcakes, you’re able to share that same homemade feel-good feeling with your pup.! Plus, you know exactly what’s going into your pup’s treats and can guarantee they’re getting only the healthiest, tastiest treats.

Pupcakes can be a part of a balanced, healthy canine diet year-round in Texas

As a general rule, treats should never make up more than 10% of your dog’s daily diet. Pupcakes can be a healthy treat for your dogs year-round when given in moderation. In addition to birthdays, holidays, gotcha days, and anniversaries, you can use pupcakes as a high-value treat when training your dog or as a reward after a long day of work or exercise. Finally, you know your pup the best, so do what is right by him or her.

You can BUY THE PUPCAKES IN SAN ANTONIO HERE: https://akkiscupcakery.com/shop/cupcake/pupcakes-pack-of-6/

June 3, 2020June 3, 2020 by Akeila Tejwani

AKKI’S CUPCAKERY & TEA IS “CHAMPIONS FOR CHANGE IN 2020”

Akeila Tejwani from Brandeis High School is another Champion For Change! She donates part of her home bakery profits to local charities in San Antonio.

After visiting bakeries, I felt that there was a need for a healthier bakery that delivers fresh products. Many storefront bakeries keep their baked goods for more than a day & are not fresh. ”

— Akeila Tejwani

SAN ANTONIO, TX, UNITED STATES, June 4, 2020 – Akeila Tejwani from Brandeis High School is another Champion For Change! This unique student started her own bakery inside her home using healthy ingredients. She donates part of her profits to local charities. She truly embodies the values of our Champions For Change!

Akeila Tejwani is the CEO of Akki’s Cupcakery. At 15-years-old, she is running a baking business from her home. Her concept came from wanting to make sure kids were eating better ingredients in their food. Then, she decided to split her proceeds with local charities that help children. The charities get a 50% percent cut. This is her first year in business. At the end of April, Akeila donated more than $1,700 to six charities. When the pandemic hit, she decided to give all of her profit to the same groups.

Akeila puts others before herself. That is why she is a Champion for Change.

“I am very thrilled to get the Champion of Change award and it means a lot to me. I was giving back to the charities as part of our family core values is PAY FORWARD, which means give back without expecting anything in return. This is totally unexpected.” Says Akeila (Akki) Tejwani.

“I am to show my gratitude to Mr. Marvin Hurst from KENS5 and Ms. Morgan Downing-Shannon from Methodist Healthcare for this honor. I have no words to express my gratitude. Lastly, a BIG THANKS to all my customers who trusted me for their special occasion. I could not have donated without their support.”

February 22, 2020February 22, 2020 by Akeila Tejwani

Keto Cupcakes and Gluten Free Cupcakes in San Antonio – Are they both the same?

So, I heard a lot about Keto diets and I wrote about my understanding of KETO diet in this blog post

So, now the next question I got asked was ” Are your cupcakes GLUTEN-FREE?” I was not sure and guess what I decided to find out what is gluten-free exactly mean.

Here is what I found:

What is GLUTEN?

Gluten is found in many types of foods that we consume every day. It is found in wheat and other grains such as oats, rye, and barley. Gluten makes the grain GLUE-LIKE when mixed with water. E.g., the gluten found in wheat bread flour helps the bread to rise and gives it a chewy taste, imagine bread having no chewy taste then you can finish it in one bite. Gluten is used very widely in various food additives and ingredients, which makes it difficult to avoid its use in baking and other items on your grocery list.

A gluten-free diet is generally used to treat people with celiac disease, or those who have gluten sensitivity and experience discomfort and symptoms after consuming gluten.

February 20, 2020March 22, 2020 by Akeila Tejwani

What is Vegan Diet?

I have been looking into being a Vegan and here is what I found:

Vegans avoid all animal-derived foods – so as well as meat and fish, that means no eggs, dairy or honey. They also exclude animal byproducts like rennet used in cheese making, gelatine in desserts and certain E numbers including the red food dye cochineal (E120). Even certain vegetarian foods, such as some meat substitutes, are off the menu because they contain egg and sometimes dairy.

I spoke to my vegan friends and they told a few things that they did when they turned Vegan:

February 12, 2020June 2, 2020 by Akeila Tejwani

Why Choose Organic ingredients for Cupcakes when it’s already Vegan, Gluten-Free or KETO?

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A lot of people discouraged me from using organic ingredients as having a label VEGAN CUPCAKE or KETO CUPCAKE should be enough to get the attention and charge a premium for it. I did notice that when someone says VEGAN or KETO then no more questions are asked and people pay extra for it.

Yes, I agree that it is more difficult and time-consuming to make GLUTEN-FREE, KETO and VEGAN Cupcakes in San Antonio, BUT if we don’t make them Organic then we are really not tackling the real health issue.

Let us first talk about the baking ingredients in general that needs to be used for Cupcakes:

February 10, 2020June 2, 2020 by Akeila Tejwani

Akki’s Cupcakery has Vegan Options!

The whole point of me starting lookup bakery was to ensure that I’m able to provide healthcare options everyone but it comes to desserts and to be able to give back to my community, especially the kids in the community, as I always wanted to do something related to kids when I grew up.

Gigi’s Cupcakes San Antonio, Saweet Cupcakes San Antonio, and others are also having Vegan and Gluten FREE Options and I am very happy about it. Like Elon Musk, I also want everyone to move to healthier options and if I can make this concept a success, then, I am sure we will have healthier happier future generations. If he can sell cars online then why not Cupcakes? 🙂

December 16, 2019June 2, 2020 by Akeila Tejwani

Buying Cupcakes Online in San Antonio, is it real?

So when I started my cupcakery and tea business, I evaluated opening a physical location and establishing myself the traditional way. Then I thought, why should I spend all that money leasing the real state space when I can use that money to make my cupcakes healthier. As finally, the money I will spend establishing the physical location will result in my customers having to pay for it as I have to pass on that cost to my customers. If I do that, then I would have to compromise my quality and the effort that I will put to make my cakes and cupcakes.

So rather than investing in real estate, I decided that I should promote my cupcakes using online channels. I will save money in establishing a brick-and-mortar Cupcakery and Tea and use that into using better ingredients, As we mostly use ORGANIC ingredients in our cupcakes. Also, I will be able to share that money that I make with gets charities in San Antonio.

December 14, 2019June 2, 2020 by Akeila Tejwani

Welcome to Akki’s Cupcakery – Learn about my philosophy and why I started this cupcakery

I was always keen on doing something for the kids in San Antonio. Whenever I got an opportunity to teach or help other kids or my peers, I always came forward and loved doing it.

I really enjoy baking and I am very thankful that my parents have supported me to pursue this as my first entrepreneurship venture. My goal is to support the community in SA and 50% of all proceeds go to Children’s non-profits in San Antonio. You can learn more about it here.

I am right now starting out with this venture and I am not clear what all needs to happen to make it but I am determined to find out. In the end, I want to ensure that I am able to leave a positive impact in this world and pay forward and share my talent that shall benefit the kids in SA.

I don’t know where this will take me and this is my way of paying forward to the community around me.

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Our Pupcakes are made with all Organic healthy ingredients!

Pupcakes are homemade and labelled!

Pupcakes can be a part of a balanced, healthy canine diet year-round in Texas