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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.”

April 27, 2020May 2, 2020 by Akeila Tejwani

Akki’s Cupcakery Donates All of It’s Q4 2019 & Q1 2020 Profits to Kids Charities and Non-Profits in San Antonio

Chief Baker of Akki’s Cupcakery & Tea, Akeila Tejwani, announced that the Akki’s Cupcakery & Tea has donated funds to five local kids charities in San Antonio and Cherry Hill Seminary. Donations were made to JDRF ($200), CAMP ($200), SJRC($500), The Ferrari Kid ($325), HeartGift($200), and Cherry Hill Seminary ($500) . Due to COVID-19, the need in our community has become increasingly stronger and the Akki’s Cupcakery decided to donate ALL of its profits to Kids Charities.

Akki’s Cupcakery was committed to giving 50% of its profits to kids charities but due to the current COVID-19 situation, Akeila felt that this was an important time to share with these non-profit kids organizations.

“Our nation and the entire world are going through a very tough time. I am counting my blessings at this point and thanking God for everything we have and not worry about things that we don’t,” said Akeila Tejwani

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.

Akki's Cupcakery & Tea - Organic Vegan, Gluten-Free & Keto Cupcakes In San Antonio

16131 Salto Del Agua, San Antonio

5.0 323 reviews

Jessica Hoffman ★★★★★ 3 months ago
This will be our family's go to bakery from this point on. My son has dairy sensitivities and finding baked goods with no dairy is very challenging. His birthday … read more cake was stunning and absolutely delicious!! Will absolutely use this bakery again!!
A.D. P. ★★★★★ 7 months ago
My son has many food allergies so I did a google search and fond Akki. I am SO glad I did! She was so easy to work with. I sent her the list of things my son … read more is allergic to or cannot have. She sent back a list of the ingredients she will use to make sure everything would be okay, which I really appreciated.On the day of my son's party, the cupcakes were delivered exactly on time. They were all so pretty and smelled amazing! When it was time for the cupcakes, everyone raved about how good they were and asked where they came from. The cupcakes and the frosting were delicious! I will absolutely be coming back to Akki for any future cakes or cupcakes.I forgot to take a picture, but each cupcake was frosted perfectly and they looked really nice. We had both chocolate and vanilla.
Lekesha S ★★★★★ 4 weeks ago
I’ve ordered multiple times from this young lady! This time I ordered a strawberry birthday cake with cream cheese frosting, and it was truly AMAZING. I love that … read more she uses clean/fresh organic ingredients, and donates a portion of her proceeds to charities. Bless you!
Charlotte ★★★★★ 10 months ago
Ok sooo terribly, my review is a whole year late!! But on the positive, every single one of my friends and family still talk about my coffee cake from my birthday … read more last June! It was amazing honestly. I'm from England and had been looking for a Coffee Cake everywhere since I moved here. Finally my husband surprised me with a custom hand made one by Akki's and there has been no other cake for me since lol A British coffee cake is just that coffee/espresso and walnuts with coffee cream cheese icing obviously, not the American dry kind you have with coffee. I highly reccomended it and deeply thank you for making me such a lovely, amazing perfect cake! I wish I had more photos but it didn't last long!
Rob R ★★★★★ a month ago
Ordered a gluten-free chocolate cake with a dairy-free icing and really could not tell that it excluded anything! The cake was moist and flavorful and the icing … read more tasted like normal icing, which is incredible for dairy-free. This is a one-of-a-kind operation that we will be happy to support in the future.

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