Many businesses, especially joint ventures, hail from friendship. Little they may be during their debut, they eventually become bigger because of the owners’ shared mission to strengthen their craft, not to mention their bond.

Behind Desdemona Cupcakes are two friends, Julia Azarcon and Tiffany Somosierra, who were inspired by shows like DC Cupcakes and Georgetown Cupcakes to make their own minimized version of the popular iced pastry. Julia is the one who bakes, Tiffany does the coating, and they both do supermarket runs for the ingredients.

Desdemona Cupcakes offers baby cupcakes in three flavors: butter, chocolate moist, and red velvet. Their cupcakes are called such because of their diminutive nature: the size of a baby cupcake is only a quarter of a regular cupcake.

One Sunday, I went to Desdemona Cupcakes’ headquarters in Julia’s home. I sat in a corner as the two friends did the baking, excited to devour the baby cupcakes they were making. But I soon realized that Julia and Tiffany had another task for me besides savoring the sweets: to make baby cupcakes myself.

I had never done any baking before in my life, so this challenge came as a treat: not only would I get to nibble these little goodies, I would learn to make them, too. So I gamely rolled up my sleeves and went to work mixing flour, batting eggs, and throwing in sugar.

I’m proud to say that my cupcake creations—under the tutelage of Julia and Tiffany—turned out fantastic. Not bad for a first-timer.

To order from Desdemona Cupcakes, connect with Julia and Tiffany through Twitter (@DesdemonaCC) and Facebook(fb.com/desdemonacc).