14-year-old Alayna Moyer taught herself to bake thanks to YouTube.

14-year-old Alayna Moyer taught herself to bake thanks to YouTube. - Photo Courtesy Alayna's Sweet Treats, LLC on Facebook.

PENNSBORO, W.Va. — 14-year-old Alayna Moyer is bringing a new definition to the term “self-made.”

The Ritchie County teen may very well be the youngest business permit owner in the county thanks to a baking business she launched.

“I just called up my mom one day from work and said, ‘Hey I want to do this? Can I do it?'” Moyer said on Monday’s MetroNews-affiliated “The Mike Queen Show” on the AJR News Network. “And she’s like ‘Yeah. Just don’t make a mess in the kitchen.'”

Moyer taught herself to bake by watching videos on YouTube. Little by little, folks in Ritchie County, West Virginia, neighboring states like Ohio, and even as far out as Wisconsin began to learn about the teenage phenom.

“At first it started from eight dozen, and now it’s 800,” she said.

She’s also already doing her part for people in the community by holding fundraisers for people in need.

“I do fundraisers for for people, for cancer patients,” she said. “I’ve done two fundraisers for cancer patients and one for cystic fibrosis.”

The cupcakes are affordable too–usually in the range of $2.00 to $2.50, and the cupcakes have been popular enough to help Moyer raise enough money to buy a camper she can use for baking. She also caters events.

“I’ve already catered at the skating rink in Ritchie County,” she said. “That was a lot of fun. I like hanging out with the people, getting to know them.”

Moyer’s recipes are mostly from inside her family. Her mother has helped, but she also has a recipe from her late grandmother that dates back to World War II.

You can check out Moyer’s businses, Alayna’s Sweet Treats, LLC on Facebook.