Time flies....

I was reminded last week about the Cupcake Heaven blog (and that it hadn't been updated since January!)

So, as I have a day off today, and the boys are both currently occupied, I thought it was as good a time as any to update both the blog and the cupcake heaven website.

I must admit, that while I've been working extra hours in my "proper job", I haven't been publicising Cupcake Heaven. So most of the orders over the past few months have been for friends, or friends of friends.

The past 6 months have seen cupcakes for an American themed wedding, a Cupcake Heaven decorating party for teenage girls, a golden wedding giant cupcake, birthday cakes (including the "pigs in mud" cake for my husband), and lots of cupcakes!  Have a look at the photos below.

The Cupcake Heaven kitchen will be closed for holidays for most of August, but do get in touch for future orders.  

Have a lovely Summer.

Lesley x

Fondant covered sponge birthday cake

The brilliant creations at the Cupcake Heaven decorating party

Cupcakes for a "Las Vegas" wedding

Giant golden wedding cupcake 

Easter cupcakes

Cupcakes for Grannies 80th birthday

"Pigs in mud" birthday cake

Fishy cupcakes

Cupcakes for a nurse who likes gardening & audis!

Cupcakes covered in chocolate treats, marshmallows & strawberries for a football presentation

It's been a while...

I've just been updating the Cupcake Heaven website, and realised my last blog entry was at the end of the Summer.  How time flies... and Happy New Year!  Hope 2013 is a happy and prosperous year for you all.

'Gone fishing' giant cupcake

My 40th birthday cake

So, autumn 2012 was pretty busy in the Cupcake Heaven kitchen, with plenty of cupcake & giant cupcake orders, including a cake for my 40th birthday

Cycling themed birthday cupcakes

We finished off the year on a high - a successful Christmas cupcake decorating party for 21 children & teenagers! (And managed to get the oven mended just in time for Christmas dinner - phew!)

'Thank-you' cupcakes

              

Cupcakes to welcome baby Evie

          

Cupcakes for Children in Need

Cupcakes for an 89th birthday party

Sunderland & x-box cupcakes

Cupcakes for a Book Club

Cakes for a Golden Wedding party

Do get in touch if you have a special birthday or celebration coming up in 2013.
You can contact me by email at cupcakeheavenlancaster@gmail.com or phone 07746 497350.

Lesley x

Summer at Cupcake Heaven

I've just realised I haven't posted since the start of the summer, so though I'd just let you know what's been going on in the Cupcake Heaven kitchen over these very rainy couple of months up here in Lancaster.

We've made cupcakes for a baby shower (welcome to the world Evie!) which included some carrot cake cupcakes with cream cheese icing for those who don't have such a sweet tooth, as well as our traditional vanilla ones.

We've made cupcakes for birthdays: ballet inspired and Doctor Who themed.

Thank-you gifts for teachers, and for colleagues as Holly goes off to live in Australia.

And cupcakes for 2 bigger events: the Lancaster Giants Junior football presentation evening as well as the Christ Church Year 6 leavers assembly

Phew, I thought it had been a quiet Summer, but actually I've been pretty busy.  Mustn't forget the 2 bigger birthday cakes.  One for a 75th birthday and the other for Charlie's 10th birthday.

And thank-you to the Fogg family's hens who have been laying eggs daily for us these past few weeks!

Another busy week ahead with thank-you's & birthdays (including my own).

Don't forget to get in touch if you are thinking about having cupcakes for a Summer wedding. May is getting booked up fast! 

Cupcakes for a June wedding

June was a busy month for Cupcake Heaven.

On the 1st June I made 100 cupcakes & a top cake for Nina & Matthew's wedding at Scorton.  I have been both nervous & excited about this for a while, and everything went surprisingly smoothly!  The bride & groom had asked for a mixture of chocolate & vanilla cupcakes with vanilla icing.  There were a mix of sizes, and different toppings - sunflowers, gerbera & hearts.  The top cake was a simple design with bride & groom characters sat on the top, amongst the flowers ( a jam & buttercream filled vanilla sponge).

 The cakes arrived at the venue in one piece (after some very slow driving) and were enjoyed by the wedding guests.


Following the wedding, I made cakes for 2 birthdays over 1 weekend.  A giant chocolate cupcake for my son's friend, Joe who was 12, and by special request, 15 'Cutie Pie' Moshi Monsters cupcakes for another birthday party.

July sees another busy month, well, a very busy week; ballet themed cupcakes for a 5th birthday girl, 50 football cupcakes for the Lancaster Giants Junior football club annual presentation evening & cupcakes for a family birthday get-together.  Looking forward to it!  


Don't forget to have a look at the Cupcake Heaven website at http://cupcakeheavenlancaster.weebly.com/

To order cupcakes or to have a chat about a future event telephone 07746 497350 or email cupcakeheaven0@gmail.com

Our first Cupcake Heaven cupcake decorating party

This afternoon saw our first ever Cupcake Heaven cupcake decorating birthday party.  7 girls aged between 9 and 12 arrived at the birthday girls house to spend 2 1/2 hours baking chocolate & vanilla cupcakes, making sugar-craft toppings, icing the cupcakes with buttercream icing, and finally decorating their cupcakes.

Time flew (as did many sprinkles) and the girls creations can be seen in the photo below.  There were some impressive designs - especially Elizabeth's hand-crafted penguin.  The girls finished off by decorating their own name tags to be attached to their cupcake heaven gift bag to take home (if the cakes weren't all eaten beforehand!)

The best decorated cupcake competition, voted by all the party-goers, was won by Ella - the birthday girl.

If you would like to book a birthday party please see the Cupcake Heaven website for more information and our contact details.

 This month's special box has a Jubilee theme.  Choose from vanilla, chocolate or lemon cupcakes with vanilla icing & sugar craft toppings and sprinkles.  Choose from a box of 6 cupcakes for £6 or 12 for £12, delivered free within the Lancaster area in our standard presentation box.  Available from Thursday May 31st - Wednesday 6th June.

Look out for our Father's Day special offer, coming soon!

A month of birthdays...

It's been a busy month in the Cupcake Heaven kitchen with birthdays galore.

We've ranged from 12 and 13th birthdays, up to my lovely cousin's 40th and a fabulous work colleague's 60th birthday.  My favourite had to be the Safari themed cupcakes for Charlotte's birthday.  I loved making the jungle animals for the toppings, and they looked great with the grass butter cream icing!

Jungle themed cupcakes for a 12th birthday

In amongst the birthday creations, I saw my bride-to be and her husband & mum for a tasting session & they made the final decisions on the design for their wedding cupcakes on June 1st.  I'm very excited to be doing the cakes for such an important day, and will be there on the morning setting them up at the venue (I'll take lots of photos, I promise!)

40th birthday cupcakes

Today I unpacked my Kenwood Chef food mixer, which will make a huge difference when I have large orders to make.  I borrowed a friends earlier in the month & really didn't want to give it back.  Can't wait to try it out!

May sees a few more birthday orders, and my very first Cupcake Heaven cupcake decorating party, with 6 girls learning to make sugar-craft toppings, how to ice their cupcakes with a piping bag & nozzle, and I think there's be a lot of edible glitter & sparkles around!

60th birthday celebrations

 Don't forget, if you have a special occasion coming up & you'd like some cupcakes creating, get in touch.  Email cupcakeheaven0@gmail.com or phone 07746 497350

Birthday cupcakes & marathon training

March is almost over, and where has the month gone?  It seems to have been a really busy one, with cupcakes, the boys football as well as marathon training.

We've had Mother's Day cupcakes, Liverpool Football themed cupcakes, 1st birthday cupcakes and space-themed cupcakes, as well as lemon, marbled, coffee & walnut, rocky road and strawberry suprise!



Liverpool FC cupcakes for a 9th birthday party



!st birthday teddies

Mother's Day cupcakes

Space themed cupcakes - with space dust & flying saucers!

As well as making cupcakes, I've found a new free website provider called Weebly and have set up a new cupcake heaven website, which I'm really pleased with.  I've also managed to set up an email mailing list.  If you'd like to be the first to hear our cupcake heaven news & find out about any special offers, sign up through the link on our website.

As for the marathon, I've reached week 4 of a 16 week training plan, and will be running the Lancaster Marathon on Sunday June 24th.  After 'retiring' from running, I saw the Animal Care newsletter (the local animal sanctuary) asking for a volunteer to run the marathon to raise money for them, and in a moment of madness I found myslef up there offering myself!  It's been a hard few weeks (and I've often found myself thinking "what have I done?") but I'm starting to feel OK about it now.  If anyone would like to volunteer to marshal on the day, please let me know.  It will all help to raise more money for Animal Care.

And there have to be some plus sides - it does mean that I can eat more cupcakes :-)

Finally, don't forget to order your Easter cupcakes - boxes of 6 or 12, which include cadbury's mini eggs and Easter bunnies (of course!).  Order before 30th March to take advantage of the special price of £5 for 6 or £10 for 12.  To place your order you can email me at cupcakeheaven0@gmail.com or phone 07746 497350, or use the link on the website.