Help the Hospices Cupcake

In August 2013, good friends of Heaven is a Cupcake's are cycling 100 miles around London for the Prudential Ride London and are raising money for the amazing cause, Help the Hospices. Help the Hospices support hospices all around the country who provide end of life and palliative care to those in need. Not only do they provide support for the patients themselves but they are a life line to the families affected by terminal illnesses.

With this in mind, Heaven is a Cupcake is proud to introduce the Help the Hospices High Tea Cupcake; a vanilla sponge with a Tiptree Champagne and Strawberry Jam filling and a decadent champagne buttercream. Cupcakes are £2.00 each and £1.50 per cupcake will be going to Help the Hospices. You can buy the cupcakes at all of our events or you can order a box online by emailing us on mail@heavenisacupcake.net .



If you would like to find out more about the cause or donate please visit: http://www.justgiving.com/joeeley

New York, New York: Part One - Carlo's Bakery

In September I took a trip to New York to try out some of the cupcake bakeries and source new ideas/flavours. Here's a quick round up of where I went and what I tasted!

 The first place we visited was Carlo's Bakery in Hoboken, New Jersey which is about a 20 minute bus journey from Times Square, NYC. As a big fan of Cake Boss, Carlo's Bakery was first on my list and we were very lucky as we only had to wait 45 minutes. This may seem a long time but I had read horror stories of people having to queue for 3hrs before they even got in to the bakery! We went on a rainy Friday morning at about 11am (by the time we arrived) so got straight into the bakery with no long queues outside.        

    

 The counters were full of delicious, brightly coloured cakes and cookies, from cupcakes to biscotti and layer cakes with fresh fruit on them. As much as I wanted to buy something of everything, I thought I had better restrain myself so just went with the classics - a Red Velvet Cupcake, some amaretti biscuits, a cannoli and lobster tail.


 

The cupcake was moist and had a yummy cream cheese frosting. The lobster tail was delicious but the cannoli was a bit rich for me and wasn't keen on the deep fried shell! I did find, whilst across the pond, that the cupcakes in America (as I found whilst in Florida) are much heavier than mine and the cake is a denser consistency which kind of stick when you tear them apart unlike mine which are light and a bit crumblier. I'm not sure if it's to do with the flour or just the different recipes. They are definitely sweeter! And of course, we had to take a photo outside the front with our purchases!

   

 Next post : Magnolia Bakery and Crumbs Bake Shop!

Local Gem!

Apologies for the radio silence over the last couple of months. The problem with running your own business is that you don't have a lot of spare time and in my spare time I tend to spend it sleeping or catching up on admin so it doesn't leave a lot of time for blogging. But, I will try to be better!

Great news, I have been nominated for the Local Gem award in the St Albans Food and Drink Awards for the 3rd year and a row! But I need your help to win.

Please take a few minutes to vote for Heaven is a Cupcake for Local Gem. And if you're not sure why, then just check out my Facebook page to see some of my latest creations!