Christmas Cupcakes

With the growth of my business 'marketing geni' and my husbands business 'geni' this year we had a fair few Christmas gifts to deliver and what better way than homemade cupcakes.



After last years Christmas trees I wanted to make something a little different so opted chocolate and cinnamon cupcakes topped with holly, berries and a log, and vanilla topped with red stars.

Christmas Tree Cupcakes

So Christmas is nearly here....just where has 2009 gone? Our business GENI is growing well since it's launch in April. One thing Chris and I both realise is that with such busy lives, you need a hobby to be able to switch off from your work life....and my hobby, well that's cupcakes!

I've made some gorgeous winter warming cakes this year. My favourites being Rum & Raisin, Ginger, Chocolate & Cinnamon and my feature cupcake - the Christmas Tree Cupcake!

It is so so easy to do in 8 simple steps:

1: Colour some sugar paste fondant with your preferred colour

2: Roll out to 0.5cm thickness

3: Cut out 2 large stars, 2 medium stars and 1 small star

4: Leave to dry

5: Stack on top of each other, each star offset against the other. Dab a little sherry in the middle of the star to help it stick.

6: Roll a little glittery ball of fondant for the top of the tree and stick on the top star with some sherry.

7: Sprinkle with edible glitter and leave to dry

8: Pop on top of your cupcake - voila!

I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a very Happy New Year.

Heather

My Radio Debut!

(Erin Boag coloured inspired cupcakes from Strictly Come Dancing show Sat 19th Sept)

The power of twitter! #Cupcakebake was a special day for cupcake enthusiasts organised by @janetedavis on Sat 19th Sept to post their pictures of cupcake creations. Following posting my pics I was invited to talk 'cupcakes' on BBC Radio Newcastle on the Jonathan Miles show....

My time in the studio was eventful. Jonathan is a very gregarious character, eyed the cupcakes got me sat down and in position and then we were 'on air'....hmmm no time to clarify with me that Baxters Cupcakes is my hobby and not my 'real' job at Good Enough Never is!

So we talked cupcakes and how on trend they are at the moment - did you know the cupcake business in the UK last year was worth £37m. I'm not sure if Jonathan will have tried my Erin Boag inspired coloured cupcakes due to his high colestorel level but no doubt the rest of the team did - a good time had by all...

Corporate 'logo' cupcakes

In April, my husband and I launched our business 'geni' - good enough never is (www.ge-ni.com)
We had an amazing 'logo' created by Robin Owers of O Communications so to promote our launch in an edible way I decided to make 'geni' cupcakes and hand deliver them in ribbon tied boxes with our brochure.

The response was amazing. Instead of the usual 'pen/mug' combo, our clients & acquaintances were given something very memorable and rather yummy.