Craving cupcakes for a special treat

One of my son’s first words was cake. He demanded ‘cak’ at an alarmingly young age. Oh, how we kvelled over our early talker.

He’s still inordinately fond of a sweet treat — always focussed of his next sugary snack. It’s an unhealthy obsession which I’m constantly battling, but it doesn’t stop me treating him from time to time.

A couple of weeks ago, at his Leaver’s Assembly (Zoomed into our home) he was awarded a prize from his primary school for Academic Excellence. I would say it was well-deserved, (it was) but you’d accuse me of being a Jewish mother.  

I am. And as a paid up balaboosta, wanted to reward my gorgeous boy with his favourite nosh.

The obvious choice was cak. Cupcakes from St Albans-based cake makers, Crave Cakes.

I met the ladies behind Crave Cakes — Alex Tawfik and Sonal Vee — during lockdown. They baked up a storm for the St Albans hub of You Deliver We Donate, that I’d founded up with my neighbour, Lisa Quait. Our group cooked 400+ meals a week to help fuel our amazing NHS staff and also collected supplies for homeless and needy locals.

Once a week, Alex would drive up and unload stunning creations that made tired hospital staff smile and feel the love.

I asked them to bake me six cupcakes and gave Alex a few of his favourite things.

The next day, Alex brought round six salted caramel cupcakes, topped with Tottenham Hotspur-themed décor.

Not only were the cakes utterly superb, but they looked fabulous and made my eleven year old boy feel super special. Job done.  

Instagram: @cravecakesuk