Who We Are

The story of The Cupcake Conspiracy begins too many years ago to mention in polite company. Kim and I were born a year apart and almost instantly became best friends. We're cousins and have spent so much time together we often complete each other's sentences. We've been baking together for as long as we've been allowed to use the oven and have tried everything from cake mix to recipes found on the internet but nothing ever seemed to be quite as good as the recipes passed down to us by our grandmothers.

We both grew up in Saskatoon but I left shortly after high school for bigger cities. Last year, I was living in Toronto and travelling back so often for weddings and other special events that I decided to pack up and move home. While I was away, Kim was busy with university classes but often spent more time baking for her study groups than actually studying. When I arrived home I wanted one thing, a really delicious cupcake, but the only place I could find it was in the kitchen with Kim. We started baking for our friends and family members and the cupcake quickly became the most requested item. In the spring we decided to make it official and opened our doors as a home based catering company specializing in cupcakes.

Business was booming and by the summertime we decided to seriously look for the perfect location to open up shop. We searched everywhere and on the day Kim called the King George, they had just decided to open a little space that would be absolutely perfect for us. We said yes and immediately began preparations. We assembled our top fourteen flavours, put together a list of flavours we wanted to try and got to work setting up suppliers, ordering equipment and picking out paint colours.

We've also spent a lot of time talking about who we are and how we want our shop to be run. In the coming weeks you'll see a lot of new content on our website and facebook page. I will be writing more about our environmental philosophies, our commitment to the community and some fun contests and future events.

We're so very excited to be opening mid-October in the King George Building in downtown Saskatoon and hope you will join us for a cupcake or two soon.

Happy Cupcakes!
Christin