Blackberry Cheesecake for Heartlink

I feel like this year is the first year my business seems real. I know I’ve been making cakes for the last three years or so and even as a hobby before that, but this year Cakelicious has made a real push. I joined twitter, learned about networking groups and events, and started this blog, all of which have played a part in the growing success of Cakelicious.

I wanted to touch on networking groups and events today, more specifically Heartlink. I’ve attended a few local networking groups, but Heartlink suits my needs the best. If you’ve never heard of it before, it was founded by a woman named Dawn Billings, and she wanted to create a group which would help women in business succeed and develop great professional relationships. I think the best part about this group is the format; the night consists of dinner, dessert and a more casual setting. Also the fact that it’s in the evening time works great for me!

I’ve been attending the group since February, and last night was our monthly meet up for August. Since the night includes dinner and dessert, and I’m the cake/treat maker of the group, I provide the dessert every month. I’ve made cake pops, cupcakes and cake before, but this week I made Blackberry Cheesecake and I thought I would share my recipe and a few photos with you. I had blackberries on my mind for the last few weeks and when I started thinking about what to make for the Heartlink meeting blackberry cheesecake came to mind. The recipe is super easy and you can find it here. I actually received the blackberries from Janelle at Alouette Fresh. I tweeted her to see if they sold blackberries and she said no, but that she had picked way too many and would be happy to give me some, how sweet is that!?! If you haven’t already been down to Alouette fresh for one of their amazing ice cream cookie sandwiches or tasty smoothies don’t wait any longer, they’re delicious!!!

The cheesecake was a big hit and delicious if I do say so myself.

If you haven’t heard of Heartlink and you’re interested in attending a meeting send me an email and I’d be happy to share more information with you and put you in touch with our Ridge Meadows area leader, Sarah!  

Since joining I feel so much more in tune with our community and I’ve made some great friends! 

Heidi

P.S - this is my first mid week blog ;)