Former hobby turns into cupcake business for two area women

April 4, 2011 at 5:42 a.m. | Updated April 4, 2011 at 5:42 a.m.

Becky Schaefer of Sugar Tree Bakery in St. Martins ices a cupcake for an outgoing order. Schaefer started out baking for family and friends, but it has grown into a part-time job. She bakes at home and usually makes extra so her children can partake in the experience.
Becky Schaefer of Sugar Tree Bakery in St. Martins ices a cupcake for an outgoing order. Schaefer started out baking for family and friends, but it has grown into a part-time job. She bakes at home and usually makes extra so her children can partake in the experience.

Single servings of a chocolatey decadent cupcake and the sweet memories that rush in as the creamy sweetness of butter cream icing touches one's lips are just a few of the reactions Becky Schaefer and Lindsey Rowden are used to hearing about.

Each woman runs a thriving specialty bakery with one item being a mainstay: Cupcakes.

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Schaefer owns and runs The Sugar Tree Cupcakery and Bakery; Rowden runs Cameo Cupcakes. They both operate out of their homes while being full-time moms and working for other employers.

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