The Giant Cupcake Experiment

Today I did my first giant cupcake! I may have to tweak my recipe slightly to get them perfect but practice makes perfect!

First off, here are the halves filled with yummy chocolate cake batter! This was the second attempt as the first time I didn't fill the moulds enough. I used the additional piece of the mould not shown here to create a cavity in the top of the base to be filled!

 

Once the cake had cooled, I covered in a layer of roll of icing before filling the cavity in the base with some of my yummy hot fudge style chocolate sauce!

Annnd here is the finished article! This was my first time piping frosting roses. They're not perfect but I'll keep practicing until I get them just right. I've only made this one as a practice hence why the board is left uncovered but my next one will be fully decorated! I have some ideas for different designs including a few for Mother's Day.

Thanks for looking!
Sam x

Can you tell what it is yet?

Thought I'd show you a picture of a completely naked (gasp!) cake before any icing goes on!

 Can you tell what it is yet? Yep, it's Thomas The Tank Engine! And here is the finished cake! 

 

He didn't turn out exactly as I'd hoped but I think he's still turned out nicely! I also had a play with some Valentine's Cupcakes too. I'm going to practice with some more yet in a couple of days with some red roses but here's a quick peek......

They're going to be available in Chocolate or Vanilla or 3 of each. I have a few orders in for these already, hoping to get few more in once I post more pictures of them.

I'm going to be making lots and lots of 'blossoms' later for a cake I'm making tomorrow. I'm thinking it's going to take me quite a while as I think I'm going to need a lot of them! I shall enjoy sitting in front of the TV doing those later! Pictures to come!

Thanks for reading, Sam x.

Goodies!

Most of my goodies arrived this morning!

I'm still waiting for my glass cake stand and ribbons but most of it is here! I need a bigger stock cupboard though with all of the boards, drums and boxes I now have in stock! I do need a few more bits but I will have a look at the cake store I visit in Norwich when I go next week. I can't wait to get trying my new cupcake nozzles so I'm going to get some valentines themed cutters and sprinkles to make up some Valentines Cupcakes! I've going to try them with handmade gift tags attached to the boxes to add that little extra something. I'm going to get a start on those this week while the hubby is off work! Watch this space.


Sam x

Pretty Cupcakes

Today I have made a box of cupcakes for a friend to give to her mum. She asked for them to say 'Mum' and to be pretty. We went for pink and white with some shimmer, I think it was a good choice! She chose 6 Vanilla Cupcakes which I decorated with shimmering 'Mum' lettering and used some handmade dark pink edible roses and leaves and sprinkled with some pink and white sugar pearls. I really pleased how they turned out and I actually think the rose topped cakes are the nicest ones I've done. I do love a nice girly cake! Take a look, let me know what you think!

I will be doing these again for Mother's Day this year, I know my mum would love them so hopefully lots of other mums would be pleased to receive them too!
I'm now thinking ahead to the other 'holidays' this year, the next being Valentines Day! I just realised, I have no Valentines related cutters though so I had better have a look for some and think of some cupcake designs to do! I have some Valentine's card making and craft things so I might just have to get a start on them when hubby is off from work again in time for February 14th!
thanks for reading, I'll be back soon!