Babyshower cupcakes

Hi All,

Sorry I've been neglecting the blog quite a bit recently and only including regular posts on my facebook page. I have a few tutorials planned which I will upload from tomorrow, but to start with, here is a selection of some sweet babyshower cupcakes I made this week.

These cupcakes are decorated with sugarpaste baby-themed toppers, which I shaped by hand. The teddy bear in the centre is made using modelling paste in a Karen Davies teddy silicon mould. The little baby footprints are made using royal icing on a stencil.

I am running a few babyshower cupcake classes over summer in London so if you would like to come along and learn how to make these cupcakes and more, check out the website for course dates and details.

Happy baking x

Latest creations

Hi everyone,
Apologies for the lack of postings recently. I have been busy baking but haven't set aside any time to upload photos. Here's a selection of what's coming out of my kitchen these days...

First up are some shabby chic cupcakes decorated with handmade flowers and bows......so girly

I love playing around with duck egg (bluey-green) sugarpaste at the moment - such a pretty colour.

Next up are some mini cakes covered in sugarpaste......

and then another mini cake with a handmade sugar rose.......so pretty for a wedding

 

and here's another sugar rose I made......I'm finally getting the hang of how to make these.....

 

Next are a selection of flower cupcakes. I put these together as a sample for a class that I will be running from June to September at Cakeology called 'Garden Party Cupcakes'.

Last of all is another vintage inspired cupcake - I love making these

Hope you all have a lovely week.

Happy baking xx

Sweet Mini Bunnies

For Easter this year I have been baking batches of mini bunny vanilla biscuits to give as gifts. The biscuits are really easy to make and can either be left plain, or decorated with royal icing.

The recipe I always use for my vanilla biscuits is here.

You can package the biscuits in cellophane bags or store them in a jar or container for at least 3 weeks,  however don't expect them to be stored for a long time because they are so delicious, everyone is likely to eat them quickly.

You can also use the biscuits as cupcake decorations.......so cute.........

I hope you all have fun baking Easter treats xx

Vintage Chic Cupcakes

Here are some of the cupcakes I have been making this week for some lovely clients. I was really pleased to get an order for vintage-inspired creations as I love making roses and adorning cupcakes with lots of sugarpaste decorations. These cupcakes were filled with lemon curd and had a thin layer of lemon buttercream on top before the sugarpaste covering and decorations were added. I used royal icing to pipe some dots and stripes to add a bit more texture to the cakes.

And here are the cupcakes together on my new chandelier cake stand from the US.  I just love this cake stand.....it took a few months to arrive in the UK, but for anyone who is interested in purchasing one, you can find them on Amazon here.

Hope you are all having a lovely week.

Happy baking xx

Busy in the Kitchen

Over the last week I have been busy making different sets of biscuits all using my favourite sugar cookie recipe. It's completely fail-proof and always retains its shape during baking. You can find it here.

Here are some of the biscuits I made:

The first set is my 'Fashionista biscuit' range which includes handbags, dresses and shoes, perfect for a girly afternoon tea.....

Next is my 'French chic' range - pink poodles and Eiffel towers - so adorable.

These sets and others will be available soon at 'Not on the High Street' and can be shipped across the UK. Stay tuned for more biscuits soon.

Happy baking xxx 

Shabby Chic Cupcake Classes

On 2nd April a new cake store - Cakeology - is opening in my suburb. I'm super excited about this because they will be stocking a complete range of cake decorating equipment and supplies.....I am never going to run out of sugarpaste again and have to wait for it to be delivered - yay!

Cakeology will also be running a whole lot of different cake decorating workshops over the year, including a day course on how to decorate cupcakes shabby chic style! I am especially excited about this because I have been asked to run the course.  My first 2 classes will be held on 30th April and 14th May from 10-2:30pm. You can find out more information about this class and the other classes run by Cakeology here. Here's a peek at some of the cupcakes I will be showing everyone how to make.....

So pretty and girly - I love it!

Happy baking xx

Cakes for Japan

Just wanted to let you all know that the Cakes for Japan charity event in London was a huge success. All of the cakes sold out within 3 hours and over £2,000 was raised for the Red Cross. I was so happy to be a part of this. Here's what I made........

Sushi cupcakes decorated with white sugar sprinkles (to represent rice) and  handmade sugarpaste prawns, salmon and egg strips

and cherry blossom cookies....

There are lots of other Cakes for Japan events being held across the UK. Check out this site to find an event near you.