Tall Cupcake

I've seen quite a few youtube videos recently about 'Tall Cupcakes' - made by stacking 3 cupcakes on top of each other then covering them with sugarpaste. I had a few spare cupcakes in the kitchen this morning so decided to give it a try. Here's how it turned out:

It's actually quite easy to put together - probably easier than miniature cakes. If you want to try to make them yourself, there is a lovely step by step tutorial available by Sugarbloom cupcakes.

And of course, once you have covered your tall cupcake in sugarpaste, you are free to decorate it however you like. I made some ribbon roses and pearl strands out of flower paste. How will you decorate yours?

Happy baking x

Vintage Roses and Bows

Hi All,

Here is a selection of sweet vintage-inspired cupcakes I have made this week - they are perfect little treats for an afternoon tea party.

The cupcakes are covered in sugarpaste and then decorated with roses, bows and blossoms I made with flowerpaste. To finish them off I added accents of royal icing dots and edible pearls.

Hope you are all having a nice week.

Happy baking x

 

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

Sugarpaste Cookies

I've been playing around with sugarpaste this week.Here are some cookies which I have made (and eaten!!).

These cookies were embossed with rose patchwork cutters (assorted selection) and then dusted with blossom dusts to add definition....really quick but really effective :)

These cute little pumpkins were covered with orange sugarpaste, and then textured with a cutting wheel. I piped the vines on last with green royal icing.

Happy baking x

Baby Shower

On Saturday I attended a friend's babyshower and put together a cupcake tower for the celebration. I made a selection of 24 large and 48 small vanilla cupcakes and frosted them with rosewater buttercream. I kept the decorations relatively simple, using pink glitter, and handmade sugarpaste flowers, rattles, bottles, dummies and 'S' monographs. The top of the tower had a 6" cake complete with a handmade mini version of the pregnant guest of honour sitting on the edge of the cake. This is the first time I've modelled with sugarpaste before and I was quite pleased with the way it all turned out.

Spooky Cupcakes

As a kick-start to Halloween, I made a batch of cupcakes today after getting inspiration from Martha Stewart's Halloween page. There are heaps of great ideas on her website but I couldn't resist making some ghost cupcakes. Here's a quick demonstration on how I put them together:

1. Make a batch of mini cupcakes (I made chocolate ones) and cover with an icing of your choice

2. Stick 2 marshmallows together with icing and then place on top of cupcake

3. Drape thinly-rolled white sugarpaste over the top of the cupcake


4. Add eyes and a mouth (I used sugarpaste and chocolate sprinkles) or any other features you want to include


5. Enjoy your cupcakes!

Happy Halloween!