Cupcakes....

I think cupcakes are one of the most versatile cakes about - you can add any type of flavour and create something really pretty armed with gel dye, sprinkles, fondant and a few cutters. However, I'm a big believer that they have got to taste even better than they look (even though decorating them, for me is half the fun!). My personal favourite is a lemon cupcake filled with homemade lemon curd and topped with a lemon cream cheese frosting. Yum! Others that I tend to create include:

• Chunky double chocolate cake with dark and milk chocolate chunk & either chocolate or vanilla frosting
• Sticky ginger cake with stem ginger and ginger syrup frosting
• Banana and toffee cake with toffee frosting
• Chocolate orange cake with choc orange frosting
• Almond and fresh blackberry cake with almond frosting
• Vanilla and fresh strawberry cake with vanilla frosting
• Carrot cake with lemon frosting

Here are a few of my recent cupcake creations...

 



 

  
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An alternative brithday cake....

Although the classics such as vanilla and chocolate always go down so well as birthday cakes (especially if you're carving them to suit a particular design), I always think it's nice to experiment with new flavours.

With this in mind I set about looking for a new recipe for my sister's birthday. Knowing that she isn't a massive fan of buttercream or icing I made an almond and raspberry triple layer cake with a white chocolate sour cream frosting. It was all finished off with a flower paste rose and leaves (courtesy of the tutorial at The Pink Whisk) and a pink ribbon. Here are a few snaps of the finished article!

Almond and Raspberry Triple layer cake with white chocolate frosting

  

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Recent celebration cakes...

I wanted to share my latest celebration cakes. Quiet an array of different themes which has been challenging, but good fun!

First up, a Peppa Pig cake for a 2nd birthday. This was a chocolate cake filled with chocolate buttercream.

Next, a Manchester United themed cake for a 40th birthday. A lemon syrup sponge filled with homemade lemon curd and buttercream.

A computer themed cake for a 10 year anniversary complete with fondant key board and mouse. This was chocolate cake filled with a chocolate ganache.

Next, a tool box cake compete with edible fondant tools.

Finally, a christening cake from a little while back. This was vanilla syrup filled with vanilla buttercream and  raspberry jam.

Christening cake

Looking forward to the next few cakes which include a Newcastle Brown Ale cake, Handy Manny cake and a 1st birthday cake.

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