Happy to see the sun did come out today afterall, so these '99' cupcakes that I made this afternoon seem quite appropriate.
Magazine: Cupcake Heaven Volume 1 2011- '99' cupcakes
Wilton - 1M piping nozzle
Cake Craft World - red, white and blue cupcake cases
Its Sunday, a day to stay at home, get some chores done, potter about, craft and ooh... maybe bake some cakes!
Today I made some lemon and white chocolate cupcakes from the latest Cupcake Heaven magazine, decorated very simply with some piped white chocolate buttercream and grated lemon zest and white chocolate. Yum!
Magazine: Cupcake Heaven Summer 2012 Volume 1 - lemon and white chocolate cupcakes and white chocolate buttercream
Wilton - 1M piping nozzle
... though I still have some practising to do, I was pretty pleased with the results with my buttercream piping using a new piping nozzle that I had seen recommended in several books and blogs. Much better than previous attempts, and to me it looks like Mr Whippy ice cream!
Magazine: Squires Kitchen Bake School - vanilla cupcakes, vanilla buttercream
Tracey's Cakes - white chocolate sugar paste, orange chocolate sugarpaste (very yummy)
Blossom SugarArt - petunia cutter and mould, edible dusts and paintbrush
Wilton - 1M piping nozzle
Cakes not cards today :-) Strawberry cupcakes with white chocolate frosting, and chocolate paste flowers.
Having been to the Cake Decorating and Baking Show at the Excel Centre last weekend I felt inspired to have a go at making some chocolate paste flowers to decorate cupcakes, which obviously means you need to make cupcakes too! How is that for an excuse!
Recipe Book: Cupcakes from the Primrose Bakery - strawberries & cream cupcakes
Magazine: Cupcake Heaven 2 - white chocolate frosting
Tracey's Cakes - white chocolate paste, milk chocolate paste
Blossom SugarArt - petunia cutter and mould, edible dusts and paintbrush
PME - edible red pearlescent spray
