Kiddies cup cakes

Disney edible cupcake discs

It ALL started with these cute little edible discs I found at the local supermarket. They were little disney characters. My nephews 1st birthday was coming up and I wanted to do something really special, so I bought a batch of the edible characters and started doing my research on cup cakes. I finally found a recipe for a marble cake.

Ingredients
1 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup full cream milk
1 tsp vanilla essence
1/2 cup cocoa powder

Preheat oven at 150degrees and grease line 12 cup oven tray with cup cake liners.
Add all ingredients together in electric mixer and mix until everything is combined. If you are not using an electric mixer, combine all the dry ingredients first and then add the wet.
Separate the mixture into half and add the cocoa to one half. I normally add 2 table spoons more of vegetable oil to the cocoa mixture to allow the cocoa to mix properly.
Add spoonfull of vanilla and then cocoa, and then a little more vanilla. I normally then take a toothpick and make a swirl to finish it off.
Bake for 15 mintues, until a knife inserted comes out clean. Let it cool for a short while and then remove from the tray. Cool completely before you frost them.

Marble cupcakes

I used home made butter cream. I do not have exact measurements as I added as I went along however I did take only 100g unsalted butter and around 1 1/2 cup icing sugar. I also added 2 table spoons or so of milk to make the combination mixable.

Frosted and ready to be transported

I generously coated the cakes in the butter cream and placed the disney discs in the middle. I rolled the exposed areas of the buttercream on the cupcake in the hundreds and thousands sweets I emptied into a bowl.

Look at how happy they are!

Everyone enjoted these cupcakes. It brought out the kid in every adult at the party. Yes, I was satisfied that I did bring Happiness to those around me. Needless to say I would have to give my nephew another year to grow for him to let me know how good they are!!! :-)

Welcome Baby Cake

Welcome baby cake Chocolate cake layered with strawberry icing covered in chocolate ganache... Hmmmm! My obsession with covering a cake with chocolate ganache started about 6 months ago. I tried finding tutorials out there to assist me in perfecting this process. I finally stumbled upon the tutorial by simply-ganache-a-tutorial . The first time I tried it out my ganache was too soft and would not harden. The second time around was more successful. I made a lovely welcome cake for my little niece's naming ceremony. I tried steaming the ganache to get the shine but ended up over steaming over the welcome sign so the ganache turned frosty.

Custom made cup cakes

I always admired the cup cakes made by the professionals where they cover the cupcake with fondant. My opinion was that it will be too pretty to gobble down, or it would be too sweet to eat. I decided to give it a try and pleasantly surprised. I made chocolate cupcakes and coated them with some ganache. I placed in the freezer for around an hour for them to set. Method: Roll fondant out on powdered surface. Cut with a scone cutter, either the smooth or frilled edge. I used the frilled edge in these. Lift and place on ganache coated cupcake. Smooth the fondant over with your fingers so it is flush against the ganache. I used all the little fondant art I made to top it off. Painting with gold: Use gold dust Add some rose water / clear spirit alcohol Mix together and apply with paint brush. Indent on fondant: Roll out fondant on powdered surface Run indent roller of fondant Cut with a scone cutt...

Dreamy Vanilla & Decadent Ganache I had to let my guys at the office know that I have a new found excitement in my life of making cup cakes and sure as thought, they held me to allowing them a taste. So I decided to make them the yummiest dreamy looking cup cakes. I used the basic vanilla cup cake recipe and made two batches. I added cocoa powder to one batch to turn them into chocolate cakes. Obviously the rule is if you are going to add another dry ingredient to the recipe then you need to use less of an existing dry ingredient. So I used around half a cup of cocoa powder to give the batter a rich chocolate look and decreased the cake flour by the same amount. That way I did not compromise on ensuring the cakes bake well and come out moist. The next step was to icing them. For the chocolate cup cakes I used premixed Ganache I purchased from the local bakery shop. For a great ganache recipe go to: http://www.marthastewart.com/274420/how-to-make-ganache . ...

Geets cupcakes

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