Thursday 29 November 2007



Assorted fruit cupcakes...New flavours peach melba, kiwi twist and mango passionfruit lime. Each are so delicious and fresh every cupcakes have fresh fruit folded into the batter.
My favorite is peach melba i used whipped cream and mascarpone as the frosting drizzled with raspberry puree.

Monday 26 November 2007

Daring Bakers Tender Potatoe Bread Challenge



I had made bread before three times and all those times the bread turned out either under cooked, had no taste or extremely hard. When I read what this month's challenge was i was quite apprehensive.
I followed the recipe step by step only omitting the wheat flour ( which I thought I had bought but apparently did not)...
I must admit the bread turned out surprisingly like a crusty french baguette. Crunchy on the out side but soft with bits of potatoes hidden.
Great recipe one for keeps!

Lily Cupcakes


Purple cupcakes are so pretty...like lillies floating in a pond..

Sunday 25 November 2007

Thanks Giving



I know this doesnt have anything to do with cupcakes or cakes...but i just had to post some pictures of our thanksgiving turkey. It turned out delicious and was a great and memorable night with the family...Happy Thanks giving!

Saturday 24 November 2007

Baby Shower


This is my first time doing a baby shower cupcake order. It was so pretty and made me think back to last year when i had my baby.I made all the decorations by hand from fondant the night before..it was worth the effort the cupcakes turned out beautifully.

Thursday 22 November 2007

Xmas is Near





Christmas is near. These are gonna be part of my christmas gift boxes...with the reindeers and a xmas tree cupcake! I had so much fun making them today.All Are handmade.

Wednesday 21 November 2007

Vanilla Sundae Cupcakes


Vanilla cupcake... vanilla frosting...chocolate fudge sauce and topped with a maraschino cherry. Delicious..I also made one with a chocolate cake base however i ate it before i had the chance to take any photos....

Rocky Road


Rocky road cupcakes with marsh mallows, chocolate chips and maltesers drizzled on top.

Tuesday 13 November 2007

Red Velvet Cupcakes

I've always wanted to know how red velvet cake tasted like but quite frankly I never had the guts to try it out until now. I came across many recipes some adding bottles of red food colouring to the batter...Frankly that scared the ...out of me. Food coloring in vast amounts must be toxic!Or perhaps eating the cake might turn ur tongue red?

Well I made these cupcakes from a recipe that required the use of 2 tbsps of food colouring. They turned out pretty red once i sliced them in half they were moist and looked like velvet.

Taste wise they remind me of a cocoa cake.I think they'll make beautiful xmas cupcakes with ribbons tied around the paper cups.




Sunday 11 November 2007

Fancy Flip flops







These flip flops i made from icing fondant.
They were really fun to make.Vanilla cupcakes and Brown sugar and vanilla butter cream cupcakes.










Cupcake Stands







These are my new cupcake stands... they are perfectly cute!! Especially the pink with little crystal beading. Hubby bought it all the way from Sydney. It really makes cupcakes stand out...Really wish they would make it in all colours...

Tuesday 6 November 2007

Tea time buddies


Strawberries and cream cupcakes are just perfect for afternoon tea parties. I made vanilla cupcakes and decorated then with my new wilton grass tip.It took some practicing to make unwilted grass...well some came out looking very unkept...a garden in need of some serious lawnmowing....




















Monday 5 November 2007

Pirates on Board




I made this chocolate fudge pirate ship cake for my son today. Tomorrow we will be celebrating his 1st birthday.

The sea surrounding the ship is banana cake with creamcheese buttercream frosting.To finish the piece i had to have Capt Jack Sparrow on board! Ships Ahoy!

Thursday 1 November 2007

Very pretty in pink


This was my first time using icing fondant...The results are pretty and cute.I hope it tastes as good as buttercream though.
Vanilla cupcakes always look good dressed with pink frosting. I don't know what it is but if you had cupcakes on a plate in all shades of pastels...i'd definitely go for the pink ones first. I love pink.