It's All In The Decoration

I thought I would try out something a bit different when it comes to decorating a cupcake. The great big swirls of icing are fantastic but sometimes a little too sickly... So from having a little look on Pinterest to get some inspiration and this is what I came up with.

Vanilla Cupcake with Vanilla Buttercream

I used a cookie cutter in as close a size to the cupcake as possible. The fondant is about 1mm thick so it's sturdy and doesn't droop once on top the cake. 

I decided it was best to decorate the disk before attaching to the cupcake. This give you a bit more flexibility in what you can do. To fix the disk to the cupcake I used a swirl of buttercream around the edge of each cupcake then placed the disk on top. Just make sure that the icing is as level as possible before affixing the disk, otherwise it will be wonky. 

Time Out

Hi Guys,

Sorry I've had a bit of time out from blogging. Sometimes, if you make too many cakes for your nearest and dearest they start worrying about their weight!!!  Anyhow, I have recently made a few pretty cakes for various occasions and I thought I might share them with you. 

60th Anniversary Fruit Cake 

Now this cake was made by the customer who also covered it in marzipan (not very evenly). It was a bit tricky to get it as even as I wanted. But the end result was pretty pleasing. She only wanted a simple design and didn't want to pay a fortune on getting the cake decorated. 

Pagan Handfasting Cake

Never one to turn down a challenge I was approached by a couple who wanted a cake for their hand fast. This ceremony is pretty much like a wedding. But don't worry there's no dancing around with no clothes on. They wanted the cake to have a natural theme and not the classic wedding cake with a bride and groom on top. They had already done that years ago! So I thought of various ideas and decided that cherry blossoms were beautiful and in keeping.

Two Tier Fruit Cake 

I hope you like these designs and maybe have caused some inspiration for your next creation.