For a friend I used to experiment with birthday cakes. At the time they preferred the-more-sugar-the-better kind of cakes. I was very impressed with my icing at the time. But I can’t remember whether it was made with melted marshmallows or a meringue-esque recipe. I also can’t remember what kind of cake was inside. I…… Continue reading Birthday Cake with Marshmallow Icing
Cupcakes x2
Cupcakes – 26/09/2012 I’ll guess by the red sugar decoration that one is a red velvet cupcake (I do sometimes have another take at a recipe). My guess is that the other cupcakes were chocolate or mocha based.
1st Cupcake Tools
On that birthday my family had noted my keenness for baking and gifted me suitable presents. I still have this display stand and cupcake cooker.
Race for Life Cupcakes
This was my first year taking part in the Race for Life Cancer Research charity event that was held later that week . My mum offered to sell my cupcakes at the school where she worked. So I made raspberry filled cupcakes (on the left) and pink lemonade cupcakes (on the right).
First Cupcakes
These look to be the earliest photo I can find of my first attempt at cupcakes. I’ll guess they were vanilla cupcakes to keep things nice and simple. I can recognise the silicone cupcake cases, they must have been part of the Book Club deal when I bought my first cupcake book.