Easter Cupcakes (March 2013)

Coconut vanilla cupcakes iced with vanilla buttercream, covered with coconut flakes, and decorated with marshmallows, M&Ms, cinnamon hearts and sprinkles.

Christmas Cupcakes (December 2012)

Red and green vanilla cupcakes iced with white chocolate buttercream and topped with 50/50 gum paste/fondant Christmas themed decorations, all dusted with white pearl dust.

Braaaainsss!!! (May 2012)

Yellow cake and chocolate cake mini cupcakes iced with peppermint buttercream and red piping gel.

Flower Cupcakes (April 2012)

Yellow cake mini cupcakes iced with lemon buttercream and chocolate cake mini cupcakes iced with peppermint buttercream, all decorated with buttercream drop flowers and leaves.

Lesson learned:

• Buttercream drop flowers are very easy to make and look so pretty! They're definitely my flower of choice for quick decorating.

Easter Cupcakes (March 2012)

 

Flourless honey almond cupcakes iced with poured buttercream and topped with 50/50 gum paste/fondant calla lilies.

Calla lily dusted with yellow pearl dust for added realism.

Lesson learned:

• The Wilton Impression Mat adds beautiful details to the flowers and leaves, making them look even more real. I love making gum paste and fondant flowers!

Birthday/Thanksgiving Cupcakes (October 2011)

Yellow cake cupcakes filled with pumpkin jam and iced with pumpkin buttercream icing. The letters were done using my new favourite: Frozen Buttercream Transfer.

Lesson learned:

• Don't overfill the cupcakes, or they will explode! However, the cupcake papers kept everything together anyway :)

Wilton Course 1: Decorating Basics (May/June 2011)

 Class 1: Sugar cookies decorated with buttercream

 Class 2: Yellow cake filled with apricot jam and iced & decorated with buttercream

Class 3: Yellow cake cupcakes filled with apricot jam and iced & decorated with buttercream

Class 4: Yellow cake filled with apricot jam, iced with buttercream and decorated with buttercream roses and drop flowers

Lessons learned:

• The Wilton Decorating Basics course did not disappoint and taught me everything I wish I knew when making all my previous cakes and cupcakes!

Christmas Cupcakes (December 2010)

Chocolate cake cupcakes filled and iced with buttercream, with multi-coloured sprinkles on top.

Lesson learned:

• If you overestimate the amount of icing you need, icing freezes very well!

Thanksgiving Cupcakes (October 2010)

Yellow cake cupcakes filled and iced with buttercream, with Wilton's sugar pumpkin decorations.

Lesson learned:

• Overestimate the amount of icing you need, or you'll end up with "naked" cupcakes.