Comments on: The missing cupcakes

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 11:16:00 +0000

I use Valrhona cocoa powder which is very dark. I can buy it in most supermarkets. Can you get regular cocoa powder? (the unsweetened kind)

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 10:19:00 +0000

Hi Louise,

Where do you get your dark cocoa powder from? I live in Sydney but haven’t seen it in the shops anywhere.

Thanks,
Vanessa

By: Zoe

Zoe — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:51:45 +0000

Thanks Louise I’m still tossing up what to use but you’re website has certainly helped!

By: Louise

Louise — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:30:06 +0000

Zoe: yes it taste good on cupcakes too. Just thin it a bit to make it more spreadable. Its great on mudcake cupcakes

By: Zoe

Zoe — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:59:35 +0000

Hi Louise,
I’m in Australia and I’m making 80 cupcakes for my parents 25th wedding anniversary this weekend. I was going to use Buttercream but was stressed about it melting, I never thought to use RI. Does it taste alright?

By: Louise

Louise — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:19:03 +0000

Claudia: Firstly cupcakes packed in bags can get soft and sticky because of the moisture from the cupcake so you can not make these days before, and let them stay in the plastic bag. I would say that prior to the way the CC’s will be packed I would go with royal icing or rolled fondant. You will need to soak the cupcakes with some sugar syrup if you make them days ahead but they will not be like a freshly baked cupcake.

Jannie: No, not hard just a little crunchy.

By: Jannie

Jannie — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:24:58 +0000

Hi,

The look just great
Won’t the cakes be hard to bite in, when you use RI on the top?

By: Claudia

Claudia — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 04:07:30 +0000

Hi Louise! I have a request for making cupcakes as favors for maternity visiting and I got so excited with these, with royal icing. How many days do they last? Which would long last: royal icing, poured fondant or rolled fondant? The cupcakes will be wrapped in plastic bags with ribbons. I’d appreciate your comments. Thank you!

By: Louise

Louise — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:19:15 +0000

Karen: I just added some dark cocoa powder to the white royal icing.

Flor: Some cake recipes works out for cupcakes aswell. There are tons and tons of cupcake recipes out there. Just try search for vanilla cupcakes.

By: Flor

Flor — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:41:46 +0000

Louise,
Your cupcakes looks awesome…I am new into baking,I finally found a good recipe for a cake with good outcome..now I want to try cupcakes..can I use cake recipe for cupcakes..are there any pros and cons by using/doing that-or just simply look for cupcakses recipe:)(any suggestion for a recipe ) a million Thanks.