Today I have been making cupcakes with buttercream. I used a vanilla pound cake and buttercream icing for the top.
For the decorations I used small flowers made out of sugar paste/fondant icing and some sugar roses made of royal icing. Check out my favourite cupcake books on my Amazon cake book store UK or US.
Happy Caking
Louise
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10 comments
Charlotte ayshford says:
Mar 25, 2011
How do i make really pretty cupcakes. or where can i get decorations from like edible glitter?
Anonymous says:
Mar 25, 2011
You can get cupcake decorating from here:
http://www.design-a-cake.co.uk/
http://www.thecakedecoratingcompany.co.uk/catalog/index.php
Find lots of cupcake books here:
http://astore.amazon.co.uk/cakejournalco-21?_encoding=UTF8&node=11
lally says:
Nov 4, 2010
Why is it everytime I place a white or coloured decoration on the top of my cupcake by the next day it has absorbed the colour of the icing and changed totally ? am I placing the decoration on to soon ?
Louise says:
May 13, 2010
CHRISTINE: I often like to use the cupcake recipes from here: http://www.joyofbaking.com/
CHRISTINE says:
May 11, 2010
oops…Do you have a No Fail recipe that you recommend…chocolate or vanilla?
Thanks
CHRISTINE says:
May 11, 2010
These are amazing cupcakes…I made my first batch for a birthday this weekend but they were dry and crusty but the decorating looked great, so I guess you could say I’m halfway there! The look of all your desserts look so impressive. I have read all of your recipes, but do ypu have a no fali wasy one that I can try…chocolate or vanilla?
Thanks
Louise says:
Apr 5, 2009
Abby: do you mean royal icing? because then I have one under my tutorials.
Abby says:
Mar 21, 2009
i always have problems with making the right icing for my cupcakes…
i just want to do the simple coloured sugar icing…help me out plz..
Louise says:
May 20, 2008
Chelsea: I do too