possibly my favourite thing to bake are classic vanilla cupcakes. as usual i follow the hummingbird recipe!
my bible!
this involves making a mixture like breadcrumbs with the dry ingredients and butter before slowly adding the milk and egg. my mum has a freestanding mixture so i had the excitement of using that!
i like to create a variety of sizes when making cupcakes - partly as an excuse to use different patterned cases! but i also think it looks nice on a stand or display when there is difference. i especially love making teeny tiny cakes!
these cases are so beautiful!
the best part of making cupcakes is the decorating! i always take a while to decide on my icing colour and decoration combination - of course taking into account the pattern/colours on the cases! (it's a very complex operation...) this time i went for blue and yellow and combined this with raspberry sherbet and hundreds and thousands respectively.
possibly my favourite thing ever - buttercream!
blue with pink sherbet
yellow with hundreds and thousands
baby cakes with sugar butterflies
experimenting with different designs and looks is so much fun - i hope the girls in my house next year are prepared for becoming my new guinea pigs!
love,
nen
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