I did a wonderful cake and cupcakes for 70th today.
Went all out with the flavouring of the cupcakes:
Lavender Cupcakes - Made some Lavender sugar from loose lavender tea, then followed the rest of the recipe to the dot. The aroma through the house while they cooked was beautiful. Once cooled I piped on purple butter icing with a piped Lavender sprig, over all effect was very elegant.
Rose Cupcakes - Added rosewater and pink food colouring to the mix then iced with pink butter icing then added a haphazzard rose to the top. I did learn a new skill I can now use the leaf tip from wilsons yay me :)
Lemon Cupcakes - Added Lemon juice and rind to the mix, only thing I noted was they didn't rise as well as the others so next time I will experiment with more baking powder. I iced with yellow butter icing then added to green leaves, it looked really cool and they tasted beautiful.
Chocolate Cupcakes - I made a Chocolate cake and wondered if it would work as cupcakes, it did and people loved them I used my mums Chocolate cake recipe which I can devulge sorry but iced them with ganche and royal icing.
Vanilla Cupcakes - I have to thank Julie for this very versatile cupcake recipe. I did blue Butter icing with a large yellow sunflower on.
Loads of fun to do took a while but totally worth everyone really enjoyed them. I will post photos over the week.
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