Spot the dots!

I have been gone for a loooooong time fellow bloggers. Well the cupcakes never stopped, which is seriously good, if you ask me! Life has been hectic, up’s. down’s and everything in between, new job, new house, new everything…but I returned with these pretty little ones.

These spot the dots are just fabulous red velvetines,with a lekker squashy marshmallow inside. The frosting was flavoured, yellow – lemon, pink – cherry and purple – bubblegum. Mmmmm I made these for a friends sisters little girl. She celebrated her first year on earth, with a big smile and delicious cupcakes in her hand! There was a gigantic cupcake for little Izzy and many small ones for the other youngsters to enjoy!

Enjoy the pics, and remember life to short, lick the bowl!

Ice cream cupcake hearts! Feel like a kid again...

Valentines day has come and gone. February the month filled with love, gifts and cupcakes has  always been my favourite. This year I thought to myself, why not try something different. So I trolled the isles and the baking shop, looking for ideas, the world wide web also lent some inspiration, naturally. Now, cupcakes is, and always will be the number one in my life, but there is another love in my life, ice cream. Be it 3 o’clock in the morning, temperatures below freezing, soaring heats and sandy beach filled days, ice cream it is.

The cogs starting turning, the batter got stirred, the hearts made, the sprinkles sprinkled. And tada, these little beauties appeared.t Ice cream cupcakes! Now they are not made outa of ice cream, I still need to figure that one out? But a delightful red velvet cupcake, baked in colourful cones, 100’s and 1000’s sprinkled like a kid and beautiful little hearts, made these cupcakes the cherry on top.

The most daunting thing was to bake this cupcake in a cone. I was very nervous, never attempting this feat  before. Reading endless other blogs on: how to make them stand while baking? how much to fill them? How long to bake them? And the last, most daunting question, transporting them. But all in all, they took about 5-10 min extra on my normal red velvet cupcake recipe, the stood fine in the oven and filling them about ¾ of the cone was perfect! The only problematic thing, transporting. So the problem was solved by just taking an old shoe box, tip it over, cover it with beautiful paper and then cut holes at the bottom, to place you beautiful cupcakes in!

So bakers, be brave, love your kitchen and most of all, keep being creative. 

LIFE IS CUPCAKES!

Secret obsession of the week…

Yes everybody I am a huge Sponge Bob fan. I have admitted my addiction, and then I thought to myself…mmm sponge bob cupcakes. What could be more perfect? (Embarrassing fact = my ringtone is the theme song form Sponge Bob) Actually one of my friends said that her little boy loves sponge bob and that she wants to make him a Sponge Bob cake or cupcakes, and if I had any suggestions or tips.  So here we go…

Now I am also just starting in this baking business, but I think anyone can attempt these Sponge Bob delights seen below. If your not skilled with your piping bag or using fondant (which I recently had some fun with) then why not make plain cupcakes and make beautiful printables, applying them to straws, sticks, etc and pop them on the cupcakes. And there you go, no problem with crafting the most delicate  or even a 150 little Sponge Bob men form fondant.

Otherwise if you want to have a little fun, go ahead. I thought of even making the cupcakes pineapple flavoured…mmm “who lives in a pineapple under the sea” ring any bells? Maybe yellow or blue frosting? I also think a nice meringue frosting would be a hit with children; it’s like edible marshmallow. For kids a definite surprise in the middle of the cupcakes is a must. Think jellybeans, smarties, fizzers…just pop them in after baking. Also never forgetting maybe buying fun cupcake liners will also be great.

So all in all give these Sponge Bob cupcakes a crack, remember the character and colours choices are endless. There is also Sponge Bob’s best friend, Patrick. And the most adorable pet snail ever, Gary!