Monday, May 9, 2011

Order up: Happy 2nd Birthday Elyza!

The order:
18 Cupcakes, 9 Chocolate, 9 Vanilla with buttercream frosting. Decorations were Minnie Mouse.
12 Cupcakes - Assorted Flavors: Strawberries and Champagne(without the alcohol for the little ones), Oreo-Oh-Oh, Reese's Lovin, Red Velvet, and Chub Rub.

Karen called me right after the website was launched and told me she wanted to order cupcakes for Lyza's birthday and wanted them decorated like Minnie Mouse...immediately my mind went into overdrive! YAY - girlie cupcakes! I googled some images and decided that I was going to make some have a ruffly dress, the other would be plain frosted with polka dots. Each one used 2 chocolate discs for the ears and a white chocolate bow. They were SO much fun to decorate.

The other cupcakes - they were also fun, but I learned a lot when making them! Organization needs to be #1 when making multiple types of cupcakes or you run into the "I just made 8 batters for 10 cupcakes...now who is going to eat all the leftovers?!!?" I didn't really have that much left over, but I planned the chocolate perfectly - and OMG the Reese's Lovin' were SO much better this time than the test batch! Chub Rub got rave reviews, and the Strawberries and Champagne were delicious!

I know I say it in almost every post, but I really love making each order - it's so awesome to see it go from separate ingredients, to batter, to these perfect little round creations - then onto decorating them!

So little Ms. Elyza - I hope you had a wonderful 2nd birthday and enjoyed your cupcakes!

Order up: Happy Mother's Day (For Teri)

The order: 12 chocolate chip cupcakes, buttercream icing, decorated with pretty accessories for Mother's Day.

This order was for my neighbor who babysat us when we were kids! I love her and her family like they are my own. She emailed me late last week and I was able to add her order with no problem.

For these cupcakes, I used a plain white buttercream icing applied with a swirl, added blue royal icing flowers to some, others I used pink, yellow, blue and purple "sprinkles" added to the tips of the swirls. I love making "girly" accessoried cupcakes - sooooo much fun!

Happy Mother's Day Ter! Enjoy those cupcakes :)

Order up: Kelli's 17th Birthday!

The order: 12 chocolate chip cupcakes, buttercream icing, decorated with Pink/Purple for a birthday celebration.

This order was due to be ready on Saturday, and was an addition to the 2 orders I had on deck. I was excited to make these cupcakes for Megan's sister - because we all have a love for chocolate chips and buttercream icing :)

I decided to try the 'painting' technique we learned in decorating class, so I used pink, purple, and teal. After decorating the first few cupcakes and not getting the result that I wanted, I decided to make purple icing and I had these cute little party hat and cake picks that I used as additional decorations. Overall - these cupcakes looked adorable in the box! Jim came to pick them up on Saturday afternoon, so I sent them on their way.

Happy 17th Birthday Kelli - hope you enjoyed your cupcakes!

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Order up: Stephen's First Birthday

Last weekend I had an order due for my cousin Erica. It was her son Stephen's first birthday party and the theme was Sesame Street.


The order:
50 Cupcakes: Decorated as Elmo, Oscar, Grover, Cookie and Big Bird. 25 Vanilla, 25 Chocolate with butter cream icing.
1 giant cupcake for Stephen to enjoy


I did some research to look for pictures to see what techniques I liked best. I decided that I was going to use Oreo cookies for the mouth so they would have a smooth finish, along with candies for the eyes and noses.

I started the baking on Friday night when I got home from work - all went smoothly and the cupcakes turned out exactly how I wanted them. Then it came time to make the frosting and start coloring to match the characters.


I can honestly say that I enjoyed making these cupcakes so much! They were so much fun to pipe the "hair" on, and turn them from regular cupcakes into the characters. I started with Oscar first, then moved onto Elmo, then Grover and Cookie. I did Big Bird last - he probably presented the hardest challenge...making that beak was rough! I think I have some ideas for how to make it next time (if I have to make them again!)


All in all, it was a success. I received messages from Erica and my aunt saying how they loved the cupcakes and they tasted great too!

Pictures can be found: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/fbx/?set=a.115390331875592.23739.112047062209919


Up next week, Minnie Mouse and a variety pack!