I was recently invited to a friends house for a tupperware party & wanted to take along something special for her & her guests, so knowing that there would be mainly ladies there I choose to create something very pretty & feminine. They would also be wonderful for a wedding, for mothers day or a thank you.
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These gorgeous floral cupcakes were inspired by the fact that spring is not too far away now. I decided on a secret garden theme featuring all manner of flowers in various colours including roses, carnations, frangipanis, lilies & daisies as well as some leaves, vines, bright butterflies & little tiny ladybugs.
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The cake for these cupcakes was my
'Luscious Lemon Zing' which as the name suggests has quite a zingy lemon flavour, I paired this with a subtle lemon & vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream frosting. Followed by light sprinkle of green sugar crystals.
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The beautifully delicate flowers, leaves, vines & animals that topped each cupcake I created using sugarpaste & were finished with accents & highlights using edible petal & lustre dusts, cachous & sugar pearls.
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Some of the flowers were very time consuming to make especially the carnations but definitely worth it I'm sure you would agree.
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These cupcakes would make the ultimate gift to cheer someone special up as they would receive both cupcakes & flowers (completely edible ones too), it doesn't get better then that!
Absolutely gorgeous and they sound as delicious as they look. I can't wait to try some.
ReplyDeleteMy dear friend Cesca! You have done it again - amazed me with your brilliance.
ReplyDeleteI hope you don't mind. This one is going straight to the blog - and I am linking back to you. x Keep baking.
Suzi
The fishing cake was totally awesome.
ReplyDeleteWell done
Thank my so much guys. I would love for you to link to my post Suzi, thanks for the press.
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