Easter Baking Adventures

Hoppy Easter Sunday!! Hehe 'hoppy'

Hi all, I have had quiet a busy easter weekend! On Friday I made a fairy themed cake and cupcakes and also westie cupcakes. Yesterday I made a Leche Flan, and today I make Cookies & Cream and Salted Caramel Cupcakes! Phew I am knackered, here are some photos of my baking adventures :)

Fairy Themed Birthday Cake & Cupcakes.

Cute Westie Cupcakes made for my friend's Mum. 

Leche Flan (Creme Caramel) for my BF's family.

Cookies & Cream Cupcakes for my Friend's baby :)

Salted Caramel Cupcakes for another cool friend!

 This weekend's baking was more for my dear friends and family! Thats the best part!

Kim xx

Happy Easter

Just a quick little message to say happy easter. I hope you have nice little break with your family and friends, and eat lots and lots of easter eggs!

Kim xx

Baking with Kids

Last weekend we had my partner's niece and nephew over for the weekend. Here are some cute pics from our baking adventures and mini tea party! Aren't they gorgeous? 

Kim xx

Amaze Flower Cupcakes

Hello! It has been at busy week in the classroom and the kitchen. I have survived!

Anyway, I had an awesome kind of order yesterday, the type where I get to go crazy and choose everything! I love those kinds of orders, they allow me to be creative :)

So the customer asked for a dozen cupcakes of whatever I wanted to make, and I decided to go for a vanilla cupcake with flower themed designs. Well, technically two kinds of flowers, roses and hydrangeas and the other type was a classic swirl.

I topped half with butterflies, hearts and daisies, and the other half with mini easter eggs :)

P.S. The worst thing happened to me yesterday, my SLR died and I only had my cellphone, so apologies in advance for the poor resolution! :)

I hope you have an amazing and restful weekend, I won't be hehe.

Kim xx

Easter Baking Inspiration

We don't usually celebrate easter, so I really haven't baked for the occasion. I am going to make an effort this year as I have a beaut five day Easter Holiday!

I have been pinning like mad and found some amaze ideas for Easter goodies:

I'm thinking I might do a little Easter Giveaway for my Facebook Fans too!

Kim xx

Three Tier Ruffle Cake with Twenty One Cupcakes

Phewff! What a weekend! After baking and decorating this beauty I was totally burnt out! Looking at it now I am very happy with the end result!  However, the process and time involved was not so pretty! As a full time teacher it is a little hard to take on a big job like this, BUT I was up to challenge and I like to think that I passed! 

The cake and the cupcakes were choc flavoured with purple buttercream. I used a 1M tip to create a rose swirl effect, and I used a petal tip (can't remember the number) for the ruffles. The cupcakes took me about fifteen minutes to decorate. On the other hand the cakes took me 4+ hours to decorate as I was constantly running out of icing! Ruffle cakes need PLENTY of icing, next time I will be more prepared!

The best thing about baking and decorating is making people happy. The cake/cupcakes are always the center of attention, you say cake, I say celebration!  My client had later messaged me telling me how happy she was and her guests were not also commenting on the look but also the taste! I am so pleased as taste is a major factor for me. I want to make sure that I bake and decorate pretty and yummy cakes, not too keen on piling high with play dough (just kidding)!

Blood, sweat and tears aside, I am pleased with the cakes and cupcakes, and the best part was seeing the look on my customer's face when she first laid eyes on the cakes!

Kimberley x