Diaper Party Gender Neutral Cupcakes

Well the title explains it all!

These were indeed made for a Diaper Party (this is the men equivalent to a woman's baby shower, just an fyi for anyone wondering what I am speaking about).

As the sex of the baby is going to be a surprise - a gender neutral colour was needed.
Yellow is definitely my favourite colour - a soft baby pastel colour was used here.

To achieve this yellow, I made 2 batches of buttercreme icing and added 4 drops of "Sunshine Yellow" by Artisan Accents.

Packed and Ready to be Shipped out. All I have to do is close the box and tie.

It was a cute arial view.

Created: June 10th, 2017

Happy baking!

-Ashley

Another Pink Rosette Cake, this time with PEARLS!

Pink Rosette Cake

with Customer Pearl Topper

This cake has been very popular over the last couple of months. 

Most people see it, want it, and sometimes ask for an upgrade.

This time around, I made the rosettes larger and made a customer cake topper, which I will explain below how to make.

For the Pearl Topper

You will need the following supplies:

(A LIST OF LINKS are included at the end.)

-An item to cover in Pearls

(This was for a lady's 91st Birthday and her first name began with an F.)

-Jewel It Embellishing Glue

-Pearls

(this one is up to you, you can use whatever you like and you can use fully rounded or half flat)

-Tweezers (optional)

I bought a white letter purposely because I did not want to have to paint it. The process only took about 20-25 minutes while I was on lunch at work and the glue hardened within the house.  

TIP: Running low on time, stick it in the fridge. (I had to do this when I had to replace one minutes prior to putting on the cake)

Step 1: Clean your letter and place on a flat surface.

Step 2: Grab your pearls and apply a bit of Jewel It to the side. (Tweezers come in Handy for the small ones, I was at work and had to improvise and use a thumb tack)

Step 3: Apply to letter

Step 4: Let Dry.

Step 5: If placing on a cake, I cut out a piece of a thin cake board and stuck it to the bottom with White Merkens Chocolate. I then adhered the cake board with the same chocolate to the cake for it to stand up perfectly. I then covered over with the icing rosettes.

Links:

Click each name to be directed to the site.

Letter Topper

Jewel It Embellishing Glue

Pearls

(The closest link I could find for the Pearls is still by the same brand, except the case I bought was 7.6 oz with various sizes and no pink.)

Created: February 17, 2017

Happy Baking!

-Ashley

Pink Rosettes

This cake was created for my friend Keisha. She loves all things pretty, classy and gold.

The minute she seen this featured cake, she had to have it. (I did a smaller version for a cake smash.)

The cake features a coconut cake with coconut icing. She absolutely loves this flavour, it is why I had to introduce it as a standard flavour within my bakery.

Pink Rosettes formed with a 1M tip.

Gold Pearls sprinkled on top.

#26 made of white chocolate and painted with "old gold" dust.

Good reviews came from this cake and Keisha definitely enjoyed it!

Cake Created: January 20, 2017

Happy Baking

-Ashley

Bridal Shower

"Two hearts, Yours and Mine..."

When you find that perfect someone and you say "I do", it calls for celebration. However, before the big day, there are a few other "All-about-the-bride" celebrations. In this case, we created special Bridal cupcakes for the Bride to Be.

Here is our Bride to Be's designated cupcake! 

This is a Chocolate Cupcake with buttercreme icing and a chocolate "Mrs" topper.

To make this topper you will need:

-melting chocolate (i.e. Merkens, Candy Melts, etc)

-an icing bag fit with a tip (I used #5 Wilton)

-parchment paper

Step 1: Melt the chocolate in the microwave (start with 30 seconds, then in 15 second intervals - so not to have the chocolate burn- stirring each time) until it is at the correct consistency

Step 2: In your already prepared icing bag, scoop the chocolate into the bag

Step 3: Start to write your message or draw your design on your piece of parchment (Hint: If you want to keep all the letters together, you must write in cursive)

Step 4: Place it in the fridge for about 10-15 minutes

Step 5: BE CAREFUL when removing from the fridge. I had 2 fall off my parchment and break (good thing I made 4)

Step 6: Place on cupcake! And you're Done!

So what's a bride without her entourage, oops, I mean bridal party?  :)

You do need witnesses, at the very least to capture this beautiful moment in your amazing stunning beautiful expensive wedding dress! ... oh and I guess your soon to be husband as well and how handsome he looks ;)

Using the damask colour cups liners really allowed the liner to pop offering a bit of elegance.

(Hint: Using foil lined liners is crucial if you do not want your liner to blend into your cupcake - especially when making chocolate ones )

Toasted Coconut Cupcakes

with Coconut Buttercreme topped with Toasted Coconut

For this purpose, these cupcakes are our guests for the evening.

Congratulations to the Bride and Groom!

LOVE

Happy Baking

Cake Smash

This cake was made especially for a darling ONE year old to smash as apart of her first birthday photos. Well, this is the finished product before the smash. Isn't it lovely?

Although made on separate occasions, this cupcake almost looking akin to this cake.

Happy Baking