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

Retirement Cake

One of the Legal Assistants at my job was retiring this past April. I was asked to make her a cake which she absolutely loved. I'm happy you enjoyed it and I wish you the best!

This is the first cake I baked since my Accident back in March and it was fun to do.

 This colour purple was achieved using "Deep Purple" from Artisan Accents. I bought this at Icing Inspirations in Kitchener, Ontario, however this can be bought directly from any baking website including Artisan Accents and Icing Inspirations.

I wish I had this line of Artisan Accents colours 2 months ago, but I have them not and I am thoroughly enjoying them. They keep their colour and you only need a drop or two to get a deep colour such as this purple. If you bake a lot and spend time using more and more colour to get a darker shade, than this system is for you!

Beautiful & Effortless colour.

Created: April 13th, 2017

Happy Baking!

Valentines Day Cupcakes!

The Valentines Day Cupcake Sale 

(posting a bit late)

I got requests for the Champagne Cupcakes which are featured below.

Details:
-White Cupcake with Champagne imbedded into the batter (used egg whites instead of the full egg to get the full white cupcake effect)
-Buttercreme Icing with Champagne imbedded into the batter and turned pink to celebrate the day
-Toppers: one outline of a heart and the other solid heart, both made with Red Merkens Chocolate

Always start with a good liner. The type of liner will depend on the cupcake you're making and if you want the liner to be vivid and stand out. Since I only made a white cupcake, the liners kept their colour in order to show the valentines effect. [However, if I made a chocolate cupcake - it would be best to go with "Colour Cups Foil Liners". Those will not fade.]

Finished products:

Packed and ready to go!

 Some for the Cupcakes, Some for me ! Lol.

Most supplies bought at Bulk Barn.

Cupcake Boxes bought at Creative Bag.

Valentines Day 2017

Happy Baking

-Ashley

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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

Red Coconut

This cake was done for my friend's boyfriend Elijah. Happy Birthday!

First cake of the NEW YEAR!

Cake features the spatula technique I had worked on after Christmas.

Coconut Cake and Coconut flavoured icing.

Cake created: January 1, 2017

Happy Baking!

-Ashley

Little Mr. Man

This little man is growing up! He is turning the big ONE!

His mom decided to have two cakes (both blue with moustaches), cake pops, and cupcakes.

Happy Birthday Real Deal.

While making these cakes, I was asked to make another cake for a Christmas party - but red velvet. The white cake is cream cheese icing done with the same spatula technique over a red velvet cake.

Goodies created: December 26th, 2016

Happy Baking

-Ashley

Cupcakes!

Just a few examples of Cupcakes that have graced my kitchen.

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

Let's Eat Cake!

This is the second cake I've made with this theme: square, rosettes, and teal. The cake was ordered a second time by the same person who absolutely loves it. So let us eat cake! 

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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 

Batman Cake

Batman v. Joker

After a few changes to the original design, this cake came about. 

Toppers: bought at Chapters Indigo 

Mask: bought at Walmart 

And what's a party without custom themed cupcakes?

Happy Baking

Bride to Bee

I was asked to make 50 cupcakes for.a bridal shower with the theme "bride to BEE", this is what I came up with. These cute little bumble bees took a while to make, but came out well and are ready for flight.

To make a bumble bee, you require the following tools.

-Yellow, Black, and White fondant

-Tip 3

-Edible Glue

-shaping tool

-knife or pizza cutter

Steps

1. Start by rolling the yellow fondant into an oval.

2. Use the front of tip 3 to cut out the bee's eyes. 

3. Use the back of tip 3 to cut circles for the beeS wings, then combine them together by using a shaping tool.

4. Use a knife or pizza cutter to cute straight lines for the bee's body. Take a pieces of black fondant and shape with your fingers for the stinger. 

5. Apply all pieces will edible glue

After I pre=made these bumblebees, I moved on to decorating my cupcakes. I used a 1A to shape my icing into a beehive.

Since I had to have these picked up, each cupcake got it's own container which I purchased at Creative bag (great store by the way).

Once I was done, I placed a bumble bee on top each hive. 

I packed two sides of a corrugated box with newspaper to keep the containers from moving around. I then tied both boxes together with a strong bow for easy transport.

This is the completed version.

Hope these brought a smile to your day!

Happy Baking

Ashley 

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