Monday, 18 April 2011

Baking on a mission!

It was my beautiful Goddaughter and her baby brother's Christening yesterday.  My gift?  60 cupcakes!




I've never baked so much (well in one go) before, and it was a massive challenge - especially when the first 20 or so cupcakes sank due to my slightly dodgy oven.  But I perservered and I think they came out pretty well...if only they were all exactly the same, the perfectionist I am :)

For anyone interested, I used the hummingbird vanilla cupcake recipe, and my own improvised vanilla buttercream recipe (150g unsalted butter, 500g icing sugar and a generous glug or two of milk).  I then coloured some ready made royal icing and cut out some little stars and topped with edible glitter.  They all disappeared within about 20 minutes so a job well done, if I do say so myself :)

Now I just have to brace myself for the incoming orders...eeek!  Do you ever give homemade gifts?
Posted by Jen at Monday, April 18, 2011
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8 comments:

  1. konniMonday, 18 April 2011 at 13:47:00 BST

    Oh my, they look absolutely delicious! Bagsie that one on the bottom row, third from left :D

    What a fabulous gift!

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  2. ChloeMonday, 18 April 2011 at 13:47:00 BST

    Awesome gift, and they look lovely.

    I made cookies for a friend's birthday a few weeks back, and foodie gifts can be great, particularly if receivers have too much stuff.

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  3. SuperblúaMonday, 18 April 2011 at 13:48:00 BST

    Ohhh They look delicious!!!! I've only done once cupcakes and their final appearance was not great... :( And they was too hard... :(

    Superblua

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  4. JenMonday, 18 April 2011 at 15:25:00 BST

    @Konnie - you'd have had to fight everyone for it! :)

    @Fashion Junkie - I love baking for my friends, it's so much more personal than something they don't really need...though I usually get them that as well!

    @Superblua - ahhh you have to keep trying, it's definitely rewarding when you get the skills down! :)

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  5. Cindy S. - FashionsBeautyMonday, 18 April 2011 at 22:28:00 BST

    Love cupcakes, everytime I see one I wana dash in and get one! xoxo

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  6. JenMonday, 18 April 2011 at 23:13:00 BST

    Cindy - I love them too! Though I could only manage to eat one this time...it was all too much!

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  7. JoyTuesday, 19 April 2011 at 21:17:00 BST

    Wow, they look super yummy! I love cupcakes! xx

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  8. AnonymousMonday, 13 June 2011 at 19:50:00 BST

    I saw the pic of these on your friends twitter they look fab - I sometimes make gingerbreads at xmas and put them into nice cellophane bags.

    I love homemade gifts x

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