Once you’ve found the right recipe it’s all about the decoration. This is a selection of tutorials about the designs that can showcase your baking.
When it comes to fairy cakes, I pick cactus themed. Whilst more effort that a buttercream swirl, the cactus piping is still pretty easy to do and satisfying to watch. I chose chocolate cake to represent soil, making them look like potted succulents. Yields 12 to 14 fairy cakes. I don't know about you, but… Continue reading Cactus Fairy Cakes
What makes these cupcakes German you ask? The colours, that is all I have loosely tying them to my theme, but they are still delicious 🇩🇪 I kept these ones simple to focus on the colours. They're a classic vanilla buttercream on chocolate muffin sized cupcakes. Recipe yields 12 muffins. You will need: Stand of… Continue reading Gluten Free Vegan German Themed Cupcakes
Nothing says summer party like flamingo cupcakes. Bursting with fruity flavour and bold colour, these cupcakes are the life of the party. You can opt to make them whatever flavour you want and use food colour in the buttercream, but I chose raspberry as it creates the colour as well as taste. Two birds one… Continue reading Gluten Free Vegan Raspberry Flamingo Cupcakes
A burst of colour, inside and out. These gluten free cupcakes are sure to jazz up your day or night. With just a hint of almond, they have a classic flavour with a springy touch.I didn't make mine vegan as I find they rise better with egg in, but they will work vegan. I've put… Continue reading Gluten Free Almond Rainbow Cupcakes (Vegan Option)
Back in December it was my boyfriend's birthday, when I asked what he wanted for his cake he just said "our fish". So I dutifully made him a Fajita the Betta cake. Fajita sadly passed away a little while ago, so in loving memory of him here is how you can make your very own… Continue reading Gluten Free Chocolate Orange Betta Cake
If you've ever wondered how you can pipe with multiple colours, this is how you can do exactly that. Even better you can do it without using anything fancier than you would to pipe a rose or whatever shape you have a piping tip for. You can also use this method to pipe multiple colours,… Continue reading How To Pipe A Two-Toned Rose Cupcake
There's something so satisfying about piping icing and a rosette cake has loads of it. Is the cake half icing? Maybe. For my first attempt at an ombre rosette cake it could have turned out worse, but I think I could make it neater next time. If you fancy having a go yourself and you… Continue reading Gluten Free Vegan Rosette Cake
Hate it or love it? I know some people just don't like marzipan but personally I think it's delicious! If you don't like store bought marzipan and haven't tried homemade, I would recommend it. Homemade is less sweet, whilst some cheaper store bought versions can be too artificial tasting, with less real almonds and more… Continue reading Marvelous Marzipan
Sugar glass when smashed and cracked is great for making crystals on a geode cake or shards on a spooky cupcake, alternatively the glass can be directly poured and left as a sheet of glass for water or mirror designs. Not only is sugar glass a dynamic tool for decorating, but it's tasty too, since… Continue reading Sugar Glass For Cake Decorating
Lemon cupcakes brushed with a tart syrup to contrast the creamy raspberry buttercream. This combination of lemon with raspberry really does remind me of a raspberry lemonade in the summer. I topped mine with a lemon slice and straw made out of icing, making them the perfect treat to serve at the end of a… Continue reading Gluten Free & Vegan Raspberry Lemonade Cupcakes
