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lauzc · Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 5:28 pm Post subject: Cupcake Ideas Please

We are having some friends over in a couple of weeks and its one of my (girl) friends birthday. I am going to make cupcakes for everyone and surprise her for her b'day.

If you seen / made any great ideas, let me know. Cant wait to get baking! I'd love one of these stands to put them all on too!

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MissMuppet · Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 5:53 pm Post subject:

Great idea Laura, I've never made cupcakes but I will keep my eyes open...

I think there's a book about cupcakes, maybe I saw it on The Bookpeople, will go and have a look.
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MissMuppet · Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 5:58 pm Post subject:

There are loads of books - http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_...3Daps&field-keywords=cupcakes

And even one of those stands for £14!!

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Nannyp · Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 6:43 pm Post subject:

You could ice the cakes showing all your friends intials.
Or spelling out the birthday girls name, and or Happy Birthday.

Or a colour scheme.....black and white?
National flags (of course I am now imaging that you're very creative and skilled at icing

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milkmaid · Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 6:49 pm Post subject:

love the stand ,great ideas
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lauzc · Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 8:34 pm Post subject:

Never iced in my life really, but I have some alphabet cookie cutters, so I thought I could spell out happy birthday sally with some of that roll out icing stuff.

I've seen a stand on ebay too, so might end up getting that.
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lauzc · Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 2:43 pm Post subject:

Well I didn't have the time in the end to do the letters, but this is a small sample of some of the cakes. The first batch (pink and blue) got gobbled up yesterday before I could take any pics!

It was great fun - I could do this as a job!

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dingsy · Moderator Joined: 29 Apr 2007 Posts: 931 Location: Devon

They look great-and I agree, baking is very therapeutic-I could do it every day too!

MissMuppet · Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 6:27 pm Post subject:

They're brilliant Laura... I might have to make some myself now!
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lauzc · Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 6:33 pm Post subject:

I used the Nigella recipe for fairy cakes - so easy!

I used the instant royal icing and coloured it and add my own decroations.

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