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| lauzc |
Cupcake Ideas PleaseWe 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
love the stand ,great ideas | ||
| lauzc |
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 |
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 |
They look great-and I agree, baking is very therapeutic-I could do it every day too! | ||
| MissMuppet |
They're brilliant Laura... I might have to make some myself now! | ||
| lauzc |
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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| Nannyp |
 They look great LaurA 
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| lauzc |
Well I have made some more cupcakes! I organised a bake off and cake sale (which was on Friday, but I have been sick) at work to raise money for our charity NSPCC. Will take them in on Monday... if they last in our house!
Larger images on FB. |
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| MissMuppet |
Another great looking batch... I must make some soon! I saw a cupcake stand in a shop in Northampton the other day and it made me think of you...
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| lauzc |
It's on my wishlist for xmas! |
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| Nannyp |
Katie on The Poultry Forum, had a cup cake wedding cake.
It was gold cup cakes think, interspersed with little gold boxes with traditional wedding cake in. I can't show it here, as it wouldn't be right. Well, it is in the public domain on PK forum, so I feel it's okay to put it here. 
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| lauzc |
It's gorgeous! Mine don't look professional at all - just yummy home made style. | ||
| MissMuppet |
I am going to make cupcakes this weekend... 
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| Nannyp |
Send some to your mummy
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| MissMuppet |
I might...
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| Nannyp |
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| lauzc |
Check out my b'day cakes from Cupcake-A-Licious!
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| dingsy |
How long do you reckon they stay fresh? (I'm imagining you and Geoff needing to eat 3 or 4 each day...tough call, huh?)! | ||
| lauzc |
Hehehe! We are taking them to the wine bar today and the rest I will take into work to share. We are keeping the 6 bigger ones just for us!
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| Nannyp |
They look yummy Laura
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