People can say I love you in so many different ways now... they can use cupcakes do this...
I think receiving a box of cupcakes that spell out "I love you" is so cute and meaningful...
Receiving a cupcake bouquet is also very cute and meaningful, its very original and shows to your loved one that you have put a lot of thought into being different and showing your creative and not just boring...
These are also very cute to give to your mum or grandmother on mothers day, its something pretty to look at and also a very yummy treat for afternoon tea or coffee...
Make them according to package instructions or use your recipe from scratch.
Step 2: Use an ice cream cupcake tool to cut a core from the cupcakes.
The tool will cut a plug from each cupcake with a simple twist of the wrist. Unless you are making mini cupcakes, use the larger corer.
Step 3: Fill them with ice cream.
Use the cupcake tool to cut plugs from a block of ice cream just as you did with the cupcakes. Place the tip of the tool in each cupcake hole and press the plunger button. The plunger will insert the ice cream plug in the cupcakes.
Step 4: Frost them and freeze them.
Cover the holes with frosting and freeze them. That’s all there is to it.
If you’re not familiar with working with fondant, start with my Fondant 101 post.
1. Color your fondant as desired (more detailed instructions HERE).
2. Roll out the color of fondant you plan to use for the hat.
3. and 4. Cut fondant into strips about 3/4 inches wide and 3 3/4 inches long.
5. Roll up a strip of fondant to create a ring (overlapping slightly). Use a teeny, tiny bit of water or corn syrup to help the ends stay together. Set aside to dry.
6. Cut a square (for the top of the hat) about 1 3/4 inches x 1 3/4 inches.
7. Allow hat bases (the rings) and tops (squares) to dry for several hours or overnight. They should be totally firm before moving to the next step.
8. When the pieces have dried, use a tiny bit of “edible glue”- made with a few tablespoons of powdered sugar and a tiny bit of water (it should be the thickness of toothpaste) and apply with a (clean) paintbrush along the top edge of one ring. Set the top of the hat (a fondant square) on top, and set aside to dry.
9. Once the top of the hat has been secured to the base of the hat, make a tassel. For the tassels, simply roll a tiny piece of fondant into a little “snake”. I used my finger to press down one end just a bit, then used a knife to create just a bit of texture to represent the individual strings at the end of a tassel.
10. Add just a drop of your ”edible glue” to the center of the hat, and attach the tassel. Bend tassel over the side of the cap just a bit. Set aside to dry (at least 1 hour). Add toppers to cupcakes right before serving (up to a few hours before). Fondant decorations added more than a few hours before serving will begin to get soft and lose their shape.
cupcakes are phenomenal on there own but when they have original and unique stands to go with them make them extra special.. I like to call them cupcake towers..
all these stands have something about them that make the cake stand more appealing and appetising...
cupcakes have grown a lot recently and there is more diverse and a lot more options for stands and towers, then there used to be...
Maple Cinnamon Pastry Cream Filling, recipe follows
Cream Cheese Frosting, recipe follows
Orange and green food coloring, for garnish, optional
Marizpan or almond paste, for garnish, optional
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare the cupcake pans by spraying with nonstick coating and using cupcake liners. In a small bowl, pour the hot water over the raisins to rehydrate and set aside. In a medium mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cocoa powder and cinnamon, and set aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine the corn oil, dark brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla and eggs. Mix well to fully incorporate. Combine the wet and the dry ingredients, stirring to fully incorporate. Drain the raisins and squeeze out the moisture. Fold them in to the batter with the carrots and walnuts. Scoop the batter into the prepared cupcake pans and bake until the cupcakes spring back when lightly touched with a finger, about 20 minutes. Cool. To assemble: Core and fill the cupcakes with the Maple Cinnamon Pastry Cream Filling after they have cooled. Frost the cupcakes with the Cream Cheese Frosting using a pastry bag or offset spatula. Optional garnish: Using orange and green food color and some marzipan or almond paste, form carrots by rolling a ball of marzipan in the palms of your hand. Use a knife to make marks in the carrots and make a small batch of greens to attach to each carrot. Enjoy.. Hanan Alasiri
By registering, baking and fundraising for Cupcake Day for the RSPCA, you will be part of an exceptional group of supporters who understand the importance of pets in our lives. Your cupcakes will help give a surrendered puppy a home, rescue a neglected pony, provide emergency surgery to an injured kitten and save thousands of lives.
Funds raised from Cupcake Day go back to help the shelters, clinics, Inspectors and animals in your home state. For example: if you are raising funds in Tasmania, your donations will help RSPCA Tasmania.
Nationally, the RSPCA received less than 3% of its funding from government so fundraising initiatives like Cupcake Day are vital to increasing donations and awareness of the fight to prevent animal cruelty.
How your cupcakes can change lives:
$10 provides an enrichment toy for a cat which assists in their behavioural development
$30 provides bales of hay to feed the farm animals in our care
$40 microchips a cat or dog to ensure that they always find their way home
$50 subsidises the emergency boarding costs of the animals of victims of domestic violence*
$60 provides warm bedding, heat pads and lamps to keep a puppy warm
$100 subsidises medical treatment for an injured dog or cat
$200 keeps an RSPCA Inspector on the road fighting cruelty
Cupcakes are making one last, desperate push to stay relevant: Crumbs is partnering with the National Hockey League and NBC Sports to sell limited-edition "Stanley Cup(cakes)." Despite this being a good portmanteau, this is an awful idea.
Hockey needs all the good press it can get — why associate with a dying dessert? Is it hockey fans who are going to save cupcakes? No one is going to be happy with you for bringing cupcakes to a playoff party. Nobody. But if you feel the need to purchase these, Crumbs is selling cupcakes bearing the logos of sixteen teams at each of its remaining 69 retail locations around the country — and driving a cupcake truck around certain playoff cities. At this point, it's more like a funeral procession.
