On this occasion, as there were 100 cupcakes to decorate and pack up, one of my close friends came over and helped. It was a really fun day, having a catch up, bouncing off ideas and all for chairty too. Its a lovely feeling to be able to do something that you enjoy and have the task done for a meaningful cause.
There were a lot of experimenting of colours and designs on the day, and so this batch of cupcakes I made looked a little different from the ones I made before.
All of the cupcakes were frosted with vanilla flavoured buttercream frosting. Food colouring were added to the buttercream to create a range of cupcakes in different colours. I used food colouring that came in a liquid form (pink/red colour), like the ones you find in the local supermarket and one in a paste form (purple), which is a lot more concentrated. They both produced similar results though I prefer to use paste as adding too much liquid to the buttercream mix can weaken its stiffness and affect the piped result.
Have a look at the photos below and see what you think....
Selection of decoration ingredients, food colouring and flavourings.
Packing up .... 35 cupcakes in this box...
The pink and white batches here, with different piping techniques.
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