Cupcake Stand by TLC

Another very popular request I get from CakeCentral is my cupcake stand. When I first started creating my cupcakes I could not afford the nice perspex acrylic stands so I decided to create my own version that was a fraction of the cost using cake boards and pvc pipes from the hardware store.

Here are the instructions:

To make cake stand I purchased MDF cake boards in varying sizes and also pre-cut pvc plumbing pipes (10cm height) from local hardware shop and glued them together with super glue. 

The top board is 8" then 10" then 12" then 14" from memory for a 4 tier.

I also glued ribbon to the edge to match the colour theme.

Marshmallow (Fluffy) Frosting Recipe

As a member of CakeCentral.com the recipe for this frosting has proven to be the most requested by those who view my work. It is very light and has a nice shiny finish.

I got this recipe from a magazine...

 

This is enough to ice about 36 standard cupcakes

 

3 eggwhites

1 cup caster sugar

1/4 tsp cream of tartar

1/4 cup water

 

Bring the sugar and Place sugar, water, cream of tartar in saucepan over high heat and stir until sugar is dissolved,

Bring to boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for 3 minutes.

( I usually bring sugar syrup to firm ball stage - this ensures the eggwhites get cooked)

Place eggwhites in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat until soft peaks form. While motor running slowly pour in hot sugar syrup, beat until thick and glossy.

 

This is actually my favourite icing and the leftovers I stick in the oven and make meringues.

 

Birthday Cupcakes

This was a fun creation. I was given the choice to create 12 birthday cupcakes with my choice of toppers. So I decided to use my new cutters given to me by the relative from the USA - the primrose and petunia cutters. I had left over purple and pink fondant so I used that as my colour theme.

I love these because they are nice and bright and my new favourite "top view" shots of the cupcakes captures it well.

Christening Cupcake Tower

This cupcake tower was created for a christening last weekend. Simple two toned fondant daisy toppers and a cutting cake with a cross and booties.

To create the booties, I created a pattern on paper then cut out the fondant and glued them together using sugar glue. The cross was quite fiddly, I cut out the cross shape, embossed it with the swirl pattern and then using a sugarcraft gun I added the detailed edging.

Fairy Garden Birthday Cake

I am sorry that its been a while since I've written in my blog. I have been busy with orders and I am now finally free for a week, so it's catch up time.

This cake was created for a beautiful little girl named Avaleigh who is turning 1. Her mum requested a fairy cake in pink and purple theme.

I wanted to create a garden setting and I feel the end result was good. I really enjoyed creating this one. I also made 20 mini cupcakes to go along with the cake.

The cake is chocolate mud cake and iced with buttercream frosting - I find this frosting is the only frosting that can withstand the heat and humidity we are experiencing at the moment in Sydney.

Tinkerbell Mini Cupcakes

This was the first of my many orders this month. My sister's god-daughter was turning 1 and the theme was Tinkerbell. I failed miserably at creating a mini tinkerbell so I decided to create flower toppers in tinkerbell colours.

Happy New Year!

Welcome 2009! I had a great Christmas and New Year surrounded by my friends and family. It is especially enjoyable this year as my little boy was able to enjoy opening presents more this year.

New Year celebrations was spent in a nice quiet town in the mountains, a big change to previous years as New Years Eve is my husbands birthday and it was always at his parent's place with the rest of the clan. So this year it was just us and his sister's family. I also decided last minute to bake him a chocolate cake. It was a hit!

My hope for The Little Cupcakery this year is to continue creating cupcakes for people and hopefully have more time to experiment and create new and exciting designs.