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Christmas Bauble Cupcakes - Wicked Wednesday

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Welcome to another wicked Wednesday, I still can't believe it is only one week to Christmas, so little time and so much to do.  This week I'm continuing the Christmas Cupcake theme with some cute Christmas Bauble Cupcakes.  These Cupcakes look fantastic and will brighten up any Christmas table.  Bauble Cupcakes allow you to test your creativity and imagination - not to mention your cake decorating skills.  Enjoy!

Christmas Bauble Cupcakes

Christmas Bauble Cupcakes

Ingredients:

  • 12 Vanilla Cup Cakes - use your favourite recipe
  • Ready to use soft icing, I've used orchard.
  • Food colour - I've used Wilton icing colour in various colours
  • Sparkle Gel - I've used Wilton in various colours 
  • Sparkles - I've used Wilton cake sparkles in white
  • Cachous - Silver and Blue
  • Apricot Jam

Method:

  1. Make the cup cakes.
  2. Separate the icing into smaller sections and knead until soft.
  3. Add food colour and continue to knead until well blended.
  4. Roll out icing to approx 5 ml and press out circles (I use a glass and dust with plain flour)
  5. Spread a small amount of apricot jam onto the cupcakes and then add the icing circle, blending the icing in at the edges.
  6. Make a small hanging hook.  I've rolled a small amount of icing into a sausage shape and then formed it into a loop.  Attached to the cake with sparkle gel.
  7. Time to decorate, use small shapes of soft icing (attached with sparkle gel), sparkle gel, cachous balls or what ever else you have available.
  8. Enjoy

Hints:

  1. I find it best to work with smaller quantities of icing and work with 6 Cupcakes at a time.
  2. Always start with the lightest colour icing as this food dye is very powerful. 

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Christmas Tree Cup Cakes - Wicked Wednesday

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Welcome to another Wicked Wednesday, a day for sweet indulgences.

Today I've made some delightful but simple Christmas Tree cup cakes.  These are simple to make and look great for Christmas celebrations.  They would make a great addition to any school Christmas party.

Christmas Tree Cupcakes

Christmas Tree Cupcakes

Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 12 Vanilla cup cakes. - use your favourite recipe.
  • 125g softened butter
  • 1 1/2 cups icing sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • 2 Tbls milk
  • Food colour - I've used Wilton icing colour in kelly green 
  • Cachous balls in various colours and sizes.

Method:

  1. Make cakes according to recipe.
  2. Beat the butter and sugar together until soft and fluffy.
  3. Add vanilla and 1/2 the milk
  4. The mixture should be quite thick so it can be piped, add more milk if required
  5. Add the food colour a small amount at a time and mix well until you reach the desired colour
  6. Using a piping bag and a flatfish nozzle pipe the icing starting at the outside and working into the middle, building up layers.
  7. Decorate with cachous balls.
  8. Enjoy.

Vendor Credits:

  • Wilton: Cake decorating products

Snow Flake Cup Cakes - Wicked Wednesday

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Christmas Cup Cakes - Snow Flakes

Christmas Cup Cakes - Snow Flakes

 

Welcome to Wicked Wednesday,  Wednesdays will be dedicated to sweet indulgences, because we all need a treat now and then.

Given we are in Christmas season, today's sweet indulgence is Vanilla Cup Cakes topped with butter cream icing,  sparkles and a Christmas snow flake cup cake topper (soon available in our store).

These are simple to make and look great, Enjoy.

 

 

Ingredients:

  • 12 Vanilla Cup Cakes - use your favourite recipe
  • 125g softened butter
  • 1 1/2 cups icing sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • 2 Tbls milk
  • Food colour - I've used Wilton icing colour in Royal Blue (sparingly) 
  • Sparkles - I've used Wilton cake sparkles in white

Method:

  1. Make the cup cakes.
  2. Beat the butter and sugar together until soft and fluffy.
  3. Add vanilla and 1/2 the milk
  4. The mixture should be quite thick so it can be piped, add more milk if required
  5. Add the food colour a small amount at a time and mix well until you reach the desired colour
  6. Using a piping bag and star nozzle pipe the icing in a circle motion
  7. Sprinkle with sparkles
  8. Add cup cake topper
  9. Enjoy

Vendor Credits:

  • Chic Party Ideas: Printables
  • Wilton: Cake decorating products