Wilton Revisited - The Final Cupcake

A week ago I blogged about how I was asked to make cupcake's for a baby shower. I was thrilled! I really want to try and take my cupcake decorations up a notch this year and I decided this shower was as good a time as any. After looking through my Wilton cake decorating books, I took the courses years ago, I followed the "directions" from book two on how to make the Apple Blossom. They don't really look like an Apple Blossom, but they did end up looking like sweet little flowers.

I was leery of using them, experimenting with the cupcakes that weren't needed for the shower, and I ended up loving them! The colors were hot and pale pink and the little white flowers looked so sweet against the pale pink frosting. But, I wasn't convinced how sweet they would look against the hot pink. I played around with sanding sugars in white and pink. It did nothing for the presentation. I ended up using white beads and hot pink dusting. Loved it! And, I alternated using flowers on both shades of pink, the white beads, and dusting. I loved how they turned out!

Here are is the final result. And, the ladies of the shower were happy. A perfect ending!

 

 

A Summer Drink - Cupcake Style

Early last Monday morning I woke up with two thoughts: 1) Could it be possible to extend our bedroom closet and 2) strawberry lemon cupcakes sounded amazing. Turns out the extension isn't possible but the cupcakes were! I haven't a clue where the idea came from, but so glad it came to me!

 

I immediately ran to the store for the necessities and came home to resume my vision!

 

I am a firm believer that presentation is key! You may not notice as you dig into the yummy desserts but I used yellow and pink papers to keep with the theme of strawberries and lemons!

Homemade buttercream icing was tented in pink and yellow.



And by accident, this darling last cupcake got a swirl of both colors. I didn't have enough pink to finish so I added the yellow, since it was just us eating them, and it's total perfection! The next round will all be swirled!

 



Finally, what strawberry lemonade isn't complete without a straw? These little guys are topped with Sweet and Sour Twizzlers. I can't say enough about the toppers. The leftovers lasted less than 24 hours!

 



 

I haven't ever been so proud of a cupcake! I don't know what it was about these, but I loved everything about them. And the family's response was unanimous! This is a cupcake to keep in the repertoire!