We’ve all heard it.  “It’s too sweet.”  to which I normally reply “What did you expect?  It’s a cupcake.” These lovely flowers are perfect for the not so sweet tooth. I piped the flower petals right on the cupcake.  No underlying icing.  No complaints about it being too sweet. I did put a generous amount for the center [...]

Dipped Ganache These little cupcakes are very moist and rich.  The balloons didn’t show up very well though.  It would have shown better with a white or yellow cupcake. Also if you really want to see the balloons/decorations you can just add a second paper to the cupcake after it has cooked and cooled. I made the ganach by [...]

Ducks and Bubbles Baby Shower, Birthday, or Water Party I think these ducks fit in just about anywhere. Swimming Ducks Don’t they look like they’re swimming?  I used blue print tissue paper to cover my stand. Blue Duck Colors don’t always have to be realistic to look cute.  Be creative and have fun.  I made small balls out of fondant [...]

Ice cream scoops come in all sorts of shapes and sizes.  It’s really amazing how many different devices we have to scoop ice cream. While there are others that are awesome at scooping ice cream I have 2 favorites that I like to use for my cupcakes. I like this kind because it’s easy to scoop and [...]