When it's your birthday, it's your treat. For my balletgroup, I've made these cupcakes as a birthday treat. As I've already mentioned, cupcakes are great for practicing technique. So I've tried the brush embroidery technique again.
I've used two kind of cakes, stracciatella and chocolate. Both are topped with lemoncurd and covered with marzepin. With icing I've brushed the flowers on it. In stead of water, I've used some lemon juice. This gives the icing and cakes a little bit more flavor.
Friday, 12 March 2010
Another Birthdaycake
My friend became 30 short after my birthday, but she told me not to buy her a present. So, making cake seems to be a good alternative.
I've tried to make some butterflies with my new cutters and let them dry with standing wings, unfortunately, somehow it got broken.
I was planning to make a different kind of strawberry mousse, but I didn't got the prefered result, so, I've used the forestfruit bavarian again.
I've tried to make some butterflies with my new cutters and let them dry with standing wings, unfortunately, somehow it got broken.
I was planning to make a different kind of strawberry mousse, but I didn't got the prefered result, so, I've used the forestfruit bavarian again.
Brush embroidery
My friend saw a picture of brush embroidery on cake and found a workshop where we could learn to use this beautifull technique. I've never heard of it, but when I saw the picture, I liked to try it.
So we went to the workshop together and this is the result of a couple of (late) hours work.
It was quite fun to do this, so maybe I will try to do it again.
Happy valentinesday
February is always a busy month and this year, we had valentinesday, chinese new yearsday and dutch carnival on the same day! So, my birthday, short after valentines day, is always a silent passer-by. This year, I've made this lovely valentines bear for myself. I won't turn 30 every year. I've found the how-to on the dutch cake website and I really liked to try this.
So, Happy Valentinesday, Happy Chinese New year, and Happy Birthday in one cake...
I've found some other easy to prepare fillings, so this one is filled with strawberry jam and forestfruit bavarian.
No marzepin please
My father in law turned 60 this year, a nice occasion to have a nice dinner with the entire family. A couple of days before the dinner, my lovely husband asked me not to use marzepin. I was confused, where did I need marzepin for? Was I baking a cake? I thought we'd only had dinner. It turned out my husband was just so sure I would make a birthdaycake for his father, he liked to ask me not to use marzepin.
So I've started a quest for a nice and tasty alternative and started planning the cake. After a short search, I've found this fondant with chocolate taste. The only disadvantage of this fondant is that it's already dark brown. And due to time shortage, I couldn't think of a more creative way.
This cake is filled with tiramisu and butter cream with coffeetaste.
I don't really like working with this fondant, but it was so yummy....
So I've started a quest for a nice and tasty alternative and started planning the cake. After a short search, I've found this fondant with chocolate taste. The only disadvantage of this fondant is that it's already dark brown. And due to time shortage, I couldn't think of a more creative way.
This cake is filled with tiramisu and butter cream with coffeetaste.
I don't really like working with this fondant, but it was so yummy....
Welcome to the world little girl!
Early February the daughter of my friend was born. She's very small and they needed to stay in the hospital for a few days. For the new mommy, I've made this Anne Geddes style baby in ladybug suit.
Hope mommy will get well soon and babygirl will grow up healthy and happy.
Hope mommy will get well soon and babygirl will grow up healthy and happy.
Colorfull cupcakes
On a cold afternoon while we had nothing to do, my friend and I came together to make these cupcakes. I;ve bought some ready to use icing in Germany and liked to try it.
We've made 3 different kind of cupcakes and started to cover it with the icing and marzepin. The red ones were forestfruit cakes, the purple ones are stracciatella and the green ones were just plane cakes with a little bit lemoncurd on the top.
The nicest thing of making cupcakes is that it's really nice to make so mych figures and different types in a short time. It's really nice for practicing different techniques
The premade icing was much to sweet for me, so I've decided not to use this anymore.
We've made 3 different kind of cupcakes and started to cover it with the icing and marzepin. The red ones were forestfruit cakes, the purple ones are stracciatella and the green ones were just plane cakes with a little bit lemoncurd on the top.
The nicest thing of making cupcakes is that it's really nice to make so mych figures and different types in a short time. It's really nice for practicing different techniques
The premade icing was much to sweet for me, so I've decided not to use this anymore.
Nephew's first party
On a snowy day in January I've made this cake for our Nephew. It was his first party in occasion of his first month on earth.
I was shocked by one of our friends, he took a quarter of the whole cake... And... there was nothing left. (well, he shared a little bit with his girlfriend, but he almost had the whole part)
I really enjoy making cute little baby figures. This stroller I've found in one of the books I borrowed of the wife of my colleague.
No need to tell this cake was filled with strawberry Jam and strawberry mousse.
I was shocked by one of our friends, he took a quarter of the whole cake... And... there was nothing left. (well, he shared a little bit with his girlfriend, but he almost had the whole part)
I really enjoy making cute little baby figures. This stroller I've found in one of the books I borrowed of the wife of my colleague.
No need to tell this cake was filled with strawberry Jam and strawberry mousse.
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