tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58707272291382385842024-02-18T22:27:04.813-08:00Cupcakes & Cakes in ParadiseOMG I just loooove Cupcakes, Cakes & anything made of Pâtisserie yum yum. The smiles they bring to peoples faces when they see and then devour them is priceless! Come and join me on my journey as I create these scrummy decadent delights to share with one and all. So I am a self taught amature baker/pastry cook I just can't help myself it's in my blood thanks mum xxx :-Dcupcakes in paradisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305111269214996400noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870727229138238584.post-36416560572502248352010-05-11T15:51:00.001-07:002010-05-11T16:03:04.088-07:00High Tea Anyone :)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIUvzTxdrm9-32n-pArYEVD9jH685Sy3GWj0e9cAEetqD_Z3vyxbVRFLc90FTPUGFwJ8JGvRfCTCLlc7_M3PBDbe7brHu-2EHCYHGej3hHRVRttyKG0cWdpLqSKH81bR_F4fU_58bN-g/s1600/DSCF5278.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIUvzTxdrm9-32n-pArYEVD9jH685Sy3GWj0e9cAEetqD_Z3vyxbVRFLc90FTPUGFwJ8JGvRfCTCLlc7_M3PBDbe7brHu-2EHCYHGej3hHRVRttyKG0cWdpLqSKH81bR_F4fU_58bN-g/s200/DSCF5278.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470151388304548738" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZNCV-GMY6GJ5fYWspZ6GB50rnqWKuRSMnUZMlRNiY3XVK3DaZuPYleyawihACLMVRxcoqQvIukAzg-8xcRcRipf97fE_X9PH7hcgrkiCMRDQHJT8gvFR3bEs1ljSRWvS2EG-HJMIm4A/s1600/DSCF5279.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZNCV-GMY6GJ5fYWspZ6GB50rnqWKuRSMnUZMlRNiY3XVK3DaZuPYleyawihACLMVRxcoqQvIukAzg-8xcRcRipf97fE_X9PH7hcgrkiCMRDQHJT8gvFR3bEs1ljSRWvS2EG-HJMIm4A/s200/DSCF5279.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470151378676674130" /></a>cupcakes in paradisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305111269214996400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870727229138238584.post-77165353067301552782010-03-30T16:41:00.000-07:002010-03-30T16:51:14.435-07:00Giant Birthday Cookie<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_frVe_OavY1KI3nuRv_vFGK3SUQY8K0GAdmml1YxrI1k645awwJjQBt6Cew1PeBop_kSpTkU4abvh_SsG4IztMbkIUYB0O5iuo45qnu1w5_493KTxnwDqv1WrK-8BX8KsLSTTnNbFhQ/s1600/Jaq-Giant-Birthday-Cookie-1.gif"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 177px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454578284203390802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_frVe_OavY1KI3nuRv_vFGK3SUQY8K0GAdmml1YxrI1k645awwJjQBt6Cew1PeBop_kSpTkU4abvh_SsG4IztMbkIUYB0O5iuo45qnu1w5_493KTxnwDqv1WrK-8BX8KsLSTTnNbFhQ/s200/Jaq-Giant-Birthday-Cookie-1.gif" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">Hi everyone :-D I have been so busy that I have not had a chance to update my blog since January, still in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">desperate</span> need of a new camera how ever there are other important things that need to be replaced first. I hope you have all been busy baking and creating. Here is a pic of a Giant Chocolate Chip/ Chunk Birthday Cookie yum yum.</span></div>cupcakes in paradisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305111269214996400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870727229138238584.post-87515011728628756372010-01-14T18:59:00.000-08:002010-01-14T19:06:19.814-08:00Wedding Cupcakes - Cake Christchurch NZ<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYAdlEeds9OkgP8ZFchi130a9V-xUKhuqRV_wYQ2TSC_ncI9Asx5mMpOvu6SKStjaau7jCPkW9WC0FydfUqyuAAfWFNRUMEG6b9yWTXrwS8e5Fmahvj9wlKRQeQe_Kjekfn7nPFjETw/s1600-h/P070110_09.33.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426796888337212130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYAdlEeds9OkgP8ZFchi130a9V-xUKhuqRV_wYQ2TSC_ncI9Asx5mMpOvu6SKStjaau7jCPkW9WC0FydfUqyuAAfWFNRUMEG6b9yWTXrwS8e5Fmahvj9wlKRQeQe_Kjekfn7nPFjETw/s200/P070110_09.33.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz06zjH7Il7xv6m4XCyI91FxFexMhnZ9K1zsFs_YobcSGb8EbuiqyO34nQHZY6KnepJbhdCD9qZAs2hyphenhyphenZ4_5yF19957QbDYMFh2kTgauJiGTOIeC_P7fyxcFJbMGpsszKmTqEF9i31jA/s1600-h/P070110_09.30.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426796883534900130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz06zjH7Il7xv6m4XCyI91FxFexMhnZ9K1zsFs_YobcSGb8EbuiqyO34nQHZY6KnepJbhdCD9qZAs2hyphenhyphenZ4_5yF19957QbDYMFh2kTgauJiGTOIeC_P7fyxcFJbMGpsszKmTqEF9i31jA/s200/P070110_09.30.JPG" /></a><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKXc3fTZsTvb5VbRFdkmkaD5wslIqwrQVnBZ2ZKHEPt93Wvs1_QwmjIQopHtefbDiet8xDjPeDZaaCmUYvWNEKMzH3IGx_5MkL4ZyVBwJ11o27FyVIdaGAClM1jl5-cn_AkfhTLaKKQ/s1600-h/P070110_09.34.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426796898723150290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKXc3fTZsTvb5VbRFdkmkaD5wslIqwrQVnBZ2ZKHEPt93Wvs1_QwmjIQopHtefbDiet8xDjPeDZaaCmUYvWNEKMzH3IGx_5MkL4ZyVBwJ11o27FyVIdaGAClM1jl5-cn_AkfhTLaKKQ/s200/P070110_09.34.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2Tiept6K13c6rBasE_MxSsO2nw3aFr4UqjONvC2YLVoQ4Q5j6AdOJ_nk4XsroM0GbKaBQAMDfC2gXnrn9fhCIn-KulgcmVn_FYBQ81mEJpgX2srrYtNIeJYyJ35ZBkfhh0QFIHvv6w/s1600-h/P070110_09.33%5B02%5D.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426796903124350162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2Tiept6K13c6rBasE_MxSsO2nw3aFr4UqjONvC2YLVoQ4Q5j6AdOJ_nk4XsroM0GbKaBQAMDfC2gXnrn9fhCIn-KulgcmVn_FYBQ81mEJpgX2srrYtNIeJYyJ35ZBkfhh0QFIHvv6w/s200/P070110_09.33%5B02%5D.JPG" /></a><br /><div><br /><div>I'm back from holiday boo hoo. Here's some photos of my friends Wedding Cupcakes and Cake. They wanted me to make something plain and simple. </div></div></div>cupcakes in paradisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305111269214996400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870727229138238584.post-56147716140554424002009-12-10T22:42:00.000-08:002009-12-10T23:00:16.714-08:00Gingerbread Train "Happy Birthday Son"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOk2nSrUpDY_CkaeY4vyTcspudUu7-G1yQcG_ilFs9uefw7t1eN7omLuhJrm99DaHyAHh5WXw1fldAtWwW__PyjOeeUPMTJtFX9MMSpmVqHk7aM059xuQrYsplMNyYavcGtNj-MQlYuA/s1600-h/Ali+Train+2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 174px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413868370796902322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOk2nSrUpDY_CkaeY4vyTcspudUu7-G1yQcG_ilFs9uefw7t1eN7omLuhJrm99DaHyAHh5WXw1fldAtWwW__PyjOeeUPMTJtFX9MMSpmVqHk7aM059xuQrYsplMNyYavcGtNj-MQlYuA/s200/Ali+Train+2.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xyzCNunVuXEnEfWNAZLGWPwFqNB6rnNqkb2CixRkWqx3nniHTQduqZTxbkHkOjieADyX1v0MllUQNX4a4h_qOlt6Q3aac6vO_EM9gHe2sFxPA4TiUfO98wTksm-CyWdTR8fAzLfM1g/s1600-h/Ali+Birthday+Train.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 86px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413868360532301010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xyzCNunVuXEnEfWNAZLGWPwFqNB6rnNqkb2CixRkWqx3nniHTQduqZTxbkHkOjieADyX1v0MllUQNX4a4h_qOlt6Q3aac6vO_EM9gHe2sFxPA4TiUfO98wTksm-CyWdTR8fAzLfM1g/s200/Ali+Birthday+Train.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">Well it has been sooooo hot in the Gold Coast latley it's been really hard to keep my buttercream frosting from melting (sigh) hehe. It was my son's 1st birthday last week and I decided to make him a gingerbread train since he is motor vechile mad and all I thought it would be prefect. I also made him chocolate cupcakes with chocolate buttercream frosting & sprinkles, vanilla cupcakes with strawberry flavoured buttercream frosting & sprinkles & last of all cake pops covered in white chocolate yumo those were the first to be demolished!</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;">Ok well I hope everyone has a safe and very Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year I'm off to NZ for a much needed holiday woo hoo in saying that I do have a wedding to cater for while I am on holiday, hopefully Santa brings me a new camera. Take care everyone and I'll see you all in 2010. xxx CC's in Paradise GC xxx</span></div>cupcakes in paradisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305111269214996400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870727229138238584.post-54162412763818286402009-11-25T03:38:00.000-08:002009-11-25T03:41:45.361-08:00Butterfly Cake<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjRWF0NZuyc6T-P81OCS0pGQCNHTBSK-HRSmdjxWVElbB8DusSIzOfNHEpuu1XmsneD45T9EAkW6VDrXdr-qrlmQe4seoPl0L2SmwRWfe5FmCi1ltph_7juvT0ErcmNLTKLojhxCxTVQ/s1600/Butterfly+Cake+2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 175px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408004825716584418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjRWF0NZuyc6T-P81OCS0pGQCNHTBSK-HRSmdjxWVElbB8DusSIzOfNHEpuu1XmsneD45T9EAkW6VDrXdr-qrlmQe4seoPl0L2SmwRWfe5FmCi1ltph_7juvT0ErcmNLTKLojhxCxTVQ/s200/Butterfly+Cake+2.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJ209pasGCgxXtnaubdd6EvBr4mB5772NMeiuuJA0ElROCZ7kKCjxkmJ3d5swqda-H6mc7H8D87hmxRuDhgwktgUIjz0-EghelqkEg3fUIVWoDrj9MzQfHyYrNRMvvVXyClArWBNQgA/s1600/Butterfly+Cake+1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 171px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408004823014079346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJ209pasGCgxXtnaubdd6EvBr4mB5772NMeiuuJA0ElROCZ7kKCjxkmJ3d5swqda-H6mc7H8D87hmxRuDhgwktgUIjz0-EghelqkEg3fUIVWoDrj9MzQfHyYrNRMvvVXyClArWBNQgA/s200/Butterfly+Cake+1.jpg" /></a><br /><div> <span style="font-size:85%;">I made this cake for a dear friend of mines 31st Birthday she just loves butterflies, I think it's rather cute :-)</span><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><br /><div></div></div>cupcakes in paradisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305111269214996400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870727229138238584.post-30307777602987223702009-11-25T03:24:00.002-08:002009-11-25T03:34:55.070-08:00Samoa Tsunami Fundraiser<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJIDi83CjRunS3DpATvyqaJsuCXnhFzpaSTYgM_UsDtAGeR4qEPCGX3uYq3kPEYdNIIN0dd4jmPqmeMdYDZP3ZT0JwWLFNvhKUvNR_uUIzPbNfRCkuUv7ADKOeTty9nsOVA2MG9ozHQ/s1600/Samoan+Tsunami+Fundraiser.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 170px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408002616378017426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJIDi83CjRunS3DpATvyqaJsuCXnhFzpaSTYgM_UsDtAGeR4qEPCGX3uYq3kPEYdNIIN0dd4jmPqmeMdYDZP3ZT0JwWLFNvhKUvNR_uUIzPbNfRCkuUv7ADKOeTty9nsOVA2MG9ozHQ/s200/Samoan+Tsunami+Fundraiser.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ok</span> here's a bit of an update! About a week ago I was asked if I would donate a cake to raise funds for those people back in Samoa who lost <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">everything</span> in the Tsunami. I felt honoured and blessed to have contributed something to a special cause. And I so need a new camera <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">hehehe</span>. Here's a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">picture</span> of the cake I made. A moist chocolate cake filled with caramel and covered in dark chocolate <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">ganache</span> and decorated using black royal icing. I did a basic <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">tapa</span> cloth design.</span> Alofa Samoa :-D<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div>cupcakes in paradisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305111269214996400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870727229138238584.post-42085933323425569962009-11-08T17:28:00.000-08:002009-11-25T03:04:36.843-08:00Doll Cake & Car Cake<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-mg-boyzl4z384flzuyxrHJ76POnI70Lx2bgq_tAFQSXA2QYFQhO57u-mARqVV5wtITHMW6azcJTYgH5OoKfAYurf1ruGVOgdi01O7xSumMrxfEwxXTeRCTHwySLI8f58mqVGeeFUBw/s1600-h/P081109_07.02.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401910535827597458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-mg-boyzl4z384flzuyxrHJ76POnI70Lx2bgq_tAFQSXA2QYFQhO57u-mARqVV5wtITHMW6azcJTYgH5OoKfAYurf1ruGVOgdi01O7xSumMrxfEwxXTeRCTHwySLI8f58mqVGeeFUBw/s200/P081109_07.02.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUpl0QvO0k0468Mb0XwRR2hW7GG4LTAHzLKO3HnbrE_QsKWGvL4-qxAIV4IgGgo9UcGnm7v_gqAaOs5YWAapHtwsBZipIqGQGsr1pfBqr-0vzD7GKJxCOG08yWFWfiJbPU5FqcI7G9g/s1600-h/P081109_07.00.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401910530134306914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUpl0QvO0k0468Mb0XwRR2hW7GG4LTAHzLKO3HnbrE_QsKWGvL4-qxAIV4IgGgo9UcGnm7v_gqAaOs5YWAapHtwsBZipIqGQGsr1pfBqr-0vzD7GKJxCOG08yWFWfiJbPU5FqcI7G9g/s200/P081109_07.00.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv8mqAzRpT7275qU5dYytQHbiutfV-ExW4-W9juh0E53YDALy1HALnaZR4TjABXjsOeMR5kKOj6-O4-cDrn0gN4fsNdmkoibJd3bHcz7DNbmKGD8wkKh2pClV0B8aCdWOJGQvDlbpNSQ/s1600-h/P081109_06.59%5B02%5D.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401910524256461586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv8mqAzRpT7275qU5dYytQHbiutfV-ExW4-W9juh0E53YDALy1HALnaZR4TjABXjsOeMR5kKOj6-O4-cDrn0gN4fsNdmkoibJd3bHcz7DNbmKGD8wkKh2pClV0B8aCdWOJGQvDlbpNSQ/s200/P081109_06.59%5B02%5D.JPG" /></a><br /><div><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">In between</span> baking batches and batches of cupcakes I get regular work making cakes. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Lately</span> I have been making a lot of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">children's</span> birthday cakes which are a lot of fun. Above is a picture of a Doll cake that I made the other day.</span></div><div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">Below is a picture of a car cake that I made for a boys 5<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> Birthday.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjlmI5U2SfQ5Fmlc-tUno_xpPqnz5jMPfdXmgHkhmMN-FfykXDYDte2dV0DydLouzywNwgCj0cCt5ihOpol3QWiLGRq9cwhjXaSNbqgf8xBDK-HwnEAWIZkOiBMeKykLWb5oC8vu0zg/s1600-h/Ethan+5th+Birthday.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 128px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401912893513424082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjlmI5U2SfQ5Fmlc-tUno_xpPqnz5jMPfdXmgHkhmMN-FfykXDYDte2dV0DydLouzywNwgCj0cCt5ihOpol3QWiLGRq9cwhjXaSNbqgf8xBDK-HwnEAWIZkOiBMeKykLWb5oC8vu0zg/s200/Ethan+5th+Birthday.jpg" /></a></span></div><div><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></div></span><div><span style="font-size:78%;"></span> </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYULbbCbYTAqJqn-y0yUOV-betI1GjxiQpDo1jK4Vossr6crywLr4HfDTQi_BDsPY892A5NKhaEMC3l9tDmDrf1gOeKI-LRibr_O7S7xVJ-7HIZ0b8SgmmTm3t1KOwfVu4g30MjnpFdQ/s1600-h/Aliscia.jpg"></a><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div></div></div>cupcakes in paradisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305111269214996400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870727229138238584.post-6588898502083301442009-11-02T01:06:00.001-08:002009-11-25T03:44:17.961-08:00Wedding Cupcakes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlohCnaHcJafDMnNUmiYBbBV5jfbUCxdzR25U-2BWsphyphenhyphenSY9d7NOl8mWpgyA1NU1Je61C-71VjxMkkhwaZkn1ldgL0NqEdpAfcU63Qt42T1icFWfSmwRtrZ9GQw1tUbnXO0PDGzYkOfw/s1600-h/P311009_16.27.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 183px; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399431839881319858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlohCnaHcJafDMnNUmiYBbBV5jfbUCxdzR25U-2BWsphyphenhyphenSY9d7NOl8mWpgyA1NU1Je61C-71VjxMkkhwaZkn1ldgL0NqEdpAfcU63Qt42T1icFWfSmwRtrZ9GQw1tUbnXO0PDGzYkOfw/s200/P311009_16.27.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLFla4jM2oEoVEPWH1mWARDME63MtepguUNrabhijHJjSoU1hLHMcHGyzybwEq7-9_iEOY0TGGNE4uCfwwb6CqulPIABGYFJ_-JU2s3vAzV4LR0xyMBikmypmEew3vsWiO7WeOzakng/s1600-h/P311009_16.28%5B01%5D.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 153px; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399431842537552402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLFla4jM2oEoVEPWH1mWARDME63MtepguUNrabhijHJjSoU1hLHMcHGyzybwEq7-9_iEOY0TGGNE4uCfwwb6CqulPIABGYFJ_-JU2s3vAzV4LR0xyMBikmypmEew3vsWiO7WeOzakng/s200/P311009_16.28%5B01%5D.JPG" /></a> <img style="WIDTH: 115px; HEIGHT: 177px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399431833592212610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYD9Hl_Ysb6K6Z6XmGwd3WqUEhmqnKHcta0A9J1iCqCK6UCm1OX0Dez2ouwBPiAUkjfaQxXGAKWNBmOfcPEEXrjYKp-oLHJ-hbxvKjvVCiL0Fj8S-NpX_lyoEfBaTD0nrru8Ok6b48zQ/s200/P311009_16.28.JPG" /><br /><div>Everyone loves white chocolate mud cupcakes, I recently made these for my friends wedding. If you would like to see more photos please e mail me and I will send them to you :-)</div>cupcakes in paradisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305111269214996400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870727229138238584.post-16318690385398069932009-10-25T01:50:00.000-07:002009-11-25T03:05:42.346-08:00Ahoy me harty - Pirateship Cake<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzwripVoqxfb3zYi909Q1yei-ibjBkJXqnPp-_4tDpcHCzXpqcrDdVM_5GNRKcw00_czHP-VuXsgOX1tGi0wlcHU7-OYHemdoyoF5XAR_t1WQNQQfEXiVzK842K656_2E6lbj6TK-3A/s1600-h/Pirateship.gif"><img style="WIDTH: 162px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396459259927073778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzwripVoqxfb3zYi909Q1yei-ibjBkJXqnPp-_4tDpcHCzXpqcrDdVM_5GNRKcw00_czHP-VuXsgOX1tGi0wlcHU7-OYHemdoyoF5XAR_t1WQNQQfEXiVzK842K656_2E6lbj6TK-3A/s200/Pirateship.gif" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:78%;">I</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> have been quite busy lately making cakes for boys birthday parties. Now what I enjoy most about cake decorating is just that the "decorating" because it is so much fun. This Pirate ship is made out of chocolate cake and chocolate butter cream frosting, using tooth picks to hold extra pieces of cake on the sides for the rails, the cannon and back end of the ship. </span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">I have used malt teasers and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">jaffas</span> for the cannon balls. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Rollos</span> have been used for <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">barrels</span> and also to decorate the side of the ship. ENJOY! </span></div>cupcakes in paradisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305111269214996400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870727229138238584.post-85797112870010989232009-10-25T01:40:00.000-07:002009-11-25T03:06:23.506-08:00Marshmallow Fondant<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_NWPswWlb6xOZR5E2_s6-4dezjXRGz_Ce4JDJLwbezyfCL__cJgwSWrJX-D5urmnEGKzDZCMpdojdzsVoo_KRj4bImTDKtAQTFfdt4t1d1NdnI0Mckoz8QdOckzi4ZrcmAN6x3bgJVQ/s1600-h/Kane.gif"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 149px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396456737835021474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_NWPswWlb6xOZR5E2_s6-4dezjXRGz_Ce4JDJLwbezyfCL__cJgwSWrJX-D5urmnEGKzDZCMpdojdzsVoo_KRj4bImTDKtAQTFfdt4t1d1NdnI0Mckoz8QdOckzi4ZrcmAN6x3bgJVQ/s200/Kane.gif" /></a><br /><div></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">So what have I been up to? Well last week I decided I would have a go at making MM fondant (Marshmallow fondant). Lets just say it was a sticky, messy experience BUT in saying that I found that using MM fondant to cover cakes is a lot easier than using normal fondant plus marshmallows are so delicious yum yum. Above is a picture of a birthday cake that I covered using the MM chocolate flavoured fondant that I had made. </span></div>cupcakes in paradisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305111269214996400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870727229138238584.post-56757941772733410852009-10-14T05:34:00.000-07:002009-10-14T05:48:00.095-07:00Basic Basket Weave with Flowers<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb_Ew74uOL1RGIP0G-Yh_N6Z1caaQs9-T-4b3k7eDj37kW9ZKbqO05BicUxl1SAdMb7Og9_YYJQBctKK50Jhjip-AQoQwJmPmdhtrjCYb8xmEwLFDr5h9B0EvV2b28Hpx7iIup-2VgsQ/s1600-h/DSCF4522.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 115px; HEIGHT: 153px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392435962458905010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb_Ew74uOL1RGIP0G-Yh_N6Z1caaQs9-T-4b3k7eDj37kW9ZKbqO05BicUxl1SAdMb7Og9_YYJQBctKK50Jhjip-AQoQwJmPmdhtrjCYb8xmEwLFDr5h9B0EvV2b28Hpx7iIup-2VgsQ/s200/DSCF4522.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcicm5ebPg8A6B_cXhzTqXNkeH0j7GAkEnoyPzRtm_P0vq2xK4k3q_wIJxKBtuU5wZNA_K3GNwyoZHYDPWzjMl4sZWQfU3QTaz-Dy5gnWcI2-NJvqrOXIs6AAMFcRB33-AiaqKoq1iGw/s1600-h/DSCF4524.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 134px; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392435973289125490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcicm5ebPg8A6B_cXhzTqXNkeH0j7GAkEnoyPzRtm_P0vq2xK4k3q_wIJxKBtuU5wZNA_K3GNwyoZHYDPWzjMl4sZWQfU3QTaz-Dy5gnWcI2-NJvqrOXIs6AAMFcRB33-AiaqKoq1iGw/s200/DSCF4524.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:78%;">I am sad to say that tonight was my last night of course boo <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">hoo</span> neither the less I thoroughly enjoyed myself and would encourage anyone interested in learning the art of cake decorating to enrol on a course. Visit </span><a href="http://www.sugarartcreations.com.au/"><span style="font-size:78%;">www.sugarartcreations.com.au</span></a><span style="font-size:78%;"> for more info on courses held in the Gold Coast. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:78%;">Right back to my pretty basket that I created tonight I hope you enjoy the pictures :-D</span></div></div>cupcakes in paradisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305111269214996400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870727229138238584.post-54120135431806941842009-10-08T19:32:00.000-07:002009-10-08T19:51:05.479-07:00Cupcake Tower or Cupcake Stand<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifnDe2KdRnHqnFX4hyphenhyphenLJL6kOblfNYBbEWRDMLYxPqLpKk2YCNd5cP3ChrdpYxf7OsyHAEW3ydTxF9s3wg1PsmE8GBChky4vPm3lJ5RVi6e_Admj6iroII0kxr5L1Y3msAiERdRHJA9qQ/s1600-h/DSCF4449.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390424134224704946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifnDe2KdRnHqnFX4hyphenhyphenLJL6kOblfNYBbEWRDMLYxPqLpKk2YCNd5cP3ChrdpYxf7OsyHAEW3ydTxF9s3wg1PsmE8GBChky4vPm3lJ5RVi6e_Admj6iroII0kxr5L1Y3msAiERdRHJA9qQ/s200/DSCF4449.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-size:78%;">1) Before<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEGyhr88ongp-HSP8DScfR1VV6KKidBcx8GXpjqfWKmLN0GMMQSTpIHbdHvVHOO_Qqx-YrPB9GvO8qtzQSGnWoiNUJTY4KcV0cHUF_Ov5iMjz2saDF9VdnoYCOk7r4qwBPVzlXmmYaUw/s1600-h/DSCF4454.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390424147673823442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEGyhr88ongp-HSP8DScfR1VV6KKidBcx8GXpjqfWKmLN0GMMQSTpIHbdHvVHOO_Qqx-YrPB9GvO8qtzQSGnWoiNUJTY4KcV0cHUF_Ov5iMjz2saDF9VdnoYCOk7r4qwBPVzlXmmYaUw/s200/DSCF4454.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-size:78%;">2) After<br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">OK well a good friend of mine is having her wedding at the end of the month and I am truly honoured that I will be making her cake topper & <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">cc's</span> so yesterday I thought I better get a wriggle on and make a Cupcake Tower or Stand to display the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">cc's</span> on. What I used was hard cardboard tubing, 3 different sized cake boards, satin ribbon, a glue gun and smaller ribbon to cover up any over lapped ribbon. Now with a bit of creative thinking you to can also make your own cc tower or stand @ home without breaking the bank.</span>cupcakes in paradisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305111269214996400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870727229138238584.post-48659169533097643962009-10-08T02:20:00.000-07:002009-10-10T17:01:54.597-07:00<div align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;">You can truly taste the difference between a light, fluffy delicious flavoursome Cupcake batter covered in rich velvety chocolate <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">ganache</span> or correctly combined butter cream frosting yum yum yum! And a boring Cupcake batter smeared in a sugary grainy textured icing with something fancy on top like a cookie, flower OR mini chocolate bar to name a few yuk!<br /><br /><span style="color:#993399;"><strong><em>MY FAVOURITE FLAVOURS TO MAKE</em></strong></span> </span></div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color:#cc9933;">Spun Gold</span> - choc cc covered w dark choc frosting & caramel toffee shards<br /><br /><span style="color:#ffff66;">Princess Katie</span> - vanilla cc covered w luscious caramel frosting & silver <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">cachous</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Jaffa</span></span> - choc- orange cc covered w velvety choc-orange <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">ganache</span> & a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">jaffa</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#33ccff;">Island Style</span> - coconut cc covered w dreamy white choc <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">ganache</span> & coconut sprinkles<br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6666;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Mz</span> Tracy</span> - honey comb cc covered w luscious caramel frosting & crushed choc honey comb crumbs<br /><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Fat Freddy</span> - choc mint cc covered w velvety dark choc mint <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">ganache</span> & a choc <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">freddo</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffff00;">Crystal <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">Ladi</span></span> - white choc & pineapple mud cc covered with dreamy white choc <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">ganache</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#996633;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">Moffee</span></span> - <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">milo</span> & coffee cc covered w caramel frosting & <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">milo</span> sprinkles<br /><br /><span style="color:#ccccff;">Cheeky Monkey</span>- banana cc covered w chocolate cream cheese frosting</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /><span style="color:#ffcc99;">Fudge Delight</span> - caramel mud cc covered w <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-error">fudgy</span> caramel frosting</span></div>cupcakes in paradisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305111269214996400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5870727229138238584.post-49509760878763512332009-10-07T19:15:00.000-07:002009-10-08T01:49:13.208-07:00Making Flowers with "Royal Icing" (RI)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUznEdtX0zI4aeeQHTZFZtJO_UUGpbain4KCnz-SgT0SYv1HMXuMi1MWvrSe7Q7hfLx8EXPJocjwVIwlGKmvjMiXO6_5T3RM1UoSHHSH0TEwUhaYT4esKPAyzxUQe0rQ-urq_HNKWZnA/s1600-h/DSCF4466.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 184px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 132px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390145915070663410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUznEdtX0zI4aeeQHTZFZtJO_UUGpbain4KCnz-SgT0SYv1HMXuMi1MWvrSe7Q7hfLx8EXPJocjwVIwlGKmvjMiXO6_5T3RM1UoSHHSH0TEwUhaYT4esKPAyzxUQe0rQ-urq_HNKWZnA/s320/DSCF4466.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xSNgvRzdiOx4LZOPWLPLKIL5V4oSBiKj6joKkozVp0jGspU4bUDJDpZIb0H5s2RRRvMeaI_4F3X41y6i_WUUdBRY3t7rAEiY_OHxFIu3Wlx0GukJHFzzHgVZ4-r-S4Q-7DqsWkDAvw/s1600-h/DSCF4463.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 135px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 149px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390145901789065394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xSNgvRzdiOx4LZOPWLPLKIL5V4oSBiKj6joKkozVp0jGspU4bUDJDpZIb0H5s2RRRvMeaI_4F3X41y6i_WUUdBRY3t7rAEiY_OHxFIu3Wlx0GukJHFzzHgVZ4-r-S4Q-7DqsWkDAvw/s320/DSCF4463.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:78%;">First off RI is easy to make but then you have to make sure you have the correct <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">consistency</span> for what ever it is you want to create i.e cake boarders, flowers so soft peak, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">medium</span> peak or stiff peak. I have had the pleasure to learning from one of the best in Cake Decorating Helen <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Dissell view <a href="http://www.sugarartcreations.com.au/">http://www.sugarartcreations.com.au/</a> for more info on classes, recipes and tips</span>. The pics above are my frist attemps at making these flowers so they are not perfect but in time I am sure they will be :-D</span></div></div>cupcakes in paradisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305111269214996400noreply@blogger.com0