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Decorating Ideas Cake Baking Tips Learning Cake Decorating Cupcakes
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Cupcakes solve the problem. Now, there will be no more fighting over the special parts of
a cake that has the extra icing and decorations because everyone gets a completely
decorated dessert.
The latest trend in cupcakes is to make each one very unique. Gone are the days of
slapping a little bit of icing onto each and adding a few sprinkles. Cup cakes are almost
works of art in that each can be designed for almost any occasion.
What are the latest trends in decorating cup cakes? Just stand in the grocery line and
look at the magazines. Almost every issue shows cup cakes decorated in different ways.
Whether you make each cup cake with a three-leafed shamrock, leprechauns, a puppy,
snowmen, or flowers, each cup cake has its own distinct flair. And, presentation is just as
important. Use pedestal cake stands in various colors and varying heights for a dramatic
way to serve your guests.
Another trend now used by decorators is to make each cupcake different. Taking a
common theme, they decorate each cup cake with a completely different pattern. No two
cup cakes are exactly alike.
Think outside the box and use your imagination when coming up with ideas for your cup
cakes. Almost any design can be incorporated onto the top of a cup cake, then, easily
served and eaten.
Think about taking a picture of your special cup cakes and sending it to a magazine. You
never know, they may use your special cup cakes in an upcoming feature. Then, think
about the flood of compliments you will receive from your family and friends!
a cake that has the extra icing and decorations because everyone gets a completely
decorated dessert.
The latest trend in cupcakes is to make each one very unique. Gone are the days of
slapping a little bit of icing onto each and adding a few sprinkles. Cup cakes are almost
works of art in that each can be designed for almost any occasion.
What are the latest trends in decorating cup cakes? Just stand in the grocery line and
look at the magazines. Almost every issue shows cup cakes decorated in different ways.
Whether you make each cup cake with a three-leafed shamrock, leprechauns, a puppy,
snowmen, or flowers, each cup cake has its own distinct flair. And, presentation is just as
important. Use pedestal cake stands in various colors and varying heights for a dramatic
way to serve your guests.
Another trend now used by decorators is to make each cupcake different. Taking a
common theme, they decorate each cup cake with a completely different pattern. No two
cup cakes are exactly alike.
Think outside the box and use your imagination when coming up with ideas for your cup
cakes. Almost any design can be incorporated onto the top of a cup cake, then, easily
served and eaten.
Think about taking a picture of your special cup cakes and sending it to a magazine. You
never know, they may use your special cup cakes in an upcoming feature. Then, think
about the flood of compliments you will receive from your family and friends!
Use red and blue sprinkles on
white icing for a patriotic 4th
of July Cupcake.
white icing for a patriotic 4th
of July Cupcake.
Bakery Frosting can be kept
up to 3 months in the
refrigerator ....great for snack
attacks.
up to 3 months in the
refrigerator ....great for snack
attacks.
Bakery Frosting Recipe
2 Cups Shortening
1/2 Cup Nondairy Creamer
1 teaspoon Almond Extract
1 package (32 ounces) Confectioners Sugar
1/2 to 3/4 Cup Water
Food Coloring optional
Use a large mixing bowl and beat together
the shortening, creamer, and extract.
Gradually mix in the sugar. Add enough
water for desired consistency. Store in the
refrigerator and bring to room temperature
before using.
2 Cups Shortening
1/2 Cup Nondairy Creamer
1 teaspoon Almond Extract
1 package (32 ounces) Confectioners Sugar
1/2 to 3/4 Cup Water
Food Coloring optional
Use a large mixing bowl and beat together
the shortening, creamer, and extract.
Gradually mix in the sugar. Add enough
water for desired consistency. Store in the
refrigerator and bring to room temperature
before using.
Cup Cake Decorating Trends
Cupcakes are the perfect serving for one and each cupcake can be decorated with a
different theme. Planning a party and want to have the perfect dessert that will dazzle and
amaze everyone? Well, try going for the simple and ever popular cup cake.
different theme. Planning a party and want to have the perfect dessert that will dazzle and
amaze everyone? Well, try going for the simple and ever popular cup cake.
Top 5 Cupcake Tips
When baking cupcakes, it is best to place the rack in the center of the oven to avoid
over-baking.
Use cupcake liners for easier cleanup and removal from the pan.
When wrapping a cupcake for a lunch box or on-the-go treat, cut the cupcake just below the
top and turn the icing part to the center like a layer cake. Then cover with plastic wrap.
Always try to fill the liners about 2/3 full. Don't overfill. Use an ice cream scoop for a good
way to measure.
Top with colorful sprinkles for a dramatic presentation.
When baking cupcakes, it is best to place the rack in the center of the oven to avoid
over-baking.
Use cupcake liners for easier cleanup and removal from the pan.
When wrapping a cupcake for a lunch box or on-the-go treat, cut the cupcake just below the
top and turn the icing part to the center like a layer cake. Then cover with plastic wrap.
Always try to fill the liners about 2/3 full. Don't overfill. Use an ice cream scoop for a good
way to measure.
Top with colorful sprinkles for a dramatic presentation.
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Cupcakes are probable the most versatile of all cakes. A cupcake is the perfect portion and themes are inlimited.
Children and adults favor cupcakes due to their individual size. Sugar paste decorations, found at any grocery, can be
applied for easy decorating. Or, add food color to icing, and a few sprinkles for a delightful, easy to make cupcake. These
little cakes are perfect for children's birthday parties, tea parties, luncheons, and almost any occasion. For a special
surprise, add a cream filling. Fill a pastry bag with cream and push tip thru bottom of paper cupcake holder, filling the
inside with cream. (See recipe for cream filling below)
Children and adults favor cupcakes due to their individual size. Sugar paste decorations, found at any grocery, can be
applied for easy decorating. Or, add food color to icing, and a few sprinkles for a delightful, easy to make cupcake. These
little cakes are perfect for children's birthday parties, tea parties, luncheons, and almost any occasion. For a special
surprise, add a cream filling. Fill a pastry bag with cream and push tip thru bottom of paper cupcake holder, filling the
inside with cream. (See recipe for cream filling below)
Cupcake Filling Recipe
In a large bowl, beat butter and shortening together until smooth.
Add confectioners' sugar and pinch of salt and keep blending.
Slowly add 3 tablespoons milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla, beating
until light and fluffy. Fill a pastry bag with a small decorating tip.
Push the tip through bottom of paper liner to fill each cupcake.
This the perfect filling for chocolate cupcakes.
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup shortening
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 pinch salt
3 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
In a large bowl, beat butter and shortening together until smooth.
Add confectioners' sugar and pinch of salt and keep blending.
Slowly add 3 tablespoons milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla, beating
until light and fluffy. Fill a pastry bag with a small decorating tip.
Push the tip through bottom of paper liner to fill each cupcake.
This the perfect filling for chocolate cupcakes.
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup shortening
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 pinch salt
3 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
| Cupcake Tips Most cupcake recipes yield between 18 and 24 cupcakes. A traditional cupcake shape is achieved by filling the paper liner 2/3 full. Cupcakes without frosting store well in the freezer. Frosted cupcakes should be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Use Sprinkles to quickly embellish a frosted cupcake. |
Chocolate Cream-Inside Cupcakes
Cupcake Ingredients
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 Pinch salt
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter at room temperature
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup buttermilk
Filling Ingredients:
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Icing Ingredients
4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
1/4 cup water
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 tablespoon cold unsalted butter
Cupcake Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line a 12-cup muffin tin with cupcake liners. In a medium mixing bowl, re-sift the flour with the
baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar until they're light and creamy. Add the
eggs, one at a time, beating well after each one. Add the vanilla. Then, with a wooden spoon,
beat in half the buttermilk and half the flour and cocoa mixture, stirring well to combine. Add
the remaining buttermilk, and remaining flour mixture and beat until thoroughly mixed. Pour
the batter into the muffin tins (about 1/4 cup of batter per tin). Use an ice cream scoop to add
the batter.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of a cupcake comes out
clean. Cool the cupcakes on a cake rack. When completely cool, remove the cupcakes from
their paper liners.
Filling Instructions:
In a chilled bowl, whip the heavy cream with the sugar and vanilla until the mixture is stiff.
With a small knife, cut out a small cone shape from the bottom of each cupcake and reserve
them for later. With a knife or small spoon, remove about a teaspoon full of cake from inside
each cupcake to create a hole.
Fill a pastry bag fitted with a 1/4 -inch round tip with the whipped cream, and pipe it into the
hollow (if you don't have a pastry bag, cut the corner out of a plastic baggy). Plug the bottom
of the filled cupcakes with the reserved cake cones and set the cupcakes, on a baking sheet
and refrigerate.
Icing Instructions:
In a small saucepan, combine the chocolate, water, and sugar and bring to a boil. When the
ingredients are at a boil, lower the heat and simmer very gently, stirring occasionally, for 5
minutes. Transfer the icing bowl, whisk in the butter, and cool until the icing has set up.
Remove the cupcakes from the fridge, then pour the icing on each cupcake. With a rubber
spatula, spread the icing out to the edges and refrigerate until ready to eat. Serve the
cupcakes on individual plates.
Cupcake Ingredients
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 Pinch salt
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter at room temperature
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup buttermilk
Filling Ingredients:
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Icing Ingredients
4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
1/4 cup water
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 tablespoon cold unsalted butter
Cupcake Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line a 12-cup muffin tin with cupcake liners. In a medium mixing bowl, re-sift the flour with the
baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar until they're light and creamy. Add the
eggs, one at a time, beating well after each one. Add the vanilla. Then, with a wooden spoon,
beat in half the buttermilk and half the flour and cocoa mixture, stirring well to combine. Add
the remaining buttermilk, and remaining flour mixture and beat until thoroughly mixed. Pour
the batter into the muffin tins (about 1/4 cup of batter per tin). Use an ice cream scoop to add
the batter.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of a cupcake comes out
clean. Cool the cupcakes on a cake rack. When completely cool, remove the cupcakes from
their paper liners.
Filling Instructions:
In a chilled bowl, whip the heavy cream with the sugar and vanilla until the mixture is stiff.
With a small knife, cut out a small cone shape from the bottom of each cupcake and reserve
them for later. With a knife or small spoon, remove about a teaspoon full of cake from inside
each cupcake to create a hole.
Fill a pastry bag fitted with a 1/4 -inch round tip with the whipped cream, and pipe it into the
hollow (if you don't have a pastry bag, cut the corner out of a plastic baggy). Plug the bottom
of the filled cupcakes with the reserved cake cones and set the cupcakes, on a baking sheet
and refrigerate.
Icing Instructions:
In a small saucepan, combine the chocolate, water, and sugar and bring to a boil. When the
ingredients are at a boil, lower the heat and simmer very gently, stirring occasionally, for 5
minutes. Transfer the icing bowl, whisk in the butter, and cool until the icing has set up.
Remove the cupcakes from the fridge, then pour the icing on each cupcake. With a rubber
spatula, spread the icing out to the edges and refrigerate until ready to eat. Serve the
cupcakes on individual plates.
| Cupcakes – The New Wedding Cake Are you tired of the same traditional styling of wedding cakes? Then try something new and fun for everyone, a cupcake tower instead of cake. These are beautiful and can be decorated to fit into any color theme for your wedding. You can also have them all one flavor or go for more variety and have a vast assortment of flavors to suit everyone’s taste. This is becoming the popular theme for weddings, showers and other parties as well. Using a cupcakes as your wedding cake is also much more budget friendly and moving them from one place to another is less of a challenge than with larger tiered cakes. Your guest can pick their favorite flavors from the tower and eat away, no plates or knives necessary and easier clean up afterwards. Cupcakes can be decorated elaborately and elegantly with the use of ribbons, lace, edible flowers, butterflies made from sugar, flowers of sugar, pearls of sugar, hearts, kisses, truffles and shavings of chocolate. A master decorator could even add some spun sugar pieces to make a truly original work of pastry art. Flavor favorites used in weddings include red velvet, banana cream, vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, lemon, orange, butter rum, walnut cream, lime and cream filled cupcakes for an extra surprise once bitten into. Picture how lovely your reception will be with a delicious tower of mouth watering cupcakes awaiting you and your guests after your “I Do’s”. The guests will be in awe at how fun and elegant they look, not to mention they will have their choice of flavors. The cupcakes can also be decorated with unique things for winter, spring or even Halloween weddings. For winter evergreens, holly and poinsettias, for fall orange and reddish leaves and for Halloween of course, black and orange frostings with gold or silver edible glitter, bats, cats or witches hats. These little darlings can be made up for any occasion and fit right in. |
Crazy for Cupcakes!
Who doesn’t love the tasty delicious treat of a cupcake? Cupcake specialty stores are popping up nationwide and cupcakes of various
designs and flavors are hot sellers for those of us looking for a cheerful afternoon snack. Just thinking about biting into one makes
your mouth water, with all the delectable flavors around today it’s hard to choose only one. Cupcakes will bring a smile to anyone’s face
and turn a gloomy day into a bright one.
Why not use these delicious treats for birthday, anniversary and holiday parties. The flavors are numerous like, butter pecan,
strawberry vanilla, double chocolate fudge, red velvet, lemon meringue, butterscotch, raspberry, peanut butter, banana cream and
pumpkin spice you can even design your own to fit your own tastes and party themes as well.
Put some flair into your cupcakes by additional sprinkles, frostings, decorations and fresh berries added to top these delicious morsels.
They make a wonderful friend to a quaint and inviting tea on a cool afternoon or a good book on a rainy one.
For spring and summer parties include flavors of key lime, strawberry, vanilla and orange to your dessert tables for a delicious party
favor. If you’re more of a fall party hostess these flavors add special delight, pumpkin walnut, carrot cake, chocolate, sweet potato and
banana nut. To add to you’re winter time parties go for flavors such as red velvet, eggnog, spice cake, gingerbread, sour cream,
pistachio, mint and dark chocolate fudge to festivities for a grand finish.
You can also use cupcakes instead of birthday cakes. There are certain carriers you can buy that make a complete cupcake tree or
tower as centerpieces. Just think, so many flavors and styles to choose from what could be better? Send a dozen cupcakes to a friend
or loved one who has been ill or just feeling down to uplift their spirits show you care about them, with a wonderful and tasty treat.
Who doesn’t love the tasty delicious treat of a cupcake? Cupcake specialty stores are popping up nationwide and cupcakes of various
designs and flavors are hot sellers for those of us looking for a cheerful afternoon snack. Just thinking about biting into one makes
your mouth water, with all the delectable flavors around today it’s hard to choose only one. Cupcakes will bring a smile to anyone’s face
and turn a gloomy day into a bright one.
Why not use these delicious treats for birthday, anniversary and holiday parties. The flavors are numerous like, butter pecan,
strawberry vanilla, double chocolate fudge, red velvet, lemon meringue, butterscotch, raspberry, peanut butter, banana cream and
pumpkin spice you can even design your own to fit your own tastes and party themes as well.
Put some flair into your cupcakes by additional sprinkles, frostings, decorations and fresh berries added to top these delicious morsels.
They make a wonderful friend to a quaint and inviting tea on a cool afternoon or a good book on a rainy one.
For spring and summer parties include flavors of key lime, strawberry, vanilla and orange to your dessert tables for a delicious party
favor. If you’re more of a fall party hostess these flavors add special delight, pumpkin walnut, carrot cake, chocolate, sweet potato and
banana nut. To add to you’re winter time parties go for flavors such as red velvet, eggnog, spice cake, gingerbread, sour cream,
pistachio, mint and dark chocolate fudge to festivities for a grand finish.
You can also use cupcakes instead of birthday cakes. There are certain carriers you can buy that make a complete cupcake tree or
tower as centerpieces. Just think, so many flavors and styles to choose from what could be better? Send a dozen cupcakes to a friend
or loved one who has been ill or just feeling down to uplift their spirits show you care about them, with a wonderful and tasty treat.
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