National Cupcake Week: 16-22nd September 2013 (1 Viewer)

It's National Cupcake Week in September, and I have been looking at the information for the National Cupcake Championships 2013. They have a Competition for both Professionals and Home Bakers, and they have recently extended the deadline!

I can't wait to see all the lovely cupcake creations that will be made.

 

[Jean]

Are you going to do some cupcakes then?

 

[Angie]

For the championships unfortunately not because I have other business commitments that week but who knows maybe next year! I will see if I can squeeze some in that week though.

 

[Jean]

It's a shame it's not the week before I could have had some for my birthday.

 

[Angie]

We'll try this for starters!

 

[Angie]

Happy Cupcake week peeps!

These are swirly whirly cupcakes as both the buttercream and cupcake have coloured swirls in them.

 

[Joan]

They look gorgeous, that's the only trouble coming here you always make me feel so hungry seeing these scrummy cakes.

 

[Angie]

Thanks, Joan...you can have the 99 ones today!

 

[Joan]

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Thanks Joan...you can have the 99 ones today!

Yes please thank you.

 

[Angie]

Not had chance to post a pic today.....but I will do.

 

[Angie]

So these were my Cookie Monster Cupcakes, my fur wasn't perfect as my buttercream was a little soft. However, when I re-do them at a later date I will add a little of the fur round the white of the eyes to create an eye lid. I tried it after the fact and it actually looked better!

I created the fur using a Wilton 233 nozzle or a grass nozzle as it's also called.

These are a fun cupcake and great for the kids!

 

[Joan]

They look fun and delicious Angie, what are the eyes made of ?

 

[Angie]

Thank you, I used milky bar buttons for the white part and rolled circles of black icing for the pupils. You could use choc chips for the pupils if you don't have any icing/fondant.

......ensure the rounded side of the milky bar button is the side you stick to the buttercream. The flat side should be the side you use to stick the pupil too.

 

[Joan]

Thanks, it certainly makes them look good and even though I wont make any myself at least you've given others looking at them the information they'd need to make them.

 

[Angie]

There's a bit of a write up about all the things you need to make them. It's under the thread 'cupcake week' that Rach93 posted as she wanted to know how to make them. I put a few pics and advice on the thread about them.