Lion Cupcakes

For R's birthday at the end of July, I made lion cupcakes. I started with a vanilla bean cupcake and then added vanilla and chocolate icing.

I convinced a friend to help out, and this is what we ended up with:

Too bad the colour is wonky...

Seriously delicious. :)

Red Velvet Cupcakes

Today I made red velvet cupcakes for the first time..

I've only had them once, and they weren't my favourite cupcake ever, but a friend requested them for her birthday cupcakes.

Red Velvet Cupcakes..

They do look red.. sort of.

I tried one, but I'm not sure how I feel about it. I think the cream cheese icing needs to sit for a while and get a bit of a better flavour. We'll see what they think when they try them though.

Cupcakes for Sparks

It's been a long time since I've posted anything..

I've finally finished all of my undergrad requirements, exams, presentations and projects. It feels good to be done, although I'm sure it hasn't entirely hit me yet. Commencement hasn't happened yet either, so maybe then? (Or when I get my grad pictures back?)

Last week we had a birthday party at Sparks, and E and I made cupcakes for them.

For this, I used Joy the Baker's Vanilla Cupcakes.. and a regular buttercream vanilla icing. Next time, I'll go with something more bold on top.

We decorated 19 of these before we ran out of icing.

 

Crazy, but cool looking. The girls loved them! 

A dozen for the girls..

Now that I'm done school, maybe I'll be able to bake more, and figure out these decorating techniques on my own, without a cake decorating course, which I seem completely unable to take.

New Year's "Resolutions"

Happy New Year!

Last night was a friend's birthday party, so I made almond cupcakes and then R and I iced them with a plaid design. I'm pretty sure we're crazy, but it feels good to make use of some of my Christmas presents.

A whole plate of plaid cupcakes!

Close up of a cupcake

 Now that I have most of the tools needed to create amazing cake and cupcake designs (at least in theory..), I plan on documenting my learning. If I get a chance, I will take a cake decorating class as well. Maybe I'll also learn how to take decent photos of food.

Along with wanting to eat healthier this year (as always after the holidays!), I also want to measure myself twice a month, and post it here. Hopefully putting it somewhere where the entire world could potentially see it will be somewhat motivating.

Starting measurements:
Hips: 41"
Belly: 34"
Waist: 26"
Chest: 35"

A quick breakdown of the resolutions for the year:
-eat healthier
-workout, and post results every two weeks
-learn to take better pictures
-learn more about cake decorating