Hello Cupcakes!!
My previous blogs had everything you can imagine about doing cupcakes. I taught you guys how to frost, and how to properly fill the cupcake pan with batter in order to get the best cupcakes. However, this time, I wanted this blog to be more creative.
Today, I am going to frost designs on my cupcakes to make them more appealing. I don't know about you, but when I'm at a party and I see cupcakes, I always choose the ones that are very creative because they look more appetizing.
First off, I started by baking some fresh and delicious cupcakes. I made a regular vanilla recipe cupcake batter but I added two handfuls of sprinkles and they looked so pretty after they baked.
First off, I started by baking some fresh and delicious cupcakes. I made a regular vanilla recipe cupcake batter but I added two handfuls of sprinkles and they looked so pretty after they baked.
Inspired by the book Hello Cupcakes by Karen Tack and Alan Richardson, I decided to create petal like designs from frosting on my cupcakes. Trying to recreate light pink flower petals, I put strawberry syrup in the frosting before adding it to a Ziploc bag. I had to cut out a specific shape in the corner of the bag in order to achieve a petal like design. As you can tell by the picture below, you have to cut the corner into a v-shape in order to achieve that design.
On page 14 of Hello Cupcakes it said, "Starting off the perimeter of the cupcake, place the tip flat on the surface of the cupcakes. Squeeze the bag, pulling away from the center of the cupcake. Use small side-to-side pushes or wiggles to make the leaf or petal shape. Work toward the center in concentric circles, overlapping the patter slightly." Now, honestly, this took me a couple of tries because the pattern isn't that easy to achieve. What helped me was putting the bag with the frosting in the freezer for 30 minutes so that it's firm. Then I piped the frosting on carefully and patiently, it'll take precision.
Here is my finished product. Light pink petals piped on the cupcake. It isn't that good but hey I'm not a professional, and I hope you guys are learning along with me. It was fun to make, but it also came with patience.
On page 14 of Hello Cupcakes it said, "Starting off the perimeter of the cupcake, place the tip flat on the surface of the cupcakes. Squeeze the bag, pulling away from the center of the cupcake. Use small side-to-side pushes or wiggles to make the leaf or petal shape. Work toward the center in concentric circles, overlapping the patter slightly." Now, honestly, this took me a couple of tries because the pattern isn't that easy to achieve. What helped me was putting the bag with the frosting in the freezer for 30 minutes so that it's firm. Then I piped the frosting on carefully and patiently, it'll take precision.
Here is my finished product. Light pink petals piped on the cupcake. It isn't that good but hey I'm not a professional, and I hope you guys are learning along with me. It was fun to make, but it also came with patience.
What is the most creative design you've seen on a cupcake?
Richardson, Alan, and Karen Tack. Hello, Cupcake! Houghton Mifflin, 2009.
That cupcake looks really good! I've tried making cupcakes a couple of times and I could never get the frosting right so I'd end up using a spoon. Thanks for adding in what you did to make the frosting work out for you because I'll try it out.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Zainab! Using a spoon to put frosting on is very frustrating, so I would recommend using Ziploc bags, they make it easy and neat to pipe the frosting on. I'm glad that you want to try it out!
DeleteThank you, Juliet! My book is full of different cupcake designs so I will definitely try them out one day. The one I want to try the most is making the cupcakes look like different breeds of dogs, I think it'll be interesting!
ReplyDeleteHi Valeriya, your frosted cupcake looks delicious! I haven't made that many cupcakes in the past, but I'll definitely try this design in the future when I do make cupcakes!
ReplyDeleteHi Sophie, thank you very much! Making cupcakes is a lot of fun, so I hope you get a chance to make some.
DeleteHi Valeriya, your cupcake design looks great! I have never been good at doing designs on cupcakes, do you have any tips to make it easier?
ReplyDeleteHi Emily, thank you very much! That was my first time ever trying to create designs on cupcakes so the thing that helped me the most was making sure that your frosting is cold and firm, and make sure to have patience. You'll get there!
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