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Colourful Birthday Cupcakes for Kate!

Dec14

Daisy Cupcakes Kate Hurley's Cupcakes2

It was a perfect occasion when Kate celebrated her 16th birthday recently with her friends to make these cupcakes for her.  Her only request was that the flavours were chocolate and vanilla and that they were colourful.  Of course getting colourful is what I love the best so I chose a zesty lime, perfect purple and wonderful watermelon for the sugarpaste daisies.  I added contrasting sugar pearl centres to each daisy and then popped them onto the cupcakes iced in lime green and sunny yellow.  I couldn’t resist the polka dot watermelon pink cupcake holders for these cupcakes and the effect of them completed was certainly fun and colourful.  I hope you had a brilliant evening Kate with all your friends and I was delighted to play a small part in making your 16th birthday party a memorable one.

 

Thank You Cupcakes

Dec4

Christmas CupcakesThank you Siobhan for asking me to do your special Thank You Cupcakes for the nursing staff of the Sandton Clinic ICU.  I was touched to hear your family’s story of how these medical proffesionals have helped your son during his recovery.  You, Matt and your family have had a really difficult last 10 months and it is amazing that you still take the time to remember all those who have helped your son on what has been a truly tough journey.  You mentioned that you loved the pics of  the Purple and Silver Christmas Cupcakes I made last year so I used the purple and silver and added a little green and yellow to make flowers and snowflakes for these cupcakes.  I hope that these colourful cupcakes brought a smile to many faces on Monday morning and I am delighted that I could be a part of thanking such special people at this time of the year.

Thank You Cupcakes

Cupcakes for a First Birthday!

Dec4

Car Cupcakes

Esther asked me to do Car Cupcakes for her little boy’s first birthday and I found these cute red and blue cars, the same as those in the CARS Movie, at Jodees.  The naughty and fun characters captured in these sugar paste cars were perfect for these cupcakes.  I iced the chocolate cupcakes with a creamy vanilla icing and then used little strips of liquorice for the road markings in front of and behind the cars.  Thanks for your double order of cupcakes Esther and I hope that your son’s birthday was loads of fun!

Car Cupcakes

 

Pretty Daisy Cupcakes for Gaby’s Birthday!

Nov18

Daisy CupcakesGaby, my daughter’s friend, celebrated her 14th birthday today and as she loves my cupcakes I thought we would surprise her with a visit and a gift of these colourful Daisy Cupcakes.  I made rich, moist chocolate cupcakes iced with a tinted lime green deliciously creamy icing.  I cut out pink, light and darker blue and green daisies and added contrasting sugar pearls for their centres and popped these onto the cupcakes and sprinkled sugar pearls around the daisies.  Pretty Daisy cupcakes for a pretty funky girl!             Hope you have an awesome birthday Gaby!

Daisy Cupcakes

 

Olympic Rings Cupcakes

Nov18

Olympic Cupcakes

With December fast approaching, it is the time for all the fun end of year functions.  Jackie asked me to do cupcakes for the end of year function for her running club and she wanted Olympic themed cupcakes.  The small Olympic rings are cut out of coloured sugar paste and then layered over each other to replicate the Olympic logo.  These cupcakes were really fun to do with the only tricky bit being trying to get the centre of all the rings cut out evenly.  I hope your club had a terrific party on Saturday and thanks again for your order Jackie.

 

Tickled Pink & Soft Green Cupcakes for Sue’s Birthday!

Nov11

Tickled Pink & Soft Green Cupcakes

Tickled Pink & Soft Green Cupcakes

We love the fact Sue that you have chosen to spend your Wednesday mornings, while you are on your sabbatical from teaching, and join your mom and us at the Memory Shed to scrapbook.  We feel we know you so well through the gorgeous layouts your mom has done of your wedding photos and it is great that you are part of our fun and madness even if it is just for a short time.  We wanted to say thank you with a small belated birthday celebration for you.  I chose tickled pink and a soft green for the colours for the roses, flowers and butterflies on your cupcakes as you loves  vintage colours.  To match the colours I made Raspberry and White Chocolate cupcakes with a creamy vanilla icing and they turned out to be perfect along with all the other party goodies.  We know you are a dedicated and awesome teacher and know that you will eventually have to return to the more smelly crew at school but it is great that you have been able to unwind a little on a Wednesday and enjoy your passion for scrapbooking.