Sunday, 24 April 2011

Easter Cupcakes

I was asked to make Easter cupcakes by one of the girls at work.  Because I like baking for others I said "what do you want?!" :)  Her request was a simple one: chocolate cupcakes with buttercream.  Easy peasy!


Here's what she got:

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I found Easter sprinkles and fun cupcake liners at Bulk Barn! 

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AND I want to share one of my favorite tips with you: how to fill a piping bag easily by yourself.  Use a glass.  Turn the top of the bag over the glass and fill it with icing!  So easy!

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Now for those of you who are keen observers, I be you're thinking "but Jill, the icing in that picture is pink, and your cupcakes are clearly blue"  Yes. This is true.  I first thought that pink icing would be nice for the cupcakes with the yellow liners but then changed my mind because I had just made pink cake balls at valentines!

I thought that adding blue to it would create a lovely purple color for the cupcakes! 

FAIL!!
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It was cement grey! Yum?  No, I didn't think so either.

So instead of working on the purple formula I went the blue route
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Much better!

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I hope everyone had a great weekend!


5 comments :

  1. Yummy! I wish you could send one here!

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  2. Oooo you're getting recruited now! One step closer to "Sweet."....

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  3. That's a great tip with the glass for filling the piping bag.

    Isn't it funny how a grey room looks gorgeous...but definitely not on cupcakes!!! I love the blue route too!!

    Sarahx

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  4. Oh Jill, I could go for a sweet cupcake right now! he he. Don't you just love the glass mixing bowl from Pampered Chef?!?!? I use mine all the time and have often thought about getting another.

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  5. All those years of filling piping bags for the kids and grandkids to make graham cracker houses and I never thought once about putting the bag in a glass...awesome! Thanks!

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