The Dogmother Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Look at this lovely site Yummy, yummy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Webmuppet Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Ah a cupcake that's just what I need .............I've just done 3 miles walk/run as part of my Race For Life training. And all I've got is a boring glass of squash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clootie Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 I think it only fair that we sample one of each, after all, it would be rude not to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Cute, but expensive. I can definitely see why Vikki made her own cupcakes for her wedding last week, an awful lot cheaper-especially when she made 160 of them. Luckily she had me and Sarah to help do the icing and Mum to do the washing up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Did you see the cute 'time for tea and cake' van? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scramble Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 all I can do is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 £30 per dozen - I'd better get cooking! I'm just about to make some with fresh fruit icing - raspberry and strawberry.............wonder if I can flog them to the family instead of just handing them over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Am about to put the oven on for a mammoth baking session - one for tea with SIL tomorrow, some brownie for tuck for DS & his friends at school (so a huge amount then ), and a cake for M&D when they come over to let the houndlets & chookles out for a comfort break whilst we are out....not sure I could be doing with cup - sorry FAIRY cakes to cover that amount of necessities!! And certainly couldn't afford to buy the blooming things!! Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJuff Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 I love - http://www.cakeadoodledo.co.uk/our_cupcakes.html?gallerySelected=-1 I just think they're expensive and I always think 'oh I could make those myself' But i never do!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Arran Chooks Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Wow! Yuummmmmy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Just discovered that a Cupcake emporium has opened up very close to me. It would be rude not to go for a look see. **Here** Mind you....£1.95 a cake is a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 This is our local one http://www.swallowbakery.com/ Looks gorgeous and my friend Liz is always raving about it, but I can make fairy cakes/cupcakes & could make loads for the cost of one in a shop Maybe one day I'll go in on a fact finding mission......... Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Very nice but not worth nearly £2 a cake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 cake sales at school are 4 for a £1. are cup cakes the same as fairy cakes? Pardon my ignorance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 3, 2009 Author Share Posted May 3, 2009 very nice Egluntine, can I come too? need we take out a loan with the amount of cakies we'll get through. Cupcakes is the Amercian term for our fairy cakes - very similar, except that as with most things stateside, theirs are larger and have more icing on. The trend for pretty icing is French though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Am I able to buy cake cases that would fit muffin trays to make extra big fairy/cup cakes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 3, 2009 Author Share Posted May 3, 2009 Yup, you can get them almost anywhere. I've even foudn them at Te$co when I used to shop there. Let me know if you can't find any and I can always send you a few. There's a wonderful cookshop near me, which stocks vintage style fairy cak cases and silver/gold ones too. I used the latter when I baked the 'cupcakes' for Rosie's birthday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 I insist on fairy cakes in our house as I always make the traditional sized yorkshire pudd sized ones........... and I can have two of them without feeling nearly so guilty as I would with two huge great muffin sized cup cakes - or the wrappers at least - sitting in front of me!!! Most of the cupcakes on these sites and in the very expensive cake shops are works of art, unlike mine, which if they are lucky, get a splodge of chocolate spread or vanilla butter icing smeared over the top or a drizzling of melted chocolate or lemon/orange glace icing due to the fact that I am invariably running late or simply too lazy to pipe anything ! Of course there's always the reason that they don't last long enough to get decorated anyway, which is often the case! Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffyknickers Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Cor I am in the wrong job! I make a lot of fairy cakes (cup cakes, whatever!) as they are so easy (my recipe is a chuck it all in one that I have found works best). I make them both in muffin tin in muffin cases (like american cupcases) and also in normal patty tin in cake cases and find the 'normal' ones better as you can eat two and get lots of nice icing and also my son tends to only eat the top and leave the cake!!! I like making them like the butterfly cakes (cutting out a circle out the top and filling with buttercream and placing the cut-out bit back in) as reminds me of when I was little and my mum made them. Michelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 4, 2009 Author Share Posted May 4, 2009 I made these for Rosie's birthday in March - she only wanted fairy cakes, and I couldn't afford a stand but it works and she loved it: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clootie Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Yumska!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 I made these for Rosie's birthday in March - she only wanted fairy cakes, and I couldn't afford a stand but it works and she loved it: They're worth £1.95 each and made with special eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scramble Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 I made these for Rosie's birthday in March - she only wanted fairy cakes, and I couldn't afford a stand but it works and she loved it: They are gorgeous Can I order some for my birthday? You have a lucky daughter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 4, 2009 Author Share Posted May 4, 2009 £1.95! I often make cakes to take into work - perhaps I should charge them. Those ones went down well with her friends. Scramble - I don't think they'd travel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scramble Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Why do I never look at the address? It was like when I was buying my chickens and I found the two most adorable frizzle pekins, both girls POL, £25 for both..... in Bucks It's okay Claret - I'll just look at the picture :wink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
