EntriesCupcakes, cupcakes and more cupcakes – they seem to be everywhere I turn!!! I have always made and decorated cupcakes but I first came across cupcakes in large numbers when teaching in Australia last summer. Everywhere I visited seemed to have a cupcake shop just round the corner! On my return to the UK in September my publishers asked me to write another book – and yes, surprise surprise, it was to be on cupcakes! The book’s been a lot of fun, as there is so much you can do with the humble cupcake! There are already many books on the subject, but being me I am creating different and exciting designs, one of which I shared with my class last Friday, can you spot it?
Opinion is much divided on whether cupcakes should be decorated with sugarpaste or buttercream, so for Friday’s class I decided to show the students options with both mediums – as predicated some preferred the sugarpaste as it is very manageable but some also preferred the buttercream.
All the students completed three basic designs of cupcakes, two sugarpaste and one buttercream and then they experimented with the techniques they’d learnt to complete more. Some were new to cake decorating, so more experienced but all seem to thoroughly enjoy themselves.
Here’s a sample of their work….
Cupcakes galore! Lindy's Foral Cupcake Class
We have another cupcake class scheduled in April and will definately add more to our summer and Autumn programmes so if you’d like to join us click here for more information or email Jane, our workshop co-ordinator
Tags: buttercream, classes, cupcakes, Lindy Smith, piping, workshop
8 Comments
Hi Lindy
Just wanted to say thankyou again for a great class on friday..i had the best time and learnt loads
Sarah x
Click here to read another blog post about this class – it’s written by one of our students, it’ll give you a good insight into what it’s like being on one of our workshops!
Her photography is beautiful!
Fantastic! Really enjoyed the workshop and learned so much. Thanks also to Sally and Jane who responded to the continual questions and were on hand to help with some rather strange looking roses!!
Cupcakes rule!
Rebecca
Hi lindy
Please could you tell me which tip you use on the plain cream cupcake 2nd row down?
I have been on a couple of your courses and today have baked the madeira cake, using most of the tips that Jane posted. It has come out of the oven like a perfect cake (unlike my last attempt that didn’t rise properly). Now I just have to carve it into Hello Kitty’s head!
Louise
Hi Louise
The cupcakes in the second row are all made using different tips, we are currently trying to source a good selection of buttercream tips here at Lindy’s cakes and will post examples of each shortly
Those rose petal cupcakes look absolutely fantasic Lindy, I’ve no idea how you manage to do them, will you be teaching this on your Summer Floral Cupcakes workshop?
Hi Becca
Yes I will be teaching the rose cupcakes on the summer floral workshop, are you interested in joining us?
Lindy, your cake designs are very inspiring especially the cupcakes and wedding cakes. Thanks.
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