fondant fun...

Well after failing so badly last time at my fondant attempt I decided to wipe the slate clean and try it again, this time armed with the right sort of coloring and an easier design... little roses...  I didnt really have any tools but found an amazingly simple way to create them! where? youtube of course :P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uzp3XfhUpQ4

I was super please at how they turned out even though they were not perfect I was surprised that they ended up even resembling roses on the first attempt :> the only real problem was that they took FOREVER.

 

I also tried another chocolate cupcake recipe with real chocolate in AND buttermilk and its definitely the best so far :) so anyway I topped 6 of these yummy cakes with baby pink icing and the fondant roses i made (which are sort of baby blue ish?!) and used the wilton star tip #18 to add a bit of fancy stuff around them.

 

 

And with the left over 6 cupcakes you ask?? I just decided to try out a two colored icing technique i have kinda been researching... didnt really turn out as well as i had hoped but there's always next time... they still look cute i think?!

 

I want to try this with another tip to get more of a ruffle effect... i was thinking orange and yellow to top some orange cupcakes i am going to try in preparation to sell at the markets :)

Anyway thats all for now, im exhausted after a pretty busy weekend

xx