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Your Cupcake Wedding Cake’s Perfect Accessory

admin — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:33:03 +0000

Just like every girl loves a great pair of shoes…
Every cupcake loves a cute little liner.

Notice the cute little liners the baker used on the photo on the left (we found this gorgeous photo here). The variation in colors really plays off the white tiered cake stands.

Here are some great cupcake liners that would be great to use for your wedding cupcake recipes.

Wedding Cake and Cupcake Recipe

admin — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 05:00:59 +0000

I don’t usually buy Martha Stewart’s “Living” magazine but the great cupcake pictures on the cover of this month’s issue really caught my eye. The first thing I thought of was how easy it would be to adapt those cupcakes for use at a wedding reception.

As you know, wedding cupcakes are all the rage right now. They are easy to make, easy to serve, and look great at the Big Party.

And if you’re thinking of making your own wedding cake or cupcakes, this is an idea that has some great appeal. They can be made a batch at a time and frozen. And nothing could be easier to transport.

So. inspired by the cover on “Living” this month, I decided to make some cupcakes. If you haven’t picked up this month’s issue of Living, do so the next time you’re out. There are some very creative ideas for cupcakes and decorating in that issue. I will be posting more variations on those ideas (frosting and decorating too) for wedding cupcakes coming soon.

I used the wedding cake recipe featured below. Don’t be thrown off by my choice of sprinkles. I was not making these cupcakes for a wedding!

I decided to line my cupcake pans with the standard blue liners. Again, these weren’t for a wedding. If I were making these for a formal celebration I would use plain white cupcake liners, probably Wilton’s white liners as they are heavier. Don’t you just love the blue and the steel gray together though?

I made the recipe below and it made almost 36 cupcakes. I filled the cups with a cookie scoop (such a great tool for this) and filled them about half way. As you can see. they did not dome like standard cupcake mixes do. I like that. It made them very easy to frost.

Here is a cupcake cut in half so you can see what great texture it has. The cupcake itself is a very moist cake with a bit of weight to it. It is perfect for a wedding cake or cupcake.

Whether you’re looking for a wedding cake recipe or just making something special for your sweetie, this recipe is one that you must try.

White Almond Sour Cream Wedding Cake Recipe

1 box white cake mix (Betty Crocker or Pillsbury)

1 cup flour

1 cup sugar

3/4 tsp. salt

1 1/3 cups water

1/8 cup vegetable oil

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 tsp. almond extract

1 cup sour cream

4 large egg whites

Place all dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl and stir together with a whisk. Add remaining ingredients and beat on medium for 2 minutes. Pour into greased and floured cake pans or cupcake tins. Fill about half way full.

Bake in a preheated 325 degree oven until tests done.

A Great Way to Stretch your Wedding Budget – Wedding Cupcakes

admin — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:07:21 +0000

We all know how easy it is to make cupcakes. And if you are trying to get over the fear of making your own wedding cake you might want to consider making your own wedding cupcakes.

One of your first steps in choosing a wedding cake to make involves choosing and testing out your wedding cake recipe. Making a few cupcakes to try things out is a breeze! And who doesn’t love to eat a cupcake sample?!

The wedding cupcake is one of the recent trends in wedding cakes. Instead of a very formal (and expensive) wedding cake, brides are opting for budget friendly cupcakes instead. Pictured below is a lovely tiered stand with iced cupcakes (picture complements of Martha Stewart).

Making wedding cupcakes has so many things going for it. Cupcakes can easily allow you to offer your guests a variety of cake and icing flavors. Transporting these babies is soooo much easier. Is the decoration of a large cake scaring you off? Cupcakes can be decorated with a simple icing topped with a few purchased decorations (a monogram would be very cute!).

And talk about budget friendly! If you are using a private caterer for your wedding reception,keep in mind that they often charge to cut your cake. Cupcakes do not need to be cut – yet another cost saver! And if you REALLY want to get creative – your cupcakes could serve as your centerpieces. Purchase a cupcake stand for the center of each table and allow your cupcakes to take center stage at each table!