Are You Ready For Some Football?

Another Grey Cup Sunday has come and passed. We have finally been able to do a real Logie traditional Grey Cup Party. When we lived in Kits, our barely 7oo sq ft of space just didn't cut it when we wanted to do up a Grey Cup party. Seriously, how many people can you cram into that little of space and really be able to watch a football game? I think the last time we had a serious Grey Cup party was way back when we lived on Dogwood in Coquitlam. Oh the days, of living with roommates. :)

In honour of our first Grey Cup Party in our very own place, I made a cupcake cake. I'm not too sure about these cupcake cakes. It was an easy enough concept but I'm not totally sure if I would do one again. It was nice because i didn't have to worry about cutting a cake. Everyone could grab as many cupcakes off the plate as they wanted to. Aesthetically, I would have liked to have done something a little nicer but you be the judge of that. Here are some photos of my Grey Cup Cupcake Cake. (Spice cake with cream cheese icing and a chocolate icing as well.)

Thomas The Engine

I know, it's been far in between posts but I am posting, mainly because I am procrastinating. I NEED to study. Two practical exams and two written exams, they will have all started and be completed in about 1 and 1/2 weeks. So, what am I doing? Posting a blog. :)

I recently made some cupcakes for X's second birthday party. I heard it was a Thomas the Engine theme. I wanted to try out some colour flow icing techniques I learned way back in the spring. They didn't come out exactly the way that I wanted them to, but I think I will know for next time what I should and shouldn't do. Like read the instructions for the colour flow more carefully. I added 1/2 a cup of water, when I really only needed 1/4 cup of water. Lesson learned, don't rush through the instructions! :)

So here are some initial photos of the colour flow image before they were placed on the cupcakes.
I couldn't make it to the birthday party - damn Saturday classes! So, Scott assembled the cupcakes for me and transported them to the party.
My fellow classmates were happy to get the leftover mini's from the rest of the batter. They said they tasted great. I'll take their word for it. From the picture below I'll assume the Birthday Boy enjoyed the cupcakes as well. And really, that is all that matters!

Treats For Me

I'm a little behind in my blogging. I just started up school again in the evenings and weekends and I'm not finding enough time in the day to do everything I want to do. Does that sound familiar to anyone?

I stopped by The Gourmet Warehouse recently and picked up a few decorating tools and to help me with my adventures in caking.

We had a wine tasting party a couple of weeks ago and I made these little cupcakes with my new tools. I thought they went well with the night's theme.

My First Wedding

I just went to Kelowna for a friend's wedding this last weekend. I really wanted to try my hand at doing a wedding cake. So, I offered to make her wedding cake as her wedding present. Wait a minute, did I tell you I live in the Lower Mainland? Yes, I did live in Kelowna at one point in time but that feels like a lifetime ago. I don't actually have any family in Kelowna anymore. Luckily, my sister still lives in the Okanagan but about an hour and half drive from Kelowna.

I drove out to my sister's place a couple of days before the wedding and busied myself in her kitchen baking and decorating a cake and a few dozen or so cupcakes. I made a Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake for the bride and groom cake and a basic chocolate cake for the cupcakes and the mini's.

The day of the wedding Scott was so helpful. Washing out tips or piping bags, or running to the car to get something I forgot there. As you can tell I was a little frazzled during the setup of the cake and cupcakes. This was my first wedding cake and I didn't want to screw it up.

I finally setup the cake and many, many cupcakes. And I even had time to get myself all gussied up for the wedding as well. I hope all the guests enjoyed the cupcakes. I know the bride and groom enjoyed their cake.(The peanut butter chocolate cake is covered in a marshmallow fondant with vanilla icing. The cupcakes and mini's have a vanilla icing. The edible orange flowers are made of royal icing.)

Happy Caking!

Dedicated To The One I Love...Big Cakes and Little Cakes

I've finally done it - I've created my own blog. My sister kept asking me to post pictures on Flickr or send her photos of the cakes and cupcakes I've been creating. I completed the Wilton 3 course package on cake decorating this last spring at The Cookshop, a local cooking store that offers cooking lessons. I've been busy baking and caking for friends and family since then. I figured blogging would be the best option to showcase my developing skills as a caker. This blog will be dedicated to my cake and cupcake creations. The good and bad. Hopefully, most of them will be good. Happy Caking!