Another Giant Cupcake

I made another giant cupcake today.  It took 6 hours from start to finish.  I learned today that chocolate, fondant, and buttercream icing really do not like 30 degree (Celcius) heat as the chocolate shell was melting quickly!

The cake is German Chocolate with Vanilla Bean Buttercream, a chocolate shell, and fondant decorations.  I love the little black specks of the Vanilla Bean in the buttercream!

Raspberries, Vanilla, and Chocolate!

Tonight I made a cake for a good friend of mine.  She gave birth to a precious little baby boy two weeks ago and had tried to stay away from sugar for her entire pregnancy to avoid excess weight gain and hopefully keep the size of the baby down as well.  As a result, whenever I brought baking to an event she had to pass it by.  So... tomorrow when I visit her and get some newborn cuddles, she can indulge in this cake.

It is Vanilla Bean Cake and is both filled with and topped with Vanilla Bean Buttercream and BC Fresh Raspberries and is drizzled with dark chocolate!  Looks pretty good for only taking 2.5 hours from beginning to end!

Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes

I am a teacher.  This past school year was my first year having my own class for the entire year and although it had its ups and down, it was a great year.  To congratulate my grade 7 students for moving on to high school we had ice cream sundaes on the final day of school.  I also decided to make them cupcakes to go along with the ice cream theme.  They were all so curious as to how I got the cupcake into the ice cream cone.  The extra cupcakes were also a nice treat for the stressed and tired staff members!

These are German chocolate cupcakes with cookies and cream buttercream on top.  They are baked inside of the ice cream cone and are the perfect treat for a summer party!

To order email cakesbylaura@live.ca.