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cup cakes. £20 FOR 12. Whatever next
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http://www.crumbsanddoilies.co.uk/prices.html :eek:
I read in the sunday press about how cupcakes are taking off. I made a fairy cake recipe today and used muffin cases. I used 2 eggs, 4 oz sr flour, 4 oz caster sugar, 4 oz soft marg and 1 tsp baking powder. I made 8 (so they were big), instead of 18, and baked in the muffin cases at 200 for 20 mins. Such an easy recipe and mixed all in one
I topped with water icing (icing sugar and a little water) and sprinkled with lots of hundreds and thousands. I can`t have spent more than £1.50 for 8 big big cakes and I used organic eggs and flour and the marg was flora active, which is probably dearer than butter
some people have more money than sense
I read in the sunday press about how cupcakes are taking off. I made a fairy cake recipe today and used muffin cases. I used 2 eggs, 4 oz sr flour, 4 oz caster sugar, 4 oz soft marg and 1 tsp baking powder. I made 8 (so they were big), instead of 18, and baked in the muffin cases at 200 for 20 mins. Such an easy recipe and mixed all in one
I topped with water icing (icing sugar and a little water) and sprinkled with lots of hundreds and thousands. I can`t have spent more than £1.50 for 8 big big cakes and I used organic eggs and flour and the marg was flora active, which is probably dearer than butter
some people have more money than sense
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I know these are ridiculously expensive, but for a wedding I think they'd be amazing! Far cheaper than a wedding cake and the designs are absolutely beautiful.0
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they are far prettier than anything i can do though!!!!
my sister costed cupcakes from that website a while ago for her wedding and it was much cheaper than a cake, and more fun
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Raspberry_Swirl wrote: »they are far prettier than anything i can do though!!!!
my sister costed cupcakes from that website a while ago for her wedding and it was much cheaper than a cake, and more fun
I'd adore them for my wedding! Far less waste than a typical cake, i'd imagine, and you could easily cater for everyone (and the smaller than average cupcakes are cute and healthier!) They all look so perfectly decorated!
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OMG !!!!
Even if I won the lottery I do not think I would buy 12 for £20 !!!
Though I now realise where I went wrong on the PTA cake stall the other week !!!! PMPL !!!
T xx0 -
My first thoughts were '£20 :eek: :eek: :eek: - what the heck for?'
Having seen the website it's obvious that the cupcakes are a little more than 'just a cupcake' - and hopefully they will all be finished to the highest standard. Delightful alternative to the traditional rock solid royal icing with marzipan
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Do we all really enjoy wedding cake or do we just love admiring the workmanship that goes into its presentation?0 -
There's a shop in St Pancras that sells beautiful large cupcakes at about £5 each :eek:Murphy's No More Pies Club #209
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Do we all really enjoy wedding cake or do we just love admiring the workmanship that goes into its presentation?
I really like fruit cake, but as someone that makes wedding cakes fairly frequently - I always want to cry when they get cut.... (and inside my head is always screaming - that took me !?!??!? months and now you're hacking it it to bits
) :staradmin:starmod: beware of geeks bearing .gifs...:starmod::staradmin:starmod: Whoever said "nothing is impossible" obviously never tried to nail jelly to a tree :starmod:0 -
I have actually ordered these from the lovely people at Crumbs and Doilies and they were worth every penny! They were for a Mother's Day family lunch and I have never tasted anything like them before.... I can make great cakes but somehow not quite like this. If you think about the cost of buying cake in a cafe the £1.70 approx that you pay here doesn't seem so unreasonable!
By the way also consider myself to have more sense than money - unfortunately;)0 -
I am making 100 cupcakes for a friend as a wedding pressie - I now feel pretty generous 0
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Aaah they look lovely!!
I was going to have this kind of arrangement for my wedding cake...We didn't bother with a cake in the end, as we got married abroad and then just went out for a meal to celebrate with family when we got home.
I would love to be able to make nice fairy cakes, mine never turn out very nice. They always go a funny shape, burnt on outside not cooked in middle, too dry, no flavour, the list goes on..... I did see a fairy cake cook book once this thread has just tempted me to go and buy it!!!!!!!!
Mel xUnless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
Nothing is going to get better. It's not.0
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