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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
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  • bobbadog
    bobbadog Posts: 1,606 Forumite
    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.
  • Raspberry_Swirl
    Raspberry_Swirl Posts: 1,386 Forumite
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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 :)
  • bobbadog
    bobbadog Posts: 1,606 Forumite
    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!

    xx
  • Tashja
    Tashja Posts: 1,215 Forumite
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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 xx
  • Olliebeak
    Olliebeak Posts: 3,167 Forumite
    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 :( .

    Do we all really enjoy wedding cake or do we just love admiring the workmanship that goes into its presentation?
  • juno
    juno Posts: 6,553 Forumite
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    There's a shop in St Pancras that sells beautiful large cupcakes at about £5 each :eek:
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  • celyn90
    celyn90 Posts: 3,249 Forumite
    Olliebeak wrote: »
    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 :D )
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  • kb36
    kb36 Posts: 440 Forumite
    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;)
  • morwenna
    morwenna Posts: 844 Forumite
    I am making 100 cupcakes for a friend as a wedding pressie - I now feel pretty generous :D
  • redmel1621
    redmel1621 Posts: 6,010 Forumite
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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 x
    Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
    Nothing is going to get better. It's not.
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