Cupcake Birthday / Celebration cake idea!

rosekitten · 3 February 2008 at 3:45AM

princesspoppypop wrote: »

Ive searched Ebay rosekitten and couldnt see any. I will keep checking tho.
Ive seen come cute little spoons in Whittards too with little cups on the handles... perfect for Mums, Mothers Day Tea.

I must admit for long enough I
have been a regular browser in
the cupcake section on ebay
always looking to see what they
are selling.But its amazing the
titles they use on the various
listings.
When I do a search I always
put in

cupcake/s
cup cake/s
fairy cake/s
cakestand
cake stand

found that little cake stand titled

mini fairy cakestand

I know one thing it can be quite
expensive for some things,have
you seen what the fabric sells for ?

found this cupcake pic on the internet

savvy · 3 February 2008 at 11:36AM

princesspoppypop wrote: »

That cup cake holder is adorable rosekitten my Mum would love something like that.

Funnily enough I was in a cupcake shop (didn't know they existed!) yesterday and saw the bigger version, and also that chrome cup cake stand that's been posted..................there was cupcake everything, with big jars of different sprinkles up behind the counter, and a massive range of cakes, it was amazing but a little bit tooooo girly for me! :rotfl:

savvy · 3 February 2008 at 11:42AM

rosekitten wrote: »

I must admit for long enough I
have been a regular browser in
the cupcake section on ebay
always looking to see what they
are selling.But its amazing the
titles they use on the various
listings.
When I do a search I always
put in

cupcake/s
cup cake/s
fairy cake/s
cakestand
cake stand

found that little cake stand titled

mini fairy cakestand

I think I would have called them large fairy cakes as opposed to cup cakes, is that a UK v USA thing do you think??

jackieb · 3 February 2008 at 11:45AM

My daughter said that muffins are just manly cupcakes.

You've all got me hankering after a good old fairy cake here! I'm loving the links.

princesspoppypop · 3 February 2008 at 12:20PM

To be honest I was a bit confused when this "Cupcake" craze hit everywhere!

Ive always called little cakes in cases, fairy cakes or butterfly cakes.

When I went to America they sold "cupcakes" which were a lot bigger than the fairy cakes I`m used to and so much more decorated with a mountain of butter icing and sprinkles.

As for a muffin Ive always thought of that as a chocolate chip/ blueberry cake in a larger case but not decorated.

Im starting my search for the cupcake stand again today!

princesspoppypop · 3 February 2008 at 12:25PM

savvy wrote: »

Funnily enough I was in a cupcake shop (didn't know they existed!) yesterday and saw the bigger version, and also that chrome cup cake stand that's been posted..................there was cupcake everything, with big jars of different sprinkles up behind the counter, and a massive range of cakes, it was amazing but a little bit tooooo girly for me! :rotfl:

I would love to run a girly cupcake shop, sounds fantastic :j

I would decorate it shabby chic style with lots of gorgeous fabrics and cakes on gorgeous little cake stands..... ooo what a lovely dream

... maybe one day!:rolleyes:

savvy · 3 February 2008 at 1:53PM

princesspoppypop wrote: »

I would love to run a girly cupcake shop, sounds fantastic :j

I would decorate it shabby chic style with lots of gorgeous fabrics and cakes on gorgeous little cake stands..... ooo what a lovely dream ... maybe one day!:rolleyes:

LOL get in there and do it

Hopefully they'll have some pics of the inside on their new site, it was kind of like a girly ice cream diner but with a tea shop twist (if that makes sense).

You know what you have to do when you open your shop PPP............come up with the ultimate cup cake with half the calories, oh and a wheat free range for me!

;):rotfl::rotfl:

princesspoppypop · 3 February 2008 at 6:58PM

Just been having a look in my cake decorating books and noticed the ice cream cakes in one of them.

They suggest either making or buying a batch of fairy cakes. Trim then to size to fit in an ice cream cone. Cover in coloured butter icing, then texture with a knife to look like ice cream. You could even pop a flake in or sprinkle with hundreds and thousands.

To keep them upright they suggest using an upturned egg box, cut holes in just wide enough to hold the cone bottoms. Cover then egg box in tin foil to make it look nicer.

Also noticed in there some lovely litte marshmallow flowers that could be used for decoration. Take a marshmallow, roll it out using a rolling pin till its flat (this is quite sticky) snip into the edges with some scissors and press a smartie or chocolate button into the middle ( I used a bit of icing to keep the button in place). They look really pretty.:j

The_Good_Fairy · 3 February 2008 at 8:28PM

savvy wrote: »

Funnily enough I was in a cupcake shop (didn't know they existed!) yesterday and saw the bigger version, and also that chrome cup cake stand that's been posted..................there was cupcake everything, with big jars of different sprinkles up behind the counter, and a massive range of cakes, it was amazing but a little bit tooooo girly for me! :rotfl:

Where? I have to know! I sooo want to go to a cupcake shop

If it's in US I'm so gonna sulk hehe

Slighty away from cupcakes here but they were very popular... have you seen those chocolate cups? I got mine in M&S on a 3 for 2 offer. We filled them with some raspberry eton mess and they were scrumptious! I had to hit people away from them to take this picture before they all vanished.....

Now I feel all fat

The_Good_Fairy · 3 February 2008 at 8:31PM

floyd wrote: »

I absolutely adore this website and have followed it for some time, everything she makes looks perfect :T

Shes amazing isn't she, wish I could cook so perfectly. I think she is very kind to share so many recipes with us for nothing! :T

Cupcake Birthday / Celebration cake idea!

Comments

Categories

Get our FREE Weekly email full of deals & guides - and it’s spam-free