Cupcake Birthday / Celebration cake idea!

savvy

The_Good_Fairy wrote: »

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

Hold the sulk!! It's in Chichester, don't know how far away that is to you and not sure if they have any other branches, Chichester is cool with lots of little independant shops, so maybe not

princesspoppypop

Thats it savvy a trip to Chichester is on the cards for Easter... are there little boutiques etc... I love anything like that...

I love little individual shops like those in the lakes... love getting bits there for gifts for people...

I do need to see this cupcake shop tho... Ive got a pic in my head of 50`s America style with frilly pinafores and sun always shining type thing... ooo there I go again... dream on!

In my town we have a lovely shop that sells homemade chutneys ( the type wth the checky lids.. fab!), flans, cakes and the lovely caramel shortbread.

I really want to open a shop now I think about it...

savvy I think you could be on to something with the gluten free range and diet cakes. Carrots in a carrot cake would make it healthy.. right... lol! I love to experiment so I`m going to have a go at making "light" version fairy cakes etc.

floyd

I also absolutely love the cakes they do here http://www.crumbsanddoilies.co.uk/home.html
They always look fabulous

princesspoppypop

Wow.. great website!

Check out these, sprinkled with coloured sugar!

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and these for easter/mothers day

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savvy

princesspoppypop wrote: »

Thats it savvy a trip to Chichester is on the cards for Easter... are there little boutiques etc... I love anything like that...

I love little individual shops like those in the lakes... love getting bits there for gifts for people...

I do need to see this cupcake shop tho... Ive got a pic in my head of 50`s America style with frilly pinafores and sun always shining type thing... ooo there I go again... dream on!

In my town we have a lovely shop that sells homemade chutneys ( the type wth the checky lids.. fab!), flans, cakes and the lovely caramel shortbread.

I really want to open a shop now I think about it...

savvy I think you could be on to someything with the gluten free range and diet cakes. Carrots in a carrot cake would make it healthy.. right... lol! I love to experiment so I`m going to have a go at making "light" version fairy cakes etc.

As for the frilly aprons, I don't think the poor lad that was working in the shop would've enjoyed that look too much!!! :eek::eek: Although he seemed comfortable being surrounded by pink stuff

There's all sorts of little quaint shops in Chichester (and the biggest Roman mosaic I've ever seen at Fishbourne), and most of the original shop fronts are still there in tact, so big chains aren't so imposing, which is something we like. It's very much like Winchester and Salisbury which I also love. IF you do go to Chichester, see if you can spot the original Shippams Paste factory clock and front
My OH comes from the Lakes, so I love visiting Bowness when we're up there :j Actually I think I like anywhere that Lakeland put a shop! :rotfl:

princesspoppypop

Just had to add these pics... my house is going to be full of cupcakes.

princesspoppypop

and how nice are these for my shop...:j

frankie1star

wished I posted here awhile ago, I went for moneysaving old style without too much success. Does anyone have the perfect recipe and method for the cupcakes. I love the Fiona Cairns ones so like that topping as well

Bumbles2

This lady is the nuts for cupcakes.
http://www.carolynmackenzie.co.uk/

FiFi_Mad_Mum

Bumbles2 wrote: »

This lady is the nuts for cupcakes.
http://www.carolynmackenzie.co.uk/

Wow - her sugar flowers are amazing, her cakes would certainly make a spectacular centre piece.
FiFi