Cupcake Birthday / Celebration cake idea!

alison6692
alison6692 Posts: 2,533 Forumite
in Special occasions & other celebrations
Hiya x

I thought I would share this idea as it looked so fab.

I was out the other night for a meal and it was a ladies birthday in the restuarant. When the waiting staff brought the cake out she had this amazing looking cupcake stand full of cupcakes as her birthday cake and it looked amazing.

It looked a bit like this

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It was just brilliant and I thought what a fab idea - especially for me as I cannot cook to save my life.

Hope this helps someone.

Alison x

Here a few sites that sell the stands

CLICK £29.99 holds 23 cakes

CLICK £15.95 holds 13 cakes

Hire this one for £10 CLICK
:heart2:Mum to my little Daisy 3 and Archie 1.:heart2:
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  • Curious_George_2
    Curious_George_2 Posts: 2,501 Forumite
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    we are having a cupcake wedding cake!
    we havent picked the exact design but we have decided we are definitely having it...
    something like one of these
    http://www.aboutthecake.com/cupcake_towers.htm

    so simple but if done right can be so stunning
    and as we will be doing it ourselves, so MSE too!
  • alison6692
    alison6692 Posts: 2,533 Forumite
    Aww thats lovely x

    Please post some pics when you are done - I would love to see it.

    Alison x
    :heart2:Mum to my little Daisy 3 and Archie 1.:heart2:
  • savvy
    savvy Posts: 31,128 Forumite
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    Curious_George wrote: »
    we are having a cupcake wedding cake!
    we havent picked the exact design but we have decided we are definitely having it...
    something like one of these
    http://www.aboutthecake.com/cupcake_towers.htm

    so simple but if done right can be so stunning
    and as we will be doing it ourselves, so MSE too!
    They are amazing and absolutely brilliant for people to have a choice at a function, could even include some wheat free ones as well!!! :T:T
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  • The_Good_Fairy
    The_Good_Fairy Posts: 1,098 Forumite
    Yes love those, been craving a stand but so expensive! :D

    Have you seen the cakes baked in ice-cream cones? I've made them, they worked out amazingly. Will look for a pic....

    Here.... http://fancyflours.wordpress.com/2007/06/

    You just bake them in the cone instead of the paper liner, I shoved flakes into mine when done, they were very popular. I took some across to the road to my friends children and a guy in a traffic jam begged me for one rofl :D
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  • mumoftwo
    mumoftwo Posts: 1,903 Forumite
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    The_Good_Fairy wrote: »
    Yes love those, been craving a stand but so expensive! :D

    Have you seen the cakes baked in ice-cream cones? I've made them, they worked out amazingly. Will look for a pic....

    Here.... http://fancyflours.wordpress.com/2007/06/

    You just bake them in the cone instead of the paper liner, I shoved flakes into mine when done, they were very popular. I took some across to the road to my friends children and a guy in a traffic jam begged me for one rofl :D

    Good Fairy, how did you make them. do you just pour the batter in the cones and bake as normal? Do they not burn? And will they stand up on the tray?

    they look so good, really yummy
  • mumoftwo
    mumoftwo Posts: 1,903 Forumite
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    alison6692 wrote: »
    Hiya x



    4108.jpg


    It was just brilliant and I thought what a fab idea - especially for me as I cannot cook to save my life.

    Hope this helps someone.

    Alison x

    Here a few sites that sell the stands

    CLICK £29.99 holds 23 cakes

    CLICK £15.95 holds 13 cakes

    Hire this one for £10 CLICK

    do you think these stands will be big enough to hold muffin size cakes? Or just small cupcakes..?
  • alison6692
    alison6692 Posts: 2,533 Forumite
    I think just cupcakes x

    ..............

    Goodfairy - How do you make those ice cream cones?

    Thanks x Alison x
    :heart2:Mum to my little Daisy 3 and Archie 1.:heart2:
  • The_Good_Fairy
    The_Good_Fairy Posts: 1,098 Forumite
    You just spoon the batter into the cone and bake it in there. I was amazed too, but the cones didn't burn, they just came out exactly the same.

    You need the ones with flat bottoms though :D I filled them about 1 third full, the cakes rose to be flat with the top of the cone. I made an icing with some philly in it, so its nice and stiff and then piped it into ice-cream type swirls.

    Then I shoved a flake into the sponge a little and put some sprinkles on.

    I really mess with my boys heads, candles that look like cakes and cakes that look like ice-creams :D

    I am slightly obsessed with cupcakes, here is a link to my favourite cupcake blog, some really interesting recipes on there.....

    http://cupcakeblog.com/index.php
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  • alison6692
    alison6692 Posts: 2,533 Forumite
    I love cupcakes too x

    My babies nursery has a polka dot cupcake theme - shameless showing off of pics HERE

    Love Alison x
    :heart2:Mum to my little Daisy 3 and Archie 1.:heart2:
  • savvy
    savvy Posts: 31,128 Forumite
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    I love these ones on that site Good Fairy! :T:T


    Edit: LOL I'm a huge fan of Crafster now, and just found these TMNT cupcakes!
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