Tuesday, 9 November 2010

Tuesday Treats

Morning cherubs :)

I thought I'd show you my latest sunny batch of cupcake creations. I give you, lemon and orange flavour cupcakes :D


I opted to use complimentary flavours and matching colours this time around. I made the cake and frosting mixtures then split each batch into two bowls so I could colour and flavour accordingly.


I made 12 orange flavoured cupcakes with lemon flavoured frosting and 12 lemon flavoured cupcakes with orange flavoured frosting. The lemon cupcakes were coloured yellow, and the orange cupcakes were coloured orange, as was the icing respectively. 


I have to say making orange frosting was hard! It ended up a pale peach shade, yet the cakes turned orange. And I couldn't get a vibrant yellow shade either, despite using half a bottle of yellow food colouring! Are there any food colouring tips out there that may help?


I then decorated each with an appropriately coloured m&m to indicate the flavour of the cakes :D

To see the recipe I use, click here :)

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14 comments:

  1. Enigma9 November 2010 at 10:18

    They look yummy! You have quite a talent there at baking those :)

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  2. Unknown9 November 2010 at 10:43

    Thnak you :) xx

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  3. nicoletta9 November 2010 at 10:56

    These look and sound delicious. That reminds me i need to buy some new scales xx

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  4. Unknown9 November 2010 at 11:26

    Thank you :) They are uber nommy indeed :D xx

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  5. Leanne9 November 2010 at 11:30

    Om nom nom! You should try to get hold of gel or paste food colouring, I'm not sure where you can get it but the colours are REALLY strong apparently, you just need to dip like a toothpick in it or whatever and that'll be enough to make your cake mix/frosting super bright :)
    x

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  6. Unknown9 November 2010 at 11:36

    Oo okies I'll scour Lakeland next time I'm in Lincoln. The yellow I used was a gel but it was rubbish at colouring hence why I used half a tube haha xx

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  7. Unknown9 November 2010 at 11:59

    They look super yummy! I agree with Leanne the paste colourings are good

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  8. Unknown9 November 2010 at 12:03

    Thanks Kirsty :) They are! Do you know where to get the pastes from? xx

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  9. Amanda9 November 2010 at 13:34

    They look delicious! Wish I had these to eat for breakfast this morning - yumm :)

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  10. Unknown9 November 2010 at 13:37

    Thank you :D I can confirm they are rather tasty even if I do say so myself :p xx

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  11. daisychain9 November 2010 at 17:45

    yummy, citrus goes so well with cake, I'll be making these soon!

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  12. Unknown9 November 2010 at 17:48

    They have to be my favourite so far! Looking forward to seeing your results :) xx

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  13. Anonymous10 November 2010 at 23:23

    Wow! Looks really yummy :P

    -Mia
    http://miafied.blogspot.com

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  14. Unknown11 November 2010 at 12:16

    Thank you xx

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