Very Merry Cherry

Cherries make me think of Christmas. Every Christmas my mum has a huge bowl of cherries on the dessert table and it doesn't matter how full I am, I can always fit a few in. Being a bit gloomy in this Melbourne weather at the moment I decided a little Christmas might cheer me up. I found a yummy sounding cherry ripe cupcake recipe and decided it was just what the doctor ordered, some merriment in the shape of a cupcake! This is a Chocolate and Cherry Ripe Cupcake with Coconut Buttercream frosting and decorated with handmade sugar flowers and cachous. It was so yummy, velvety chocolate cake with cherry ripe chunks interspersed and finished off with some fluffy coconut buttercreanm.

Life begins at 40

The insanely fit and truly glam Gayle asked me to design some cupcakes befitting her 40th birthday celebrations. A chic cocktail affair required a chic cupcake design to fit in with her dark red theme. These are very luscious Chocolate Espresso Mudcakes with Vanilla Buttercream frosting decorated with piped 70% cocoa chocolate and handmade sugar and pearl daisies. The lush coffee/dark chocolate cake was a sophisticated adults only cupcake with a strong espresso flavour spiked with a dash of Kahlua. These made the perfect end to a very glamorous black tie cocktail affair.

Sugar and Spice

My lovely cousin Marlene recently gave birth to the first little girl in our family for 21 years, the gorgeous Abigail. I decided to whip up a yummy batch of baby girl cupcakes in her honour but also as some comfort food for her sleep deprived mummy. Marlene is a chocaholic so I decided to make a real 'old school' chocolate cupcake. Not a fancy pants mudcake or flourless cake, but an old fashioned, light and fluffy chocky cake like mum used to make. These are Classic Chocolate Cupcakes filled with Malteser mousse and frosted with Vanilla Buttercream frosting. The first design is based on a design by the amazing Not Quite Nigella and i have been dying for an excuse to make my own adorable baby booties. The second design are huge handmade sugar pansies and handmade initialled sugar love hearts with 'A's for Abigail.

Hey! That's not a cupcake!

So... what beats a cupcake? Actually, nothing beats a cupcake and it was silly of me even to imagine that something could. Still, if something COULD conceivably be as good as a cupcake it might be this yummy creation. I made this for my Mum's 62nd birthday and knowing that she goes ga ga over sponge cakes and gingerbread I made her this gorgeous girly cake. Based on a recipe by the wonderful Jennifer Graham, this is a Ginger Fluff Sponge with Apple sauce filling and loads and loads of whipped cream topped with gorgeous magenta roses and tied with a satin bow. I think if this cake was a person it would be Ginger from Gilligan's Island, girly and fluffy but somehow sultry and spicy at the same time.

All you need is love (and a cupcake or two)

Alysse and Ben had a gorgeous engagement soiree for 100 people and decided on a cupcake tower with a top cake to cut for their function. To keep the masses happy we selected a variety of flavours including Hummingbird cupcakes, Vanilla sponge cupcakes, Gluten Free White Chocolate Mud cupcakes all frosted with Vanilla Buttercream frosting and decorated with sugar love hearts. The top cake was a Milk chocolate mudcake decorated with wire sugar love hearts to top off this romantic tower.

High tea for you and for me

When lovely Rose's church group decided to hold a High Tea Mother's Day function they knew they wanted cupcakes as the centrepiece for each table. They didn't just want any cupcakes, they wanted gorgeous, glamorous, showstopper cupcakes. To complement their pink and white theme, two tiered trays of cupcakes adorned each table, served with ribbon sandwiches and petit fours. After much contemplation we designed two gluten free styles of cupcake, a Gluten Free White Chocolate Mudcake with Rosewater and Vanilla Buttercream frosting, decorated with sugar pearls and diamonds and a Flourless Orange Cupcake with Citrus Buttercream frosting decorated with a handmade sugar petunia and sugar sprinkles. Not only did these centrepieces look amazing, there's nothing better than a centrepiece you can eat!

Cupcakes at Tiffany's

My best friend LOVES Tiffany blue. Her kettle is Tiffany blue, her toaster is Tiffany blue, her wedding cake was Tiffany blue.... you get the picture. I have been planning to create a cupcake in her honour for ages and have seen many Tiffany inspired cupcakes around and thought I'd have a go. I decided on a light and fragrant cupcake to match the elegant theme and created this Vanilla and Rosewater scented Sponge with Vanilla Buttercream frosting decorated with a handmade sugar bow and sugar 'diamonds'. Did I mention my best friend also loves bling? Well, she does!

Ganache and grenache?

This little number was created for one of my favourite customers who regularly challenges me to come up with a new gluten free creation. She's off for a girly weekend and I wanted to create a really sinful, luscious cupcake that would go down nicely with some red wine (sorry to all you wine snobs out there!). I am currently in love with my flourless chocky and hazelnut mud so this is a Flourless Chocolate and Hazelnut Mudcake with Whipped Dark Chocolate Ganache frosting and decorated with a wine coloured handmade sugar flower and sugar pearls. Hmmm.... come to think of it, I could use a nice glass of red!

A whole lot of flourless love

For Clare and Jason's engagement we designed some gorgeous love heart cupcakes to fit in with the pink and silver theme. The couple requested a cake that was luscious and rich but simple enough to please tiny tummies too, so after much discussion we decided on a gorgeous Flourless Chocolate and Hazelnut Mudcake with Vanilla Buttercream frosting decorated with gorgeous embossed pink love hearts and pink sugar sprinkles. These yummy cakes are a real crowd pleaser, big and little kids all love a good chocolate cupcake!

Cherry Blossom Classic Cupcakes

While most of my designs are very decorative and labour intensive, sometimes you may want a simpler style for possibly a children's birthday party or a low key function. In response to this I have designed a range of 'Classic Cupcakes' that impart the joy of a simple Vanilla Buttercake or White Chocolate mudcake frosted with classic Vanilla Buttercream. These cakes are decorated with sugar shapes, flowers and sprinkles and come in a wide variety of colours. These cupcakes are fun, yummy and still made with quality ingredients that Cherry Blossom customers love,like free range eggs and pure Australian butter.