Giant Cupcakes

I grew up in a house where buns/fairycakes/queencakes were made every weekend so when 'cupcakes' became popular I was so excited to get involved. I love the cuteness of a cupcake with piped icing on top it looks so dainty and elegant. A lot of my friends are turning 21 and have been looking for cupcakes but the idea of icing enough to feed an entire party is a little daunting so I decided to invest in a giant cupcake mould (I will post a pic of it later). I got a silicon mould and having never worked with silicon before was a little apprehensive and have visions of it melting away in the oven. I was nervous to the extent of putting a yorkshire tin to contain the mess I was sure was going to be created in my oven. To my delight this did not happen. The first one I made was a going away cake for my friend Donna:

I made a chocolate sponge with chocolate fudge filling. My mould makes an indent so that there is lots of room for filling. I attempted to ice both the sides and pipe the top using the same chocolate fudge icing however it just would not sit correctly and being as fussy as I am I insisted on trying everything to get a good result. In the end I made normal buttercream icing and added in some cocoa and some Oreos. If you have a blender use it to break up the Oreos. I originally had some trouble getting the lumps of Oreo through the piping nozzle.

Since this giant cupcake was such a hit I was then asked to make a similar one for a 21st. After having trouble before with the fudge icing I stuck with the Oreo buttercream again as Carmel who I was making it for loved it. To make this a little different I sieved some edible glitter over it and added flowers.

While the giant cupcake mould it brilliant for its primary purpose of making larger than life cupcakes it is also fantastic for making characters. I made this using a marbelled effect victoria sponge. I will devote an entire post to this cake as it is one of my favorite ones I have made and no picture I have of it truly does it justice.

Deliciously Yours,

Laura x