This one was for one of my best friends Natalie. She's basically Rihanna....it makes me sick but I love her lol. So her cake had to be pretty fierce, no delicate flowers for her. And I can't quite explain it but something just said to me....leopard print. I've seen loads of cakes using this with pink and I thought that was a super cute idea...so I stole it!
The cake itself is chocolate with vanilla buttercream. I got to use my Norwegian cocoa powder again which I love as it really makes the cake a dark chocolate colour which I find so hard to do with other brands.
The bottom I have to admit took me forever, and I'd twinged my back earlier so it wasn't a pleasant process shall we say - but all worth it :). I made the bottom a very light brown colour using Sugarflair Dark Bown colouring paste, then with some left over fondant I split it into two and added a lot more dark brown to get the chocolate colour, and the other half I made black with Sugarflair Liquorice.
I wasn't sure about how the pattern was looking to begin with but I'm really happy with how it turned out. For the top I used my new favourite Wilton 1M nozzle, I'll stop going on about how amazing it is soon I promise...actually I can't promise that...
I didn't want to make the top too busy as the bottom was like a print so I kept it simple by making a pink fondant heart coloured with a teeny tiny dab of Sugarflair Claret colouring paste. Using some of the left over brown and black I rolled them together to get this twisted candy cane look and shaped it into a smaller heart, and also a bigger one for a boarder and stuck them on with a tiny dab of water. Be careful when using water as if it's visible on a fondant surface and it dries...it'll never look smooth! A trick my dad taught me and it's so true.
I dusted the top with gold cake glitter, I've used this so much I need to stock up soon and get some more colours I think I absolutely love them. I finished it off with a little pink bow at the front, only doing a small one at the front and not all the way around as to not ruin the print look.
I'm so happy she loved the cake and it was great to do something a bit sexy! I'm sure they'll be another cupcake up soon...and I still have my Wilton cupcake tin to try out too so keep posted for that one!
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You've done it again!! Another awesome giant cupcake! I have to bake for a leaving do next week, wonder if I should try a giant cupcake. I'm not sure I can decorate it as well as you can - mine have always been a bit of a mess before!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely try it! It's a lot easier than it looks, the swirls are mega easy perhaps I should do a step-by-step icing post next time. Just keep your first one simple on the decoration front and I'm sure it'll look really cute. People love them too :)
ReplyDeletedid she love it??x
ReplyDeleteshe did! yay x
ReplyDeleteThis cupcake is so pretty.... You should deffinatley do a step by step for the icing because I would love to know how!!
ReplyDeleteI don't think there's anyone who makes a better giant cupcake than you!
ReplyDeleteAw thank you! I could make a book with all the different ones I've made!
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