Cupcakes - Page 23

Clodfobble · 08-22-2014, 11:42 AM

I love the 3D flower. That's really cool.

Aliantha · 08-22-2014, 09:00 PM

It's meant to be a lotus bloom. I was reasonably happy with it as my first attempt. The next one will be better.

monster · 08-22-2014, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

Sorry about the double up on the skull cake. Didn't realise I'd already shared it.

that one's definitely worth sharing twice

Aliantha · 08-23-2014, 06:06 AM

Haha...i hope i never get a request for another. That was my least favorite cake i have done since jumping on this little bandwagon.

Aliantha · 08-24-2014, 05:46 PM

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This cake has had an overwhelming response on my fb page. I already have another order for one and I only posted the pic on saturday!

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These ones are a bit dodgy. My hands had the shakes. The customer was still happy thought, so that's the main thing.

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eta: The lollipops are made out of fondant. That was something new that I haven't tried before. I was fairly happy with the result. The bow is also fondant.

glatt · 08-24-2014, 06:53 PM

Wow, Ali, you are really producing some amazing stuff!

Aliantha · 08-24-2014, 09:00 PM

thanks glatt. It only took me 42 years to find my calling. haha

monster · 08-24-2014, 10:30 PM

what were the spiderweb cakes for, or were they not spider webs?

Aliantha · 08-24-2014, 10:42 PM

Yes, they were meant to spiderweb looking. Haha. They were for a boy to take to school for his 6th birthday today.

. The cupcakes themselves are red velvet with some of the mix dyed black and swirled through. They looked pretty good, and the taste was good too. I will find out tonight how they went.

Aliantha · 08-27-2014, 06:33 PM

Here are some more creations.

The rainbow cake was an order generated directly from the purple one over the weekend. The rainbow one is a six layer rainbow sponge. red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple.

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BigV · 08-28-2014, 01:08 PM

ooooooooooooooooOOOOOO shiny!!

Aliantha · 08-28-2014, 05:10 PM

I am making another rosette cake today! Making one of those was the best decision ever!

glatt · 08-28-2014, 05:24 PM

Is the business side of things coming along too? Being a baker and owning a business are two different jobs. You are doing great at the baking. Are you paying yourself enough?

Aliantha · 08-28-2014, 05:56 PM

Getting there glatt. I do allow for my time when quoting jobs, but most of that still goes back into the business to buy more tools. The right tools mean i can do jobs more quickly, which means i can be more competitive.

It's a cut throat cupcake world out there.

Clodfobble · 08-28-2014, 08:27 PM

How did you make the black fondant? I've heard that's a very hard color to pull off.

08-22-2014, 11:42 AM	#331
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I love the 3D flower. That's really cool. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

08-22-2014, 09:00 PM	#332
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	It's meant to be a lotus bloom. I was reasonably happy with it as my first attempt. The next one will be better. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

08-23-2014, 06:06 AM	#334
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Haha...i hope i never get a request for another. That was my least favorite cake i have done since jumping on this little bandwagon. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

08-24-2014, 05:46 PM	#335
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	A few more from the weekend This cake has had an overwhelming response on my fb page. I already have another order for one and I only posted the pic on saturday! These ones are a bit dodgy. My hands had the shakes. The customer was still happy thought, so that's the main thing. eta: The lollipops are made out of fondant. That was something new that I haven't tried before. I was fairly happy with the result. The bow is also fondant. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

08-24-2014, 09:00 PM	#337
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	thanks glatt. It only took me 42 years to find my calling. haha __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

08-24-2014, 06:53 PM	#336
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Wow, Ali, you are really producing some amazing stuff!

08-24-2014, 10:30 PM	#338
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	what were the spiderweb cakes for, or were they not spider webs? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

08-24-2014, 10:42 PM	#339
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Yes, they were meant to spiderweb looking. Haha. They were for a boy to take to school for his 6th birthday today. . The cupcakes themselves are red velvet with some of the mix dyed black and swirled through. They looked pretty good, and the taste was good too. I will find out tonight how they went. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

08-27-2014, 06:33 PM	#340
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Here are some more creations. The rainbow cake was an order generated directly from the purple one over the weekend. The rainbow one is a six layer rainbow sponge. red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

08-28-2014, 01:08 PM	#341
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	ooooooooooooooooOOOOOO shiny!! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

08-28-2014, 05:10 PM	#342
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I am making another rosette cake today! Making one of those was the best decision ever! __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

08-28-2014, 05:24 PM	#343
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Is the business side of things coming along too? Being a baker and owning a business are two different jobs. You are doing great at the baking. Are you paying yourself enough?

08-28-2014, 05:56 PM	#344
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Getting there glatt. I do allow for my time when quoting jobs, but most of that still goes back into the business to buy more tools. The right tools mean i can do jobs more quickly, which means i can be more competitive. It's a cut throat cupcake world out there. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

08-28-2014, 08:27 PM	#345
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	How did you make the black fondant? I've heard that's a very hard color to pull off. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

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