The Royal Wedding Day

April 29, 2011
William & Kate
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge...and future king and queen of England.  I hope that at some point today they are served a cupcake.


My friend Kristi is in London this week and sent me some fabulous photos from local bakeries celebrating the royal wedding with baked tributes. She didn't identify the specific bakeries, so if the creators of these cakes happen to come across this blog, please email me your information.  I would love to credit your beautiful work. 

cupcake crown

made by Two Little Bluebirds

(this artist has a store on Etsy)

royal wedding ring cupcakes

wedding caketribute to William & Kate...

the Union Jack tiers are stunning!

this is really a cake!

(and my favorite)

William & Kate Cupcakes

Less than 24 hours to go until the royal wedding....for those looking forward to it and for those who can't wait for it to be over.  Whatever side you are on, only one more day to go!

Cakehole

 (London)

The Northerner Blog (UK)

Completely Cakes (UK)

Princess Cupcakes

Princess cupcakes are appropriate as the royal wedding day approaches.  Kate Middleton will enter Westminster Abbey as a commoner and emerge a princess...so if you are watching the wedding, take a big bite of a princess cupcake as she emerges from the church.

Wilton princess cupcake wrappers

Wilton princess cupcake stand

(to match the wrappers above)

You can make your own princess cupcake wrappers thanks to the blog Food Art Party!  There are lots of other goodies on that site too, so be sure to check it out.

Princess cupcake pops from The Cupcake Blog!

Royal Wedding Cupcake Supplies

Cakes, Cookies & Crafts (UK) has everything you can imagine to make Royal Wedding cupcakes....if only I had found this site in time to order before the wedding.  Oh well...Prince Harry will get married one day!  I will have to make room in my luggage to bring back some supplies. 

P.S.  I like the term "cupcake cases." 

Union Jack cupcake cases

Union Jack cupcake stand

Cake Topper Designs (UK) has many William & Kate cupcake toppers to choose from!

William & Kate edible cupcake toppers



Cake Craft Shop (UK) has a Royal Wedding kit....everything you need for your royal cupcakes!

Royal Wedding cupcake package

Blog Recommendation: Sweet Bakes of Mine

I recently received a comment from another cupcake blogger and wanted to share her blog with you.  We are nurses but also share a love of baking.  You will love her blog! 

Sweet Bakes of Mine

by Yaneri

(Scroll down on the right side and play Sugar Sugar by The Archies while you are enjoying her blog.  I have listened to it five times in a row! This song has a special place in my heart...when I was in the 7th grade my boyfriend and I chose this as "our song")

London & Cupcakes

To kick off Royal Wedding Week I wanted to feature some cupcakeries in London.  You can't keep up the strength to follow the royals without a little sugar & cake!  I also have another motive....doing research for my trip to London in June.




Cake It To The Limit 
 (UK)



Bea's of Bloomsbury
I will definitely be visiting here.  Check out their slideshow (and the strawberries and cream cupcakes).


The Hummingbird Bakery
Lots of cupcake photos on this site and I will definitely be trying the lemon meringue.


Crumbs & Doilies
Check out their selection of Royal Wedding Cupcakes!

Royal Wedding Week Begins!

Countdown to the Royal Wedding!  My friend Kristi is flying to London tomorrow and will be sending me photos and Royal Wedding updates all week.  Her mission is to boldly go and seek out cupcakes from every corner of London!  Stay tuned this week....I feel a case of Royal fever coming on.

Mistake Corrected

Yesterday I posted about a contest from Nikki's Cakery....and mistakenly linked her site to another blog.  I have corrected it (a big thanks to the reader who caught the error).  I worked a night shift in the ER Friday night and blogged without sleeping first.  Lesson learned:  friends don't let friends type tired! 

Happy Easter!

No matter how you celebrate this holiday, enjoy it with a cupcake!

kiwicakes

daintyindulgence

sugarswings

cross cupcake cake

ginamoore2000

cushycakes

“He is not here, but He has risen. Remember how He spoke to you while He was still in Galilee, saying that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.”        Luke 24:6-7

Cupcake Contest from Nikki's Cakery

Nikki from Nikki's Cakery is having a contest to celebrate her 100th blog post.  You could win this cupcake manicure kit.

Happy Earth Day!

April 22nd is Earth Day and this year I would like to encourage everyone to do more than just celebrate.  I remember the first Earth Day in 1970 when we were driving gas-guzzling cars, wasting electricity like crazy and there were few laws governing air pollution.  We have come a long way but still have a lot more to do and there are lots of other countries that need to step up to the plate (you know who you are). 

Eat a cupcake to celebrate of course, but take a few minutes today to think about what you can do to keep our planet clean.

windy_sydney

SugarBabys

Teeth & Cupcakes

Going to the dentist today...clean teeth anyone?  On the same subject, I bought tooth & toothbrush cookie cutters to make cupcake toppers.  I actually ended up making my dentist & his office staff some cookies instead, and I even made a dollop of black icing so one cookie would have a cavity. 

dancingpidge

Cirencester Cupcakes

Carissa Marie

(cupcake dental floss available from Amazon.com)

One Year Ago Today....Gulf Oil Spill

The Deepwater Horizon exploded one year ago today and the real impact of this will probably not be known for hundreds of years.  I grew up on the Mississippi Gulf coast and a friend of mine was on that oil rig the day it exploded.  He is an engineer and was thankfully not injured, but the 11 people who died are being remembered today all over the world.

On a more upbeat note....I have eaten Gulf seafood recently and it is just a delicious as always.  If you have access to it, buy Gulf seafood and support the recovering industry!

memorial cupcakes

Infrogmation  via  Flickr

 

Party Cupcakes

Took some minis to a party tonight....they were deelish!

Recipe of the Week:

Easter is almost here and my favorite Easter cupcakes are simple white cupcakes with fluffy white icing (topped with coconut).

BlueStaria

Easy White Cupcakes

1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup milk

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Prepare a muffin pan with cupcake liners.

In a medium bowl, cream together the sugar and butter. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder. Add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in the milk until batter is smooth. Fill liners 3/4 full.

Bake for 15-18 minutes - checking frequently after 12 minutes. Cool completely. 

** My favorite fluffy white icing is the Betty Crocker one in the can....but don't tell anybody.

Strawberry Cupcakes

I grew up in south Mississippi, just a short ride from Ponchatoula, LA...."the Strawberry Capitol of the World."   The 2011 40th Annual Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival was held last weekend and I have been thinking about all the strawberries we used to eat at the end of March and first part of April.  It seemed like they were everywhere.  I never had strawberries on a cupcake back then, but it is time to have them now! 

Vineyard Vogue

(blog)

Aaron Landry

via Flickr

Dawn's Sweets

G is for Grapes

Doesn't this look just like a cluster of grapes!

Disney Family Fun

Martha Stewart Sunflower Cupcake Cake

I was searching for meringue recipes on MarthaStewart.com today and came across this sunflower cupcake cake. I LOVE the blackberry center.  Bee-you-tee-full.

Martha Stewart sunflower cupcake cakes

50th Anniversary of the First Space Flight

Fifty years ago today Yuri Garagin became the first human in space when the Vostok spacecraft orbited the Earth. Today's "Google Doodle" commemorates this milestone and the crew of the International Space Station sent a video message honoring him in multiple languages and wore black Yuri Garagin t-shirts. 

Yuri....these outer space cupcakes are for you!

Caroline's Creations

Recipe of the Week: Key Lime Cupcakes

One week left before the retirement party cupcakes are due and I am thinking about making key lime cupcakes instead of margarita cupcakes (see last week's recipe).  So the experimenting continues....

JillMade

Key Lime Cupcakes

1 Duncan Hines yellow cake mix
1/3 cup key lime juice
1 Tablespoon lime zest

Mix as directed substituting lime juice for part of the water required (I substitute buttermilk instead of water). Add the lime zest to the batter.  Bake as directed on package.
 ** If you feel adventurous, these cupcakes can be filled with lime curd. 


Key Lime Buttercream

1 stick unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups Crisco
1/4 cup key lime juice
1/4 cup water
1 teaspoon salt
8 cups powdered sugar
1 Tablespoon lime zest

Cream the butter and Crisco for several minutes. Mix the salt and lime juice and water until salt is dissolved. Add the powdered sugar and the liquid alternately and beat for 5 minutes. Add the lime zest and mix thoroughly. You can refrigerate this buttercream for one week or freeze it for up to three months. 

Garnish with a sprinkle of graham cracker crumbs, a lime wedge, or some candied lime peel. 

Cupcake Wine Charms

Pier 1 has cupcake wine charms!  There are six charms for $7.95....a cupcake bargain.

Spring(?) and Cupcakes

As I sit here watching it snow (again), the need to see something bloom is getting more intense.  If I can't have real blooms...I'll take cupcakes with colorful flowers!  I do love living at Lake Tahoe, but could we please get some sun and spring weather? 

ShamsD

Meg&Fred

deliziose

 

Cupcakes & Feathers

I got feathers (FeatherLocks) put into my hair today and when I got home I started thinking about feathers and cupcakes.  Believe it or not...I found some on Flickr!

belisacupcakes

cherries and chives

Zaheera Badat

hollysarah

Tantissimo Cakes