Last week was a busy week making cupcakes and converting my Sweet 16 banner (here) into a Sweet Baby Banner (above) and all the other final touches and plans for my great niece’s baby shower!
Originally I had not planned on making cupcakes. Then I checked on prices; $22 per dozen! I was dumbfounded! I decided to pay to have the sandwiches made at our Hy-Vee deli (2 dozen sandwiches were slightly more than a dozen cupcakes!) and make my own cupcakes. My first 3 batches of cupcakes went without a hitch and were perfect! My white cupcakes were a nightmare! The cupcakes came up out of the liners and covered the whole pan looking more like a cake! I reviewed the recipe thinking maybe they were supposed to be made in the jumbo cupcake pans and noticed that I had “blush” used too much butter. Okay, no big deal, plenty of time to make another batch! Batch number two…same result! So, I don’t think I will use that recipe again! They taste great…but I want the tops to be pretty! I had to be creative and use them after all that trouble, though, so I cut the tops off and frosted over the rough edges. Not as pretty as the other cupcakes but I am pretty sure that my 48 cupcakes (disaster included) did not cost me as much as it would have to buy one dozen cupcakes! And, by the way, if anyone has a good recipe for white cupcakes from scratch; I am looking for one!
Supplies used on this project are listed below. Remember to click my order online button (above right) to be taken to my demonstrator business website and click the shop now button to purchase any of the following items!
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BUILD A BANNER SIMPLY CREATED KIT Item: 133507 |
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MDS DISC SOFTWARE Item: 130647 |
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CRISP CANTALOUPE CLASSIC STAMPIN’ INK REFILL Item: 131165 |
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STRAWBERRY SLUSH 3/8″ RUFFLE STRETCH TRIM Item: 130023 |
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2013-2015 IN COLOR DESIGNER SERIES PAPER STACK Item: 130136 |
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PINK PIROUETTE 8-1/2X11 CARD STOCK Item: 111351 |
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2-3/8 INCH SCALLOP CIRCLE PUNCH Item: 118874 |
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WHISPER WHITE 8-1/2X11 CARD STOCK Item: 100730 |
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EPIC DAY THIS AND THAT DESIGNER WASHI TAPE Item: 131269 |
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BASIC RHINESTONES JEWEL ACCENTS Item: 119246 |
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CIRCLES COLLECTION FRAMELITS DIES Item: 130911 |
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PERFECT POLKA DOTS TEXTURED IMPRESSIONS EMBOSSING FOLDER DIE Item: 117335 |
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STAMPIN’ DIMENSIONALS Item: 104430 |
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STICKY STRIP Item: 104294 |
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