Weddings

I've had the pleasure of making the cupcakes for a couple of weddings recently. The pressure of making something quite perfect for somebodies special day is quite stressful, but being part of such an occasion can be emotional - especially if you an old romantic like me!

The picture here is from a wedding last weekend and my first 7 tier tower. The wedding was at Kirkley Hall in Ponteland. The brides theme was white and purple and the room looked simply stunning as the colour co-ordination was down to absolute perfection.

The pressure of setting them up (and not dropping them) far outweighed the end result, which for a perfectionist like me I was pleased to say I was very happy with.

Vanilla Extract

I'd been using Supercooks vanilla extract for ages and recently changed to the Nielsen-Massey brand. What a difference!

As soon as you open the bottle the smell is so much stronger and the vanilla aroma from the baked cakes and icing is amazing! At the weekend I made 150 cupcakes for a wedding and the next morning before delivery, the house wash awash with the most amazing Vanilla smell.

It is more expensive than Supercooks but I would definitely recommend it.