Heart Cupcakes - October 2014

These heart cupcakes went to two different places.  Some were given to one of my son's classmates and her family because her grandfather passed away, and some were given to my aunt and uncle because my aunt's mother passed away.

I baked regular sized cupcakes and mini cupcakes.  After they cooled I piped the white buttercream icing on them.  For the regular sized ones I kept the icing pretty much flat against the cupcake, but for the mini ones I built the icing up higher.  After that I used some strawberry buttercream icing to pipe on the hearts.  I don't remember what tips I used for the icing.  The hearts may have been done with a #4 or #6 round tip.

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Pink Heart Cake Balls - February 2014

I made these cake balls for a good friend whose grandfather had passed away.

To make the basic cake balls I followed Bakerella's instructions.  You can find them here.

I used a #3 round tip to pipe pink candy melts onto parchment paper in heart shapes.  I filled a few of them in, but most were just the outline.  I let them harden and set so they were ready when I started dipping the cake balls.  

Ready to dip!

Right after dipping the cake ball I placed a pink heart on top.  If it starts to slide a little just hold it in place for a second.  Have your decorations ready and be quick so you get them placed before the chocolate hardens; it looks nicer that way.  If you don't get it on in time though you can dot a little chocolate on top the cake ball and attach it that way.

Here are a few extras that I decorated differently.

For the cake balls in the picture above I had to hold the hearts in place until the chocolate hardened enough to hold them upright on their own.

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Thinking of You - March 2011

I made this cake for a friend that I felt might need some encouragement at the time and just a reminder that she is loved and that my family and I were thinking of her and her family.

 

More pictures and details to come... :)

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