Cupcake Day - Post #2 - 16 June 2016

This was a day of fundraising with friends and neighbours. I was a little apprehensive because I'd be making loads of cupcakes for people to eat that had never tasted my cooking before

I made the fondant decorations by myself and left them to harden for a day or so

I made more than I needed, but this is good because you never know what might happen to them, they could break for instance. So always make more!

Of course, I made a giant Cupcake, weighing in at just over 2kg, including board and decorations. I also made a giant rose topper from fondant. Fondant is too soft for big work like this, but I found it hard to use sculpting icing. But it worked out great anyway.

The cutting of the cupcake

I had plans to make so many variations, lemon, chocolate orange, indulgently rich chocolate, but I stuck to the following to make it easier for me ...

Top left: Chocolate fudge

Top right: Turkish delight filled with milk chocolate chunks 

Bottom left: Mint chocolate chip, filled with dark chocolate chips

Bottom middle: The "classic" plain cupcake topped with plain icing

Bottom right: Red Velvet, topped with cheese icing

It was a quiet afair with just a few friends around. 

We all gave generously and everyone made me proud.

The day raised well over £100, including online JustGiving donations. 

Every penny counts.