Throughout the year we always put a few decorations up and create a little spread for events that occur. So not just the usual holidays (Christmas, Easter and Halloween) but everything in between from the Olympics, Eurovision, anything requiring a Union Jack! and of course Wimbledon. Because why not! It’s all I’ve ever known and it’s nice to get into the spirit of things, not to mention it's the perfect excuse to get crafty.
So of course that means cupcakes!
I made one batch of chocolate cupcakes using the ultimate chocolate cupcakes recipe which you can find here.
Firstly I decorated six cakes by pipping whipped cream using a Wilton large drop flower tip. Cored and slicing strawberries in half, I placed a single half on each cake.
Originally I came across someone who had made chocolate tennis rackets. I searched high and low for the mould they used but to no avail. The few I did come across were all from America and I could not justify the shipping costs just for a chocolate mould!
So instead I managed to find these hand made edible sugar decorations, that are finished with edible lustre on eBay. I was nervous about how well they would get to me being delicate but they turned out brilliantly.
The remaining six cakes were topped with buttercream with a few drops of apple green food colouring mixed in. I've recently found the food colour gels to be better than the liquid food colouring's, so definitely give them a go
Using a Wilton No.233 tip to create the look of grass, this tip is so effective! I covered as much as I could even doing a second layer on some parts to make it look fuller. Next I used Renshaw Ready to Roll Icing in yellow, rolling out thinly and cutting out discs. The white lines were piped on using Dr. Oetker White Designer Icing.
And Voila!
I’m so pleased with the way they turned out.
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