Wedding cupcakes...

It's a first for me, but I managed to pull off 90 cupcakes for Jess and Nico's wedding party this weekend... Jess made the ganache frosting (yay). I arrived at the hostess' house a few hours before the party and frosted the cupcakes. I elicited the help of two girls at the party (around 12/13 years' old) to make the cream cheese frosting.

At first they were a little shy and unsure- the recipe was in English and with American measuring cups/spoons). But, after I explained the directions to them... they went at it "full steam ahead" and the frosting was a great success!!!! Plus, we had fun! They really wanted to taste the carrot cake cupcakes so I let them split one and it seemed like they had found Heaven!! They were sooo thrilled with the success of their endeavor that I told them to make sure they told everyone that it was them who made the delicious frosting!!!

As it turned out - the carrot cake cupcakes turned out to be a GRAND SUCCESS with everyone!!!

P.S. - If you take a good look at the cupcake stand, it was Jess' dad who constructed it from scratch... It looked professional!!! Also, the "Magic 8 Ball" was a game - Upon taking a cupcake, you had to ask the Magic 8 Ball a question and then flip up the little paper magic 8 ball on the toothpick to find the aswer.. It was very cute and very original as an idea!!

OPERATION CUPCAKE....

...IS ON THE WAY!!!!

I have 12 in the oven and 12 prepped to go after that....
I have another two batches to make after these two
and that will conclude the Carrot Cake Cupcakes.

Then tonight, I will attack the chocolate cupcakes!! I have
a big day ahead of me--- as I have to be at work from 3- 8:15 p.m.
Wish me luck and lots of rising cupcakes stars!!!

I'll take some pics and post them on my blog when I can...
Have a nice WE everyone!!

**** Special MERCI to Claire, my artist friend who drew and painted the picture in this post. It's me, Cupcake Crincesse in the kitchen, "Baking up cupcakes just for you!"

G's Pirate Party last weekend!

I made cupcakes for one of my students last week. He just turned 5 years old... So cute! Here are some pics from the party that his mom sent to me.