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Cupcake Decorating Lab

June 18, 2013 by Sarah / Maison Cupcake

Cupcake Decorating Lab Hi

The world is chock full of cupcake books but I just couldn’t resist the title of this latest addition to the cupcake canon.

Cupcake Decorating Lab conjures up an image of very serious business pasting frosting onto cupcakes whilst wearing goggles and a white lab coat, it made me imagine production lines of cupcakes being churned out of kitchens across the nation.

And indeed we are still churning them out and buying them. Whilst self announced gourmets may scoff anything but cupcakes, these individually crafted sugar topped treats will not be doing away in a hurry.

And this week London’s Time Out blog confirmed just that – whilst baking fashionistas may beg to differ that eclairs (and before them, macarons, cake pops and whoopie pies) are over taking cupcakes as the IT bake, the cold hard facts are that a) cupcakes still sell in far greater quantities than any of their bite size bake companions and b) cupcakes are far easier for even novice bakers to have a bash at.

monogrammed cupcake

doughnut cupcakes

Popcorn cupcakes

Daisy cupcakes

 

Cupcake Decorating Lab by Bridget Thibeault starts with very basic techniques to top cupcakes and builds up to more detailed sugarcraft techniques. Included are several tricks I’d not considered before – such as these fab Eiffel towers stamped on sugarpaste using food colouring and stationery stamps.

Top of my list to try are: doughnut style cupcakes (pictured above), push pops and buttercream flowers (shown centre bottom on front cover).

All manner of presentations are covered with cupcake wrappers, giant cupcake cakes and jars; the rear of the book has all the recipes you need to do the projects in the book. The style of the projects leans towards kid friendly and accessible rather than scary mary sugar craft.

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Comments

  1. melanie stirling says

    June 18, 2013 at 6:52 pm

    I’d be vanilla,pale but smells nice 🙂

  2. Laura Woods says

    June 19, 2013 at 7:54 am

    Oooh… I’d be chocolate orange. A little bit of good, a little bit of bad 😉 you need some balance, right?

  3. Jen @ BlueKitchenBakes says

    June 19, 2013 at 10:59 am

    I would be dark chocolate with a hidden caramel filling because I’m really a big softy at heart!

  4. Ruth says

    June 19, 2013 at 1:00 pm

    Plain ol’ vanilla!

  5. cherishedbyme says

    June 19, 2013 at 6:58 pm

    Not sure if I commented in the wrong place so to be sure doing it here too…I’d be chocolate definitely! 🙂

  6. Eirini Tas. says

    June 19, 2013 at 9:56 pm

    just love cupcakes!

  7. Cinabar says

    June 19, 2013 at 11:26 pm

    I’d be a courgette cupcake (its the only way I wouldn’t eat myself). 😉

  8. polly says

    June 20, 2013 at 2:21 am

    I would be a coffee flavored with chocolate icing.

  9. Charlotte Clark says

    June 20, 2013 at 2:50 pm

    Vanilla- subtle but delicious!

  10. Jenny says

    June 20, 2013 at 3:04 pm

    Chocolate of course 🙂 I love chocolate 🙂

  11. Aimee Wright says

    June 20, 2013 at 3:14 pm

    Vanilla, simple but tasty!

  12. Emma walters (@emmav6) says

    June 20, 2013 at 4:09 pm

    strawberry jelly, sweet & a bit wobbly!

  13. Alan C says

    June 20, 2013 at 4:41 pm

    Peanut butter as I’m a bit nutty

  14. Heidi says

    June 20, 2013 at 4:48 pm

    I would be a chocolate guiness cupcake, rich, sweet a bit of depth and just that little bit naughty!

  15. Mary-Ann Pollard says

    June 20, 2013 at 4:52 pm

    I would be a coffee cupcake with vanilla butter frosting with a walnut on top. the coffee as i cant get through a day without it, the vanilla as its classic and the walnut because I’m crazy

  16. conrad edwards says

    June 20, 2013 at 5:44 pm

    almond to hide the poison i contain

  17. MICHELLE says

    June 20, 2013 at 5:53 pm

    white chocolate

  18. Holly says

    June 20, 2013 at 6:47 pm

    Chocolate Fudge then I would be irresistible!

  19. colleen says

    June 20, 2013 at 6:56 pm

    chilli vodka! because they’re two of my fave things

  20. Kayleigh Platt says

    June 20, 2013 at 7:11 pm

    caramel would be lovely 🙂

  21. Laura foulds says

    June 20, 2013 at 7:41 pm

    I would be chocolate orange

  22. g. murphy says

    June 20, 2013 at 7:48 pm

    double chocolate because i can be both sweet and bitter

  23. kelly sheanon says

    June 20, 2013 at 8:17 pm

    A lemon cupcake!!

  24. Jenna D says

    June 20, 2013 at 9:07 pm

    Peanut butter chocolate chip because it is chunky like me.

  25. Tammy Tudor says

    June 20, 2013 at 9:09 pm

    chocolate fudge as i have a hard bits but mostly soft 🙂

  26. taylorcurraghjones says

    June 20, 2013 at 10:55 pm

    I would be chocolate as it’s so sweet but then you can also get darker, richer varieties 🙂

  27. Lynsey Buchanan says

    June 21, 2013 at 2:45 am

    a almond cake cos im nutty

  28. Victoria says

    June 21, 2013 at 10:00 am

    bacon and maple syrup cause i’m a sweet ham!

  29. gillian says

    June 21, 2013 at 10:35 am

    I think I’d be red velvet because I am slightly over dramatic

  30. jenni thorpe says

    June 21, 2013 at 5:08 pm

    vanilla, because I’m simple and sweet 🙂

  31. Amy Ripley says

    June 22, 2013 at 10:25 pm

    Chocolate because Im sweet!!

  32. Tracey Peach says

    June 23, 2013 at 4:34 pm

    Lemon, lovely & fresh

  33. Kathy S says

    June 24, 2013 at 5:18 am

    Red Velvet…rather sophisticated!

  34. Claire lawrence says

    June 24, 2013 at 1:47 pm

    I would be vanilla, as I could change my image whenever I felt like it! 😉

  35. Cristina McDowall says

    June 24, 2013 at 5:14 pm

    Chocolate (you are what you eat!)

  36. Danielle Vedmore says

    June 25, 2013 at 9:59 pm

    Cappuchino – deep, rich and gorgeous – I wish!

  37. Beky Austerberry says

    June 29, 2013 at 8:19 pm

    Triple chocolate chip – simply because it is my fave!!

  38. laura jane says

    July 1, 2013 at 11:05 am

    rainbow cake, because it’s hard work haha 😛
    choux pastry hearts
    xx

  39. Carol Peace says

    July 2, 2013 at 2:11 pm

    I would be chocolate because my grandchildren would be able to share !

  40. Kat Glynn says

    July 2, 2013 at 2:25 pm

    Sexy Triple Chocolate

  41. Derek says

    July 3, 2013 at 11:24 am

    tastey read

  42. Laura Cooper says

    July 3, 2013 at 4:46 pm

    Lemon – not everyone’s favourite but natural and zesty!

  43. Lucy says

    July 5, 2013 at 11:54 am

    chestnut pudding with pistachio sprinkles and a raspberry glaze. why– it sounds like it could be delicious.

  44. leanne williams says

    July 9, 2013 at 10:27 am

    I’d be vanilla,pale but smells nice

  45. bakingbeardy says

    July 10, 2013 at 12:27 pm

    I’d be salted caramel – sweet but with a little kick!

  46. Aimee @ Violet Femme says

    July 11, 2013 at 10:13 pm

    Cherry – sweet but dark

  47. Ursula Bingham says

    July 12, 2013 at 12:03 am

    Chocolate as everyone loves chocolate

  48. Mark Palmer says

    July 14, 2013 at 2:24 pm

    Coffee – an acquired taste

  49. Fiona Marshall says

    July 14, 2013 at 6:38 pm

    Lemon because I can be refreshing and slightly sharp

  50. tam payne says

    July 14, 2013 at 8:09 pm

    pineapple – I’m tropical but I can be a bit difficult at times.

  51. Alice Hindley says

    July 15, 2013 at 10:02 am

    A fruity one – nudge nudge say no more!

  52. James Donovan says

    July 15, 2013 at 1:20 pm

    White Chocolate and Strawberry, amazing flavours

  53. Joanna Sawka says

    July 15, 2013 at 4:53 pm

    sweet vanilla!

  54. Lani Nash says

    July 15, 2013 at 10:03 pm

    chocolate because i’m just delicious 😉

  55. Diana says

    July 15, 2013 at 10:17 pm

    Vanilla, because I’m nice and gentle :}

  56. Marrian says

    July 15, 2013 at 10:42 pm

    Chocolate and peanut butter, because I’m sweet but nutty! 😀

  57. Ali Thorpe says

    July 16, 2013 at 12:07 am

    Chocolate and dark orange because I’m fruity, smooth and perfectly sweet!

  58. Annette Hanley says

    July 16, 2013 at 12:15 am

    Caramel and nut Smooth on the outside but has a unexpected bite.

  59. Pam ml says

    July 16, 2013 at 9:19 am

    Something pink, probably strawberry cos i’m sweet and at my best in the summer!

  60. Anthony Webster says

    July 16, 2013 at 12:48 pm

    I would have to vanilla, as everybody loves this flavour!

  61. Kelly Tobin says

    July 16, 2013 at 12:53 pm

    Chocolate, always chocolate!

  62. Hannah Whitling says

    July 16, 2013 at 2:08 pm

    Lemon, Fresh and fairly popular with most people and easy to get on with.

  63. Kelly West says

    July 16, 2013 at 5:56 pm

    Lemon, because I aspire to be fresh, zingy & refreshing 🙂

  64. Elaine Savage says

    July 16, 2013 at 6:04 pm

    chocolate becuase no-one can resist me!

  65. Sam says

    July 16, 2013 at 6:39 pm

    Vanilla cupcakes! I love the smell of vanilla

  66. lindarumsey says

    July 16, 2013 at 6:51 pm

    I’d be coffee because I drink so much of it!

  67. Helen t says

    July 16, 2013 at 9:42 pm

    Dark chocolate and blackcurrant – slightly sharp but still irresistable

  68. Lauren says

    July 16, 2013 at 10:12 pm

    I’d be a fairy cupcake because I am girly and I love cute things!

  69. Vanessa says

    July 16, 2013 at 10:17 pm

    Rose flavoured – positioned between two thorns!

  70. Jayne K says

    July 16, 2013 at 10:51 pm

    Grapefruit – unusual, not to everyone’s taste but surprisingly nice.

  71. ClaireG says

    July 16, 2013 at 11:03 pm

    I’d be a lemon drizzle cupcake, because I’m sweet & sour too 🙂

  72. Hazel Rea says

    July 16, 2013 at 11:19 pm

    Hazelnut – nutty by name, nutty by nature!

  73. Alisa Moore says

    July 17, 2013 at 12:53 am

    Brazil nut – nutty and exotic

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