I was rather taken with some new silicone cupcake cases in Lakeland and they popped into my shopping basket almost without me thinking about it. I'm not a big fan of silicone bakeware generally. It doesn't seem to keep its shape while it cooks and I have had some almost rugby ball shaped loaf cakes with one piece I own. However, these cases are shaped like flower pots so were just begging to be iced to within an inch of their lives!.
I used the usual chocolate cupcake recipe and a basic vanilla buttercream coloured with Wilton's Leaf Green food colour paste. The bit that took most of the afternoon was cutting out the leaves and flowers to go on top. I used a combination of stamp cutters and small flower and leaf cutters and coloured some ready to roll icing to make the shapes. It doesn't dry quite as firm as sugarpaste but I find it much easier to work with as it doesn't stick to everything it touches.
I was really pleased with the result
It was also great to get out into the garden to take the photos. Cakes always look better in daylight and this is a sure sign that spring is truly on the way.
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