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How to Make Royal Icing Daisy Cupcakes (Spring Cupcakes)
April 11, 2014 by
I don’t know about the weather where you are, but it has finally (fingers crossed) become SPRING here in Western Canada. To celebrate, Amber and I from SweetAmbs Cookies decided that we would make something “daisy” related on our YouTube channels.
For my tutorial, I decided to go with decorating cupcakes with royal icing daisies of different sizes. I thought that covering one of the cupcakes in mini daisies and having a second cupcake with one large daisy on it would be a spring-like way to put this design together.
Working with royal icing is not something that is too difficult, but it does take some getting used to if you’re just beginning. The most challenging part is learning about getting the consistency of the icing correct so that you don’t end up with flowers or other decorations that are weeping or falling apart. If you need help with making royal icing, or need a recipe, check mine out here. With that said, making these daisies is easier than more complicated flowers (roses etc) because you don’t have to worry too much about consistency. If you go with a stiffer icing, the petals will stand apart better, and if you go with a thinner icing, the petals may meet and blend together, either of which will work for daisies in my opinion.
Definitely take note that these, and any royal icing decorations, will need to have ample drying time. These ones, being that they are relatively thin, will take around 24-48 hours.
Other than learning to work with royal icing, these cupcakes are relatively simple to make, and result in a very pretty finished product. I think they would make a beautiful display if you were thinking of having a daisy wedding theme as well. Imagine all of these cupcakes spread out over a large cupcake stand . . . it would look like a beautiful garden of daisies!
Royal Icing Daffodil Flowers
April 14, 2013 by
Daffodils made from piped royal icing are a great decoration for your cakes and cupcakes. Royal icing flowers are typically used for decorating traditional wedding cakes.
Nothing says springtime like a daffodil! We’re finally out of the ugliness of winter, and shortly, the tiny green buds will be poking through the ground!
Side story . . . my aunt died of cancer a number of years ago now, and my uncle, to honour her memory, got a tattoo of a yellow daffodil, with the letters “HB” underneath it . . or above it? I can’t quite remember. The daffodil is to remember her courageous fight with cancer and the letters stand for Honey Bunny, their term of endearment for each other. My auntie was an incredible women, brought three amazing kids into this world, and made my uncle a very happy man. I can’t help but think of her whenever I see a daffodil, or a crocus. Her ashes are laid at a place called Crocus Hill on her parent’s farm in Alberta.
How to Make Royal Icing Apple Blossom Flowers
March 14, 2013 by
I’m dreaming of spring. Begging for spring in fact! It’s time for the snow to leave behind the brown, ugly grass that is covered in deer poop (we have an urban deer problem, if you haven’t heard . . . YouTube search it . . . warning it’s nasty) . . . okay, well maybe that is not what I’m waiting for, but in order to get to the beauty of green grass and flower buds, we have to get through the ugly parts.
Often when I’m piping with royal icing, as I’ve told you I find it relaxing, my mind easily wanders. Spring time brings such hope and excitement, thoughts of summers passed, and beauty in the outdoors. Spring is one of the most beautiful times here in the East Kootenay’s and brings with it the abundance of wildflowers. These five petaled apple blossoms carry me into thoughts of spring immediately, as outside my bedroom window at my parent’s house was an apple tree. I remember it being planted, tiny as can be, and now, it is this great huge thing that is in constant need for trimming. I always knew when spring had arrived . . . when the pink buds bloomed on the tree.
How To Make A Royal Icing Rose
February 14, 2013 by
Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! I hope you have had time to get your sugar high on with the one(s) you love!
Valentine’s for a cake decorator bring about many, many, many orders for flower decorated cakes . . . which is great if you love creating flowers- not so much if you don’t.
In my last post, How to Make a Royal Icing Ribbon Rose, I said that piping a ribbon rose is an act of pure relaxation.
But piping a traditional royal icing rose you ask? Not so much. It’s a little bit more difficult . . . you’ve got hand positioning issues, tip angle issues, and dread of it looking like a pine cone in the back of your mind!
Learning to pipe this royal icing flower is a little more work, but it is a fundamental when it comes to cake decorating. For some reason, people (ummm, of the older generation) LOVE to have roses on their cakes. This same technique is used for buttercream roses, so once you have the royal icing version of it mastered, you’re set for the buttercream as well!
What you need to make a Royal Icing Rose
A recipe for Royal Icing . . . find my instructional video here.
Petal Tip, I use Wilton #104
Round Tip, I use Wilton #12
Flower Nail…again, I use Wilton’s.
Parchment paper squares cut to 2″x 2″
Like I said above, angling the tip, and spacing the petals are the most tricky parts to this flower. Practice, practice, practice, and you will have it mastered! I am by no means a master at it . . . yet! But one day, I WILL CONQUER!
How to Make a Royal Icing Ribbon Rose
February 11, 2013 by
The act of piping a royal icing rose is a moment of pure relaxation for me.
It flows, it’s clean, and it’s simple. Often, cake decorating can be stressful! Gum paste bows breaking (yesterday!), fondant wrinkling when it’s not supposed to be . . . and wedding cake deliveries!!! I love my cake job, but moments of stress make the relaxation ones all the more important.
I first learned how to pipe a royal icing ribbon rose a number of years ago, and I am still following the same technique as back then. There’s not much to it to change!
To make a Royal Icing Ribbon Rose, you will need:
Recipe for Royal Icing, found here.
Petal Tip, I use Wilton #104
Round Tip, I use Wilton #12
Flower Nail…again, I use Wilton’s.
Parchment paper squares cut to 2″x 2″
For the procedure, watch the video! Happy relaxation!
Christmas Tree Sugar Cookies
December 11, 2012 by
I’m going to assume that anyone reading this post has seen the hands-down most fabulous Christmas movie to ever fill theatres and home TV screens . . . National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation! It is my number one favourite Christmas movie, and every year, I HAVE to watch it at least once. I am such a nerd and have watched it so many times, I can quote half of the movie, and my favourite quote is “Little full, lotta sap”. It kills me everytime I watch it.
This year, I am proud to say that my family is finally taking after the Griswolds. My sister-in-law posted this picture on Facebook with the caption “That went well.”
I had to share this with everyone because it is so funny. L’s losing his mind. E’s wanting off so badly. My brother’s trying to get out of the picture and Santa has no idea what is going on . . or he’s swinging at my brother!
Flooding Sugar Cookies
December 11, 2012 by
Decorating with royal icing is a learned art. There are hundreds of blogs dedicated to cookie icing and decorating. I, by no means claim to be a master of royal icing cookie decoration, but I want to show you how easy it is if you break down the process. The most important element to master, and to remember before you start, is that the consistency of the icing is most important. If the royal icing is too thin, it can run off the cookie, blend with other colours etc, or if it is too stiff you won’t get the smooth, uniform appearance that a flooded cookie should have.
In this video, I show you how find the proper consistency of the icing for flooding, how to flood it, and how to fill in any gaps that might be left.
In the following posts, I will be covering three different ways to use royal icing to decorate the sugar cookies I showed you how to make in a previous post found HERE. How to make Royal Icing can be found HERE and you will need one batch of it, coloured in any colour that you want. If you intend to make the Santa belly cookies, you will need to colour your flooding icing red.
Santa’s Belly Sugar Christmas Cookies
Christmas Tree
