My Competition Cupcakes

I entered a competition with Pretty Witty Cakes yesterday. We had to make 6 Christmas themed cupcakes and below are what i entered. There were 2 catorgories Amateur and Professional and both had a 1st prize of £250 and 2nd prize £150, plus an overall prize of a £499 Kenwood mixer! Fantastic prizes so had to give it a go.

I made a mixture of Chocolate and Christmas Spice Cupcakes and used sugarpaste and home made royal icing to decorate them, my favourite ones are the Snowflakes, the Christmas Tree and the Present which i have never made before. They took me a while but i think they look great!

Christmas Spice Cupcakes

A lovely recipe to bring a little bit of Christmas cheer to a traditional cake mix. Using the Classic Victoria Sponge mix add 1/2 teaspoon of ginger and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon to your mix at the end and beat well. I have decorated my cupcakes using a variety of techniques including, sugarpaste moulding, cutters and buttercream piping. If you want a quick and easy topping pipe buttercream swirls onto your cupcakes and sprinkle dessicated coconut and edible glitter on the tops for a snowy finish.