My first batch of cupcakes ever.

Vanilla cupcake with cherry buttercream (real cherry pieces), sugar orange slices and pink sugar on top.

I remember making up the recipe as I went along. Thankfully, everyone enjoyed them.

I think this is what spurred me on to making more.

These were the second batch of cupcakes I ever made.

And the first time I had ever done rainbow ones.

I was rather impressed with myself.

I made a batch of random rainbow cupcakes when Kelly came round last.

I decorated them with sugar stars and sugar I had tinted blue.

They were fun and Kelly enjoyed them. I just wanted to use the last of the leftover ingrediants from Billy’s birthday.

:-)

This was a beast of a cupcake I made for Billy for his birthday awhile back.

It was rainbow inside with a typical vanilla buttercream, except tinted neon pink and green.

I remember taking this to The Met Lounge inside a cupcake holder and asking ym dear friend, Dave, to store it in one of the fridges behind the bar, until I saw Billy.

As soon as he arrived, I dragged him outside with the cupcake, lit a single candle I had bought with me and sung at the top of my lungs, Happy Birthday to Billy.

It was rather sweet at the time but then I proceeded to force him to eat it all before going back inside The Met. He struggled, a lot.

Orange sponge cupcakes with Amaretto and dark chocolate ganache.

These were a bugger to make. The ganache took ages to make and once made, it melted quickly.

It was completely worth all the trouble though.

They went down a storm at home and at work.

Definately for adults only though.