Courgette and Walnut Cupcakes

I've had a few 'eurgh' type reaction to this cupcake when I've told people about this, but I promise you... this cupcake... tastes... AMAZING!

The courgette melts and disappears in the cake, leaving behind a soft, moist cake, beautifully sweet, delicate and light to contrast the dense nutty crunch of the walnut pieces.  Plus, if you're eating one of your five a day it can't be all bad, right?

Birmingham Cupcake Co. goes artsy!

We were very excited about providing cupcakes for Sarah Graham's artist appearance at Castle Gallery, Solihull this weekend, and the cupcakes went down a storm!


We provided vanilla cupcakes in colours to match Sarah's art (you can see this in the background) with sweets and treats and Sarah's signature 'Scat' logo to match.

Five-Layer Pecan & Maple Syrup Cake

This was my first go at frosting a cake à la the Hummingbird Bakery way and I think I needed a bit more buttercream as it wasn't quite thick enough for me.  Still lesson learned for next time.  


This tasted amazing with a coffee on a lazy Sunday afternoon.  Let me know what you think!

Something sweet for the weekend - Sarah Graham!!

Sarah Graham is one of my favourite artists.  Inspired and motivated by vivid colour, her subjects include sweets, toys and other yummy goodies.

Sarah will be making an appearance at Castle Gallery in Solihull on Saturday 19th November 2011 between 12-3 to showcase her new autumn prints, and we will be joining forces with Sarah and Castle Galleries to provide cupcakes for this event.

For further details please visit Sarah's Facebook page or her website.  All images are © Sarah Graham.

Topsy turvy cake version 2!!

Poor old topsy turvy cake no. 1 suffered a mishap.  So here's topsy turvy junior to take its place, and I must say, I had a lot of fun making this one.  Personally I have a bit of a thing for zebra print, so this was my idea of a good time!

Blinging topsy turvy cake

This was my brief - black, gold, glitter, over the top

This was a two-tier, 10-layer chocolate Oreo topsy-turvy cake, in black glitter fondant with gold glitter stars, topped with a gold bow and star sparklers.  The cupcakes were chocolate Oreo to match, with an Oreo base, Oreo buttercream and gold painted white chocolate initials/ages and gold painted Oreo's.

This can be made in a number of colours and fillings, so please do not hesitate to ask if you would like something similar.