meloukhia: Red stockinged legs in black heels, standing next to a watering can with a red flower. (Default)
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Cake batter, shot in closeup. It is sort of mauve-coloured.

In honour of Three Weeks for Dreamwidth, I decided to make red velvet cupcakes. The batter intrigued me from a patternly perspective.

Ok so fair warning, these came out more like mauve velvet cupcakes than red velvet cupcakes. Also, I suck at frosting, which is pretty funny since I used to work for a bakery. As, among other things, a cake decorator. Clearly my skills had lain fallow too long. Also, in my defense, I didn't have any of my usual tools (I had to jury-rig a pastry bag out of a Ziplock for pete's sake!).

Two red cupcakes with white frosting. The Dreamwidth swirl, in pink, has been piped onto both.

Ta-da! Check out that lumpy frosting. That is the mark of a pro, I tell you.

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Date: 2010-05-07 08:20 pm (UTC)
ziparumpazoo: Tree covered in pink frost (SockMonkey)
From: [personal profile] ziparumpazoo
Oh yummy!
Actually, I really like the pattern on your plate too.
(and I always use a ziplock bag for decorating because I hate cleaning out pastry bags afterwards. works great with royal icing)

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Date: 2010-05-07 11:06 pm (UTC)
darkemeralds: A round magical sigil of mysterious meaning, in bright colors with black outlines. A pen nib is suggested by the intersection of the cryptic forms. (Default)
From: [personal profile] darkemeralds
I'd have guessed raspberry sherbet, but in any case, that batter picture is very sensuous!

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Date: 2010-05-08 05:57 pm (UTC)
turlough: vintage drawing of someone making a Swiss roll ((other) i love baking)
From: [personal profile] turlough
That's a fabulous picture! I thought it was some kind of sherbet when I first looked at it.

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