Simply, Ganache

Brown and red aren't your everyday perfect combination.  When I had the ganache made, I thought to myself why not add a vibrant color that would stand out against the chocolate brown. When I first told my sister that the cupcakes that I'm currently working on are going to be red and brown she said "What?! Are you sure you want to do that? :-/". 

This is my first time working with ganache so I can't say I have much experience, but it was a great experience nonetheless. I was completely awestruck when I saw the chocolate harden up so smoothly, it made the edges stand out much more then regular icing. 

If you've been keeping up with my blog, you would have probably noticed by now that in our family we have brunches/get togethers often. Unlike my other entries, this one had a reason. A family friend was in town and what better way to welcome her then to get all of our family and friends together for a brunch. My sister Nada went full out and made a chocolate ginger trifle, and mini strawberry napoleons which were absolutely delicious, and not to mention looked fantastic next to these cupcakes!

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Miguel's Cupcakes

Baby Miguel turned a year old on the 26th of March. His mom; a friend of mine, threw him a circus themed birthday party. She asked me to focus on three colors; red, blue, and yellow. The figures were a little tricky but pretty fun to do. Me and my sister played around with it and created the tents, clowns, and circus balls. It felt a lot like playing with play dough!

I tried a new technique and plastic wrapped all three colors of the icing individually, cut the tip, and then put them in the icing bag and used the grass tip. It gave it a great affect on the the larger cupcakes with Miguel's name.  All in all, they were very happy with the results.

The mom sent me a message the next day saying "We got so many complements on the cupcakes. The kids went crazy over them and the adults became kids all over again...you are the best!"



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Aubergine & Ivory

Aubergine or eggplant is a stunning color you get by mixing both red and blue. Sounds so easy hardly anyone would notice or figure it out, including myself.

I first saw this color when I was browsing another amazing blog Many White Bowls. Maxine, the blog creator, and a friend of mine knows exactly how to blend in colors and the way she worked with Aubergine, was so divine I could not resist but to work with such color.

Another thing that made this batch special was the new set of plungers I have bought recently. I dare say, they certainly make life easier.

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