Crying into fondant

I like to think of myself as creative!  Hell, I work in PR.  However, this was not something I was particularly channelling when faced with a cupcake making course post our work Christmas party.  Indeed, being the ‘last director standing’ at 3 in Dirty Martini does not a good decorator make but I had bought it as a cheer up pressie for a friend so I was going to power on through even if I did week into the fondant. 

 
I managed to make it on time at 10 o clock at the Thistle at Old Street and as we all filed in, I found that I had left my voucher on a table in a bar (not sure which one) so I had to run round reprinting it. The trainer was very insistent on this and I missed the first bit of the course – i.e. how to bake cupcakes – which was a bit annoying.

 

However, that said the remainder of the course was brilliant.  We learnt not only tricks on how to play with fondant but also how to use butter icing to create glorious roses and also how to ice a cupcake without getting it all over yourself.  This trick is one that I failed to master but to be honest, I’ve never been able to do it so I doubt a couple of hours in a hotel will actually change this.

 

Each demonstration was practical and then the instructor (who was lovely in a quirky Shoreditch cool cook way) wandered around as we worked on perfecting our own decorations.  Then she  let us loose on unsuspecting cupcakes and I created the following Christmas themed lovelies to take home.

 

I would thoroughly recommend The Cocoa Box not only because I got it as a Groupon offer but also because it is excellent value for money and they are happy to guide the novice and encourage the expert. 

 

Lxx

 

Don’t forget to follow me on twitter @alittlebitofwhatyou