Tonight was the third of four cupcake classes I’ve been holding at the local Women’s Community Centre. I’ve really enjoyed this work, it’s very different from face painting, but the process of helping people build skills is one I find very rewarding. Today we covered making and whipping chocolate ganache, filling cupcakes (we used raspberry jam or nutella), and make edible sugared decorations. They turned out really well.

It was too hot a day for me though, I’m tired, have a tummy ache, not looking forward to even hotter weather tomorrow. 😦 The car is going in to the mechanic this week, hopefully I will soon have air conditioning working in it again! 🙂

Gather everything you need

Make the cupcakes and let them cool

Make chocolate ganache by pouring hot cream over chocolate bits, and whisking until smooth. Allow to cool and then whip.

Cut cones into cupcakes and fill them with something yum 🙂

Pipe on whipped ganache and add something pretty to top.

Sugared rose petals

Sugared pansies

Sugared mint leaves