for elijah's birthday? it will be mostly adults so we are heading towards a cake, but cupcakes are so much cuter!

Both

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hahaha ummm well i was looking at these... http://www.marksandspencer.com/Marks-and-Spencer-Petite-Patisserie/dp/B003L748PW?ie=UTF8&ref=sr_1_4&nodeId=72541031&sr=1-4&qid=1304715124&pf_rd_r=10WB78WEQ1A7Z11R4CB6&pf_rd_m=A2BO0OYVBKIQJM&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=72541031&pf_rd_p=215570647&pf_rd_s=related-items-3 'just in case'

I'd get those and have a cake

I've got mostly adults coming tomorrow for Stephen's birthday and I've made a cake I wanted cupcakes too though but hubby wouldn't let me I'll let you know if cake was a good idea tomorrow Those ones look well yummy though, I think you should get them anyway! xx

I couldn't decide for Lily's birthday so did a big cake and then cupcakes

^^so cute!

aww that cake looks amazing!!! i am sh*t at baking really and tbh cannot be doing with using my free minutes doing it just for it to be rubbish was thinking about getting a heap of these http://www.marksandspencer.com/Marks-and-Spencer-Chocolate-Cupcakes/dp/B003J3MXMS?ie=UTF8&ref=sr_1_8&nodeId=72541031&sr=1-8&qid=1304717867&pf_rd_r=0VTMZTJV0EDT1K7CZMKE&pf_rd_m=A2BO0OYVBKIQJM&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=72541031&pf_rd_p=215570647&pf_rd_s=related-items-3
in strawberry and chocolate and arranging it into a '1' but hubby reckons we should do a proper cake (plus pastries but i don't like pastries and hey....elijah couldn't care less )

They do look nice! Seriously though it would only cost about a quid to make those!

We did both had a birthday cake (to take home) then just made a few cupcakes on the table x

Nooo don't get those Mari as I've had them and they're horribly dry. Seriously you could easily make far far nicer ones. They take about 30 mins to make and bake then you let them cool. Once they've cooled for a couple of hours you can ice them with Betty Crocker chocolate fudge icing in about 20 mins max. Let me know if you'd like a recipe. Cuppies are good for birthday's as you don't have to faff cutting them and you can just give a napkin with them rather than having to have another plate xxx

how about looking in asda or sainsbury which is cheaper, we had cakes from asda other day and they were nice, they do a good range now.

i'm hopeless at baking too, i made a thomas cake for rich's 1st birthday and i still get stick now every year for that cake, i couldnt get the icing blue , but it tasted ok, just looked terrible.

but i'd look in sainsburys sometimes they do tiny cupcakes, which i think are about right size for little ones and then a birthday cake for the adults, also you got to think you going to want a photo of him blowing out the candle on his first birthday.

I love cupcakes....my friend gives cupcakes to people as presents for birthdays, congratulations thank yous etc!!
You can put a little candle on the top of one!

hmmmm yeah i suppose a pic of him blowing a candle out on a mini cupcake is just going to look mean!

lisa if you could let me have a recipe that would be great, i can put it in my little book of recipes i have a collection and tbh im not that bad at baking, it's just that i can never seem to just do what im told so the outcome is unpredictable

im personally not that bothered about eating cake but we are out the day before and j is working the whole week before....and i need the buffet to look ok

maybe as you say, a cake (i had a look on asda online and they have a few) for candles....i also thought about those cutting bars/a plain cake and we could ice it ourselves then have other small things for people to nibble

I did both! I got a fairy princess cake from Tesco, it was very pretty and quite cheap and tasted nice. I also got cupcakes from Costo, they looked fantastic but didnt really taste very nice!

Did you get your plates and napkins etc sorted?

I got mine from party pieces I think its www.partypieces.co.uk I got a whole 1st birthday pack which included balloons, plates, cups, napkins, banners, tableclothes etc and was about £24.

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Arh that looks soo yummy kate lol. I would do a variety too.

Char

I'll take you to costco, loads of cake there!!


Or BIBI's!!!!!!!

Vanilla cupcake recipe from the Primrose Bakery and they're yummy;

Makes 12 muffin case sized cupcakes;

110g unsalted butter (or stork)
225g Caster sugar (golden is preferable)
2 large eggs
150g Self-raising flour - sifted
125g Plain flour - sifted
120ml Semi-skimmed milk
1 tsp vanilla extract

Pre-heat oven to 160oC (fan), 180oC.

Cream butter and sugar
Add the eggs one at a time and beat well
In a seperate bowl combine the flours
Put the milk in a jug and add the vanilla extract
Add 1/3 of the flours to the creamed mix and beat well. Pour in 1/3 of the milk mix and beat again. Reapeat until all the flours and milk have been added.
Carefully spone the mix into your cases 2/3 full. Bake for about 25 mins until slightly raised and golden brown.

thanks lisa! that's pretty similar to the ones i have already but maybe i will try doing it to a recipe and see what happens i normally chuck a wee bit of baking powder in too but i will be well behaved this time