Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Rosey Posey Cupcakes ♥

I was so inspired to make these Rosey Posey Cupcakes after reading the lovely Louise's post yesterday over on Tattooed Lady With A Baby. She had made delicious looking rose cupcakes, with rose flavouring and a jam centre (seriously, can you say yum!), and having not ever experimented with flavourings in my cupcakes before (apart from the go-to vanilla extract) I decided to take a leaf out of Louise's book and make some pretty and delicious with a hint of rose. Now I didn't want to copy Louise to the 'T' so I've put my own twist on these cupcakes, making a chocolate sponge, leaving out the jam and adding pink icing, rose decorations and pink glitter as the decoration.

  I wanted to have a go at making my own roses and even bought some candy pink fondant icing to have a whirl at it but it'll have to go on the 'to-do' list, but you can be sure to expect more rosey/floral loveliness in food form sometime in the near future. Thank you once again to Louise for the inspiration - I really am being honest when I say that other bloggers are the best source of inspiration ever. I really love how these cupcakes turned out, they're so pretty!

 To make these Rosey Posey Cupcakes you will need -

50g butter
115g soft dark brown sugar
2 large eggs
115g plain white flour
1/2tsp bicarbonate of soda
25g cocoa powder
125ml soured cream
Rose flavouring (I used Nielsen-Massey Rose Water)
Dr. Oetker Pink Icing (I'd recommend buying two if you have a large batch)
Pink edible glitter
Rose decorations, you can always make your own if you fancy it!


How to make these pretty cupcakes -

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Line a cupcake tin with cupcake cases.
2. Place the butter, sugar, eggs, flour, bicarbonate of soda and cocoa powder in a large bowl and beat together until smooth. Fold in the soured cream and mix well. Add half a teaspoon of rose flavouring and mix (the rose smell was amazing!). Spoon the mixture into the cupcake cases.
3. Bake for 20 minutes or until a knife comes out clear when inserted into the middle of the cupcakes.
4. Take out of oven and leave to cool completely on a wire rack. Top tip - I cover my cupcakes with a tea towel to keep in the moisture.
5. When cool apply icing of you choice. I used Dr. Oetker Pink Icing as I was short on time (I was making these while my son was at playschool!) and I really love the taste of this particular icing. Plus, the pretty pink shade is perfect for the rose design.
6. Decorate with the rose decoration of your choice, I used Cake Angels Flower Power pack.
7. Sprinkle with pink glitter, I gave generous amounts on each cupcake as I really can't get enough of the edible glitter!
8. I added extra decoration to my cupcakes by placing blue butterfly cases around them, I thought these were really pretty, they matched my cake stand and it just makes them all the more special I think.
9. Serve, share will friends and family and enjoy!

Thank you once again to Louise for the inspiration, she's a gem, please do stop by her blog Tattooed Lady With A Baby and share the love. I hope you like the look of my Rosey Posey Cupcakes. Now to have a mini tea party with the family!


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54 comments

  1. These cupcakes turned out gorgeous!

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  2. Fab Fi and thank you for the lovely words :) Now I really want to taste one of your cakes xo

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  3. Oh my god Fiona such beautiful photos xxx

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  4. Oh wow, those came out SO good. Those are so pretty that I would almost feel guilty eating them LOL!

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  5. Holy cow! Those cupcakes look great. You did such a great job with the frosting. Frosting is the best part!

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    1. Frosting is totally the best part AND it's not easy to make it look as pretty as Fiona did. I love these.

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    2. Mmm... Frosting... The only thing I can find about these cupcakes that is a negative - and it's a small one - is that I would feel bad eating these! The frosting is so well done, it almost feels like a crime to gulp them down. And I AM a cupcake gulper.

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  6. Such a beautiful photos, I love your presentation. I don't want to eat them, so cute :D

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  7. These look absolutely delicious! Will have to save the recipe to try them out :) x

    Jordan | Keep Dreaming ♥

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  8. Those cupcakes are adorable. I want to take a bite out of one.

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    1. Me too! They look amazing. They'd make a perfect little treat for a tea party too. My girls would love these and probably eat them all before anyone else could! They look fantastic! I wouldn't be able to decorate this good! - jeanine

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  9. Those are SO pretty! And they look delicious too. I will have to figure out the conversions and make some! I am sure they won't look like this but they'll be yummy.

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  10. These are precious! So cute and they look absolutely delicious as well. Thank you for sharing the recipe!

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  11. Those cupcakes are just beautiful. I don't know how could eat them! So pretty but I bet so delicious! - jeanine

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  12. These cupcakes are absolutely beautiful. If they taste half as good as they look, I bet they are amazing!

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  13. oh my goodness! I love these! Almost too pretty to eat!

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  14. These cupcakes are adorable!! You always make the pretties food!!

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  15. I'm going to pin them. They're just magical looking, and I so want to try! They're lovely!

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  16. Good heavens they look sooooo good! Love everything about the design and the colors, I bet it tastes good as well.

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  17. Your cupcakes are beautiful! I've never used any flavoring except for vanilla. I need to branch out. I would buy the rose decorations, too. I once tried to make them and it was a hot mess. :)

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  18. Those cupcakes are gorgeous! I don't think that I've ever seen a cupcake like that before. Perfection!

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  19. These are absolutely stunning cupcakes! I love your photography! Your blog post today has been so inspiring to me!

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  20. This is so gorgeous. I'm serious Fiona. It is almost too gorgeous to eat. Wow! I love how you captured the cupcakes. :)

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  21. How gorgeous are these cupcakes? They would be perfect for a bridal or baby shower...or simply a tea. If only I was talented enough to create such beautiful things...typically I am a bit of a Pinterest failure.

    Amanda
    www.queenofthelandoftwigsnberries.com

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  22. Such pretty cupcakes! They are too pretty to eat, you know? :) I love that you added those roses. I love roses!

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  23. Wow, they look amazing! They would be perfect for a wedding shower, so romantic looking! You did a wonderful job.

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  24. Your posts always turn out so beautiful. Those look really tasty and they are gorgeous. Love the setup!

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  25. These are just so pretty!! I like chocolate sponge, but not sure about rose flavored food. Also I'd skip the jam.
    I love the roses on top! They're my favorite part of the cupcake that's for sure. My oldest daughter doesn't like cupcakes because they're usually too pretty to eat!

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  26. these look so amazing. I will have to try making some this weekend. I hope mine turn out as nice.

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  27. Those are so fancy and beautiful to eat! I bet they tasted really delciious!

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  28. I love the display of these cupcakes. They are so beautiful! I would love to remake my own.

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  29. Perfect whirls! Thet seem like the real rose! I love it!

    bjorkiagadzotica.blogspot.com

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  30. Too bad there isn't a button I could push on your website and have these delivered right to my door instantly. They look SOO GOOD.

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  31. These are beautiful cupcakes! They would be so nice for a tea party or girls baby shower. (Or just to enjoy once the kids go to bed at night!) Beautiful decorating and set up. They look delicious and I would love to give these a try!

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  32. Going to be pinning these cupcakes! They are absolutely gorgeous and I can't wait to make them! I am craving sweets now!

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  33. Those are so beautiful!! I have never had rose flavored anything before, it sounds like it would be really interesting to try! I always struggle to make cupcakes , it seems like I always overbake the bottoms somehow.

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  34. Omg these might be the cutest cupcakes ever!!! I wish I had pastry chef skills to try and recreate these!!!! I just love them.

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  35. Omg! these are the prettiest cupcakes I have ever seen! I will not be able to eat them though :/ they are too pretty!

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  36. These look and sounds delicious. I totally love the roses on them which makes them almost to gorgeous to eat. I will have to make these for sure. Thanks for sharing.

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  37. How gorgeous! Those cupcakes are almost too pretty to eat. :)

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  38. Those cupcakes are just lovely! Would love to serve those. The glitter on the top makes them looks so magical.

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  39. These are absolutely lovely. Perfect for a shower. Pinning!

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  40. Those are so pretty. I could see those at a tea party or Mother's Day brunch.

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  41. Those cupcakes are just too good to be eaten. It is perfect for a tea party or a brunch. I will make them this weekend

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  42. Those are very pretty and look very tasty. They are picture perfect. Almost to pretty to eat.

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  43. These are beautiful! I dont even think I could eat them, they're so pretty!

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  44. You got me curious as to how rose flavored cakes taste like. I would have personally omitted the jam filling too (I've never been fond of that). The rose accents look so dainty and pretty – they really add a special touch.

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  45. These Rosey Posey Cupcakes are too cute! I think they would be perfect for Valentine's Day or any birthday or special occasion. They do look almost too good to eat but I am sure I could manage :-)

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  46. Those came out great! I do not at all have patience to do something like that. I wish I did but I dont. My daughter loves to bake and decorate though.

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  47. These are absolutely adorable! I'm totally in love with how girly they are and the little rose decorations are the perfect addition to the recipe!

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  48. Beautifully decorated cupcakes; how pretty!

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  49. Wow! The cupcakes turned out well! I can make delicious desserts, but they aren't always pretty!

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  50. How pretty are they? With all the roses out at the moment they are prefect for a summer tea party.

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