Thursday, April 17, 2014

Introducing a new feature: Ink & Batter!



Hey guys! Welcome to the official introduction of what will be a regular (every other week, but I don't think I will manage to have it weekly) new feature in the blog!

Some of you might know of my love for baking and decorating cupcakes, and I've even made book inspired cupcakes before but it was not till Becca from Pivot Book Reviews saw them and completely started squealing and demanding I made more that I decided I needed to make it a regular feature on the blog!

I asked a few of my good blogger friends over Twitter for suggestions and Sam from Realm of Fiction sent me a huge list full of great ideas via e-mail! After pondering about all the suggestions and a few ideas of my own, I chose Ink & Batter (from Sam's list, thanks a lot for all the suggestions, Sam!).

Then it was just a question of getting a banner made (ain't it pretty) and I was all ready to debut the feature! This week I will be showing the first two proper examples of book inspired decorated cupcakes that I made, and hopefully for next Thursday or the one after I'll have some new book inspired cupcakes to show off!

The first inspired cupcakes were made for a contest on CJ Redwine's blog to win an ARC of Deception, and I was so inspired that I made Defiance inspired cupcakes and on a whim also made Incarnate & Asunder by Jodi Meadows inspired cupcakes!


DEFIANCE CUPCAKES






INCARNATE & ASUNDER CUPCAKES






Now I have a huge list of books that I'm super inspired to make decorated cupcakes about like Splintered & Unhinged by Anita G Howard, Deliverance by CJ Redwine, Infinite by Jodi Meadows, The 57 Lives of Alex Wayfare by M.G Buehrlen, The Ring & The Crown my Melissa de la Cruz, A Mad Wicked Folly by Sharon Biggs Waller, the Selection series by Kiera Cass ( I need to decorate cupcakes inspired by each of the dresses in the covers!)...

Do you guys have any suggestions? Let them in the comments, I'm always happy to add more books to my list!

30 comments:

  1. Oh my gosh Pili, those are GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!! I can't stop staring at them they're so pretty. I both want to shove them in my face and eat them and also put them under a little plastic dome to preserve them so I can stare at they're beauty all day long. So excited to see what other amazing creations you come up with!

    Daughter of Smoke on Bone cupcakes could be cool maybe. And I so hope you do Splintered ones, those would be AWESOME:)

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    1. Thank you Jenny! Some of these I actually kept cause I couldn't bare to see them eaten!

      Hmmm, Daughter of Smoke & Bone... teeth, blue hair, eye masks... now that's a good idea to add to the list!!

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  2. Wow, this is such a cool idea! Wish I could bake, but the last time I attempted to make cupcakes they er kinda exploded in the over, haha,

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    1. Thank you, Renu! Bummer to hear about your cupcakes exploding in the oven, though. Maybe it was a bit too hot?

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  3. AHH! Did you really make these cupcakes? Dies. They look GORGEOUS :D You are awesome. <3 I cannot wait to see what else you will make :)

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    1. Thank you Carina! I've taken quite a few cupcake decorating classes and love it!

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  4. These look INCREDIBLE, Pili! I especially love the Defiance cakes with the blue patterns on them. You are one talented lady! :) I can't wait to see what you decide to do next. Splintered/Unhinged and The Selection sound like good choices. I can already imagine how stunning those would be.

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    1. Thanks Sam! I need to dedicate a full day to see if I have all the decorating tools I'd need and sketch ideas for the cupcakes and then get to it!

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  5. OH, MY, GOD. You make the best, and I really mean THE BEST, looking cupcakes in the whole wide world. HOW DO YOU DO THAT??? HOW DO YOU MANAGE THAT??? IS IT POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO SEND CUPCAKES OVERSEAS BECAUSE HOLY HELL I WANT SOME OF THESE O_O

    Please teach me, Master ;____; THEY'RE SO PREEEETTY

    Faye at The Social Potato Reviews

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    1. Thank you so much, Faye! *blushes*
      I soooo wish I could send cupcakes overseas but they'd arrive all squished up, destroyed and unedible, unfortunately!
      Once the cupcake fever overtook Spain I took quite a few classes and found out that I'm not half bad at it, now combine books and cupcakes like that when I can! =D

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  6. These cupcakes look amazing! I'd be too scared to eat them if they were put in front of me!

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    1. Some of these were never eaten and are now decorative in my shelves!

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  7. Oh WOW! These are beautiful Pili, you are so talented. I dabble in baking and I love it. But I'm not that talented. How long does it take you? Such precision in everything you do and to be inspired by books is awesome. If I could suggest one or a couple, I think it would be because I love the series, Shadows/Haze by Paula Weston, oh and what about The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare. I think they have beautiful covers. I could probably name a few more! :P But I don't want overload your list. Hehe! Brilliant post! :)

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    1. Thanks a lot, Emma!
      The backing itself is the quickest part of course, but all the sugarcraft part can take longer, I spend an evening working on these, but since this is like therapy for me, I love spending time with the decorating!
      The Infernal Devices is a great idea! I need to see if I can find some gears and angel wings to use! And the Shadows/Haze by Paula Weston I still need to read, so I'll keep them in mind when I finally can read them!

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  8. Oh my god!! They are beautiful! :) I would not want to eat these and just leave them to decorate my house!

    Looking forward to seeing more from this feature, however frequent it is! :D xxx

    Alex @ The Shelf Diaries

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    1. Thanks a lot, Alex!

      I cannot wait to bake some more pretties!!

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  9. Soooo pretty! I remember I saw your Incarnate cupcakes a while ago... Anyway, you are very talented :) Send me one via the internet? ;) Lol

    How about some Alienated cupcakes? Not only is the book AMAZING, but the cover is so pretty!

    So, I'm almost done with nursing school (YAY!) and I was thinking about making my Preceptor and the rest of the staff some cupcakes. I was think of putting some stethoscopes, syringes, and maybe some band aids as decorations on the top made of chocolate.... Maybe fondant? IDK, I've never worked with fondant. Maybe you can give me some pointers ;)

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    1. Thanks Lili!

      And ooooh yes!! I need to brainstorm Alienated cupcakes for sure!!
      Fondant is the best thing to model anything you want, it's like edible plasticine! You can buy it in white and with paste food coloring make it any colour you want, or you can buy a few small pieces in every which colour! Another tip, make sure you don't work with it with very hot or sweaty hands, cause it'd get too gooey and it'd get very sticky to the hands and hard to work with. I'm sure you can find some fondant tutorials on YouTube!

      And big big CONGRATS on almost being done with nursing school, my almost fellow nurse!! =D *high fives*

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  10. Awesome new feature Pili! These cupcakes are super amazing and I just love how artistic you are! Great work Pili, I look forward to seeing more of these.

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  11. Oh my goodness those are stunning. I think I would just keep them and look at them, haha! That's some talent Pili :) I'm not good at visualizing things but maybe These Broken Stars or Ring and Crown cupcakes? Can't wait to see more of these.

    -Mari

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    1. Thank you, Mari!
      Your two picks are very good cause both have stunning covers and that's the first inspiration for me!

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  12. Such a fabulous idea, twin!!! I can't wait to see all the cupcakes you'll be making!!! =D

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    1. Thank you, twin!! I'm quite excited about it!! =D

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  13. Oh my gosh! This is like... the best idea EVER! Those cupcakes are fantastic, Pili! Like, seriously amazing! I'll definitely be looking forward to this feature from now on! What's better than book themed cupcakes to eat while you're reading?

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    1. Thank you so much Samantha! If everything goes well, I'll have new cupcakes next Thursday! =D

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  14. Oh lord, these look amazing! So detailed, and so pretty! I wouldn't even want to eat those, that'd be like ruining art! Looking forward to Unhinged ones! :D \o/
    Amazing work!

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    1. Thank you, Ula! Splintered and Unhinged ones will come next week, the cupcakes are done, now I just need to edit the photos!!

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  15. Wow, Pili - these are amazing! I'm glad I already ate lunch today, or I would be out looking for cupcakes. Can't wait to see some inspired by A Mad, Wicked Folly!

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    1. I'm definitely gonna be making AMWF cupcakes soon! Thanks Steph!

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