For this third week of Ink & Batter I'm making cupcakes inspired solely on the cover of a book! It is a book I do not own yet, so it's a book I haven't read. But I got it suggested to me, and just by looking at the cover, I had the perfect inspiration for making some decorated cupcakes: The Ring And The Crown by Melissa de la Cruz!
Since Becca has already done this cover for her Cover Puppies already, go check it out HERE! Ain't Gentry perfectly cute with her flower crown??
Here's the cover you can all oooh and aaaahhh at it, and tell me if you like my cupcakes take on it!
And now, onto the cupcakes!
For these decorations I decided to go for the flowers that make up the crown in the cover, so I made some stenciled ones and some with fondant in reds and oranges and one purple. The liners were gifted to me by a good friend a lil back, and being light blue with flowers and with a whimsical feeling I felt they were perfect! The buttercream was once again done with two colours to achieve the double tones of pink of the cover.
As for the recipe, I tweaked my mango lassi recipe and made it with strawberries (since they're in season) and made a buttercream with a Romanian cherry liquor gifted to us by my next door Romanian neighbours. That yummy liquor was what inspired the recipe as much as the book inspired the decorations!
What say you? Did I success with my recreation despite not having read the book? Hope you'll like them!
Stay tuned for more Ink & Batter cupcakes next week!
Pili, can I kidnap you to be my personal cook? These look and sound SO DELICIOUS. You are really talented, I swear! i just love the detail on these cupcakes.
ReplyDeleteIf I can read and bake all day, I'm all for it! ;)
DeleteThank you, Jeann!!
Dear Pili,
ReplyDeletePlease move to Ohio and be my neighbor so that when you make these gorgeous things, I can have the benefit of seeing them in person and maybe eating some of them. Or all. Whichever ;-) Those flowers are just stunning, you have a gift my friend!
Thank you so much, Jenny! I wish I could teleport all the cupcakes all over the world, so everyone could eat them and I had an excuse to make moooore!!
DeleteGoodness me my dear! You are so good with these! The colours and the details are so beautifully done! You are so talented! :D
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing my dear I could eat one! :D
Alex @ The Shelf Diaries
Thank you so much sweetie! I wish I could share them with you!
DeletePerfect cover to choose! This is one of the most beautiful covers out this year. And your cupcakes are also beautiful. Again, wishing you could send me one!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lisa! I so wish something like teleportation really existed, so I could send cupcakes to everyone!
DeleteAhhh, those flowers are just DARLING! I love the rose especially. So good! I want to eat them! :D
ReplyDeleteAlyssa @ The Eater of Books!
Thank you Alyssa! I love them all and I wish I could send them overrr!
DeleteGASP!!! I WANT ALL OF THE CUPCAKES!
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I wish I could send some to you, Giselle!!
DeleteThese are SO pretty! They match the cover really well. And I love this cover too. It's definitely one of my favourites from this year. :) How long does it usually take you to make cupcakes like these?
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sam! I spend a pair of hours or two and half making the decorations, a bit more or a bit less depending if I have all of them planned or have to improvise or think something up to complete the six!
DeleteToo pretty to eat!! I love the colors--spot on to the cover. Excited to see the mini ones you will do next week
ReplyDeleteThanks Kristen! Next week I'm gonna be up to my elbows on buttercream and fondant all week! ;)
DeleteAbsolutely stunning as always, Pili. Care to show your secrets? ;) Me wants to tryyy!
ReplyDeleteFaye at The Social Potato Reviews
If you want, Faye, I can share some recipes, but most of mine are just taken and slightly modified from a book called Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World! =D
DeleteYou are absolutely amazing, Pili! I can't believe this! I haven't read this one either, but I can see how it would be very inspirational. Amazing job, my friend!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Maja!! I love being able to combine my two passions, baking and books!
DeleteI know you like being a nurse but you would make one hell of a fantastic baker!! These are completely gorgeous hun! Not only that but they sound absolutely DELICIOUS! Great job Pili! :D
ReplyDeleteBaking is one of those alternative careers in case of bad burn out at work, I think!
DeleteThank you so much, Octavia! =D
I'm absolutely loving this feature! I wish I could make cakes look as pretty and as beautiful as yours <3 But I don't think i could even eat them. I'd just put them on display because they're so gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThe rose is beautiful and I really love the one with the two flowers on it (that one is definitely my favourite).
I have quite a few of them on display myself, Samantha! ;)
DeleteI took a few of these to work, and one of my co-workers took the rose home to use it as decoration! =D
Holy wow, that is gorgeous!! Absolutely amazing!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Liliana!! =D
DeleteOh my gosh you are just absolutely AMAZING!!! THESE ARE GORGEOUS. PLEASE SEND ME SOME ASAP! And they totally fit the book! EEP!
ReplyDeleteYay! So glad to hear you think the fit the book perfectly, Nikki! I wish I could send you some!
DeleteI love this one, its just so fun and lively! Also that rose is impeccably made. Yum :)
ReplyDelete-Mari
Thank you, Mari! Making those roses is not has hard as it seems!
DeleteWell, damn. Gorgeous cupcakes as always, sweetie :D I LOVE THEM. Ahh. They look perfect. Sigh. Flowerss. So pretty, hih. Thank you so much for making and for sharing :) You are awesome. <3
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Carina! I love sharing them! =D
DeleteAnd naaah, YOU are awesome! ;)
So simple yet so pretty! Great work, wish I was able to do that. I don't even know where I'd get the supplies haha :D
ReplyDeleteThank you! But don't worry, you could find everything online!! ;)
Deleteoooooooh ahhhhhhhhh
ReplyDelete*gobbles up all the cupcakes*
*sends all the cupcakes to Becca* Thank you, sweetie!
DeleteI'm just staring at my pc and drooling... You have such a fantastic talent! The color and the flowers are perfect! Now, I need to get out and buy cupcakes
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Ikao!!
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