My new obsession!

Beautiful swirly icing!

Recently I have developed an obsession with making cupcakes (the kids love them, they are really easy to make and they enjoy making them). Although I have always feel slightly envious when I see beautifully decorated cupcakes with swirly icing. When I attempt to put icing on mine, it usually rolls off the sides and never tastes as delicious as it should.

Using my amazing new decorator pump

Until recently I thought I would never create cupcakes that looked too good to eat. Mine have always tasted yummy but need to improve their appearance! So you can imagine how excited I was when I discovered that I could indeed aspire to make perfect cupcakes ...

A few weeks ago I went to a Pampered Chef party and one of the activities was decorating cupcakes using a special decorator pump. We got to try a range of nozzles but my favourite, of course, was the one that created swirls. As soon as I used it, I knew I had to buy it.

Today I used it for the first time and it was fantastic! It's so simple to use, even my one year old had a go. My cupcakes aren't perfect yet but I intend to practice as much as I can. I have just over a month until my daughter's fifth birthday and I am determined to bake the most delicious cake, decorated with swirls. I am going to enjoy all the practicing and I think the kids may do too!

Yummy cupcakes that taste as good as they look!