Thorngrove School Christmas Fayre

I will be having a stall at Thorngrove's Christmas Fayre this Sunday.

A table full of nozzles, cupcakes cases, colour pastes, cutters, cupcake boxes, and maybe a few edible Cupcakes!

Come and see me, and enjoy all the other stalls.

2pm - 5pm

Safari Cupcakes and News

Here are some Safari Cupcakes I made recently for a boy's birthday treat.

My blog posts have been quiet of late I know, Treetops and Colourful Cupcakes is being quite quiet as it's GCSE season here!

But inbetween the study leave, exams and stresses I have been working away on new recipes and ideas that I will share with you at a later date.

There is a Stage 1 Cupcake Class this Wednesday, that has 2 spaces left on it, if you would like to come.  Come and enjoy the sunshine and some delicious cakes.

During the class we bake the cupcakes, spend time making fondant decorations and buttercream icing, adorn them with all things sparkly and pretty, and you will take home your 6 creations.  There is plenty of opportunity for questions and help and I also put together a notes and recipe booklet for you to take home.

Over the Summer we won't have any classes, they will start again in September with the dates appearing on here, but Colourful Cupcakes will still be available to make Cupcakes for you!

So if you have a party, birthday, anniversary or fun event coming up soon, let me know.

There are still spaces available on the Colourful Cupcakes trip to the Cake and Bake Show, see my blog posting about it below.  We'll have a great day, and there's nothing better than being delivered straight to the door!  (And of course afterwards when we are all laden with our goodies).

Enjoy the Sunshine!

Sunny Berkshire May 2012

The Cake and Bake Show 2012

I can't wait for this show to come to Earls Court on the 22 and 23 September.

It's a new show dedicated to all things cakes, breads and baking.

There will be demonstrations, celebrity speakers, hands-on classes, workshops, markets stalls, a kids kitchen zone, sugarcraft showcase area and plenty more.

Bump into Mary Berry, Paul Hollywood, Richard Bertinet, Ruth Clemens, Edd Kimber, Eric Lanlard, Peggy Porschen, Mich Turner, Mark Tilling, Jo Wheatley to name just a few!

I'm planning on a Colourful Cupakes Coach Trip to the event on the Sunday

23 September.

If you are interested in joining us, please let me know.

01635 44850

emily@treetops-newbury.co.uk

The Cake and Bake Show website for more info

Chocolate Cupcake Class - 28 April 2012

We had yet more lovely Chocolate cupcake creations at Treetops this weekend.

We used the amazing Cocoform from Squires to create some little chocolate decorations alongside some fondant icing decorations in a contrasting colour.  The great thing about chocolate is it goes so well with so many colours!

I always love it with purple, it makes me think (and taste) Dairy Milk and of course orange to link with Terrys Chocolate Orange

We grated some very fine orange zest (you don't want it too coarse or it will get stuck in your nozzle!) into the buttercream.

The buttercream was mixed with either melted dark chocolate or cocoa powder.

Below are some of today's creations: 

We talked about the upcoming Cake and Bake Show, which is taking place in September at Earls Court.  It is a must-do event for any of you keen on baking, click on the link below for information.

The Cake and Bake Show

If you are interested in attending let me know as I may organise a Colourful Cupcakes coach trip if enough of you are keen.

Spring Cupcakes

Some pretty Spring Cupcakes

Vanilla flavour with a hint of yellow colour in the buttercream

Colourful Cupcakes make delicious cupcakes to order, made with fresh, organic, fair trade and free range ingredients where possible then baked in the Aga.

Perfect for presents, birthdays, weddings and anniversaries.

Honeybee Cupcakes

I loved making these birthday Cupcakes today!

It made a nice change to move away from Christmas colours and back to vibrant pink, purple, green and turquoise.

The little bees were quite fiddly, especially the small hearts I attached for their wings, but they are very cute and well worth the effort.

Happy 12th Birthday Honey, I hope you had a great party.

Fizzy Sweet Cupcakes

Colourful Cupcakes has been busy making Colourful Cupcakes!

 Vanilla Cupcakes topped with a variety of fizzy sweets.

Colourful 50th Birthday Cupcakes

100 Colourful Cupcakes were ordered to take into the office to celebrate a 50th Birthday!

 Happy Birthday Pete!

30th Birthday Cupcakes

I have just delivered these very Colourful Cupcakes to the Lord Lyon in Stockcross, for Cathy's 30th Birthday.  I hope you have a great party.

The Cupcakes are chocolate and vanilla with a mixture of chocolate icing, vanilla, pink and  purple. I made some vibrant decorations in the week, these were accompanied by sprinkles, glitters, sweeties, chunks of chocolate and some great big chocolate buttons!

Colourful Cupcakes

I had a colourful afternoon decorating these cupcakes; I created a lovely orange with my new pastes, one of which is called Melon, and added some orange zest and juice, and they taste so summery and fresh.

I think the purple and orange go brilliantly together, very zingy!

The Launch of Colourful Cupcakes

I'm Emily, and I run Treetops, my home in Newbury, where different tutors come to teach one-day classes in Cookery, Watercolour, Flower Design, Photography and Aga Cookery. (www.treetops-newbury.co.uk)


I teach the Cupcake Classes, future dates available are:

Saturday 17 April: 2pm - 4pm
Thursday 13 May: 10am - 12 noon
Thursday 17 June: 10am - 12 noon
Saturday 3 July: 2pm - 4pm
Wednesday 15 September: 10am - 12 noon

Cost £45: this includes all ingredients, materials, recipes and 6 cupcakes that you have decorated to take home. It's a really fun way to spend 2 hours! Lots of fun and sparkle! To book, please call 01635 44850.




I also make Cupcakes to order, covering most of Berkshire, Hampshire, Wiltshire and Oxfordshire, so if you have a special event coming up, please contact me for further information. It's a great way to celebrate a birthday, wedding or party, or just to give as a present. Prices start from £1.50 per cake and a range of flavours, icings and decorations are available.