Of baking and sewing

I had a super busy Saturday preparing 48 cupcakes for the baptism I mentioned in my last post.  The baby's mother chose red velvet and this of course delighted me because I have somehow mastered baking this particular kind of cupcake.  I had concerns about the cream cheese frosting though since it was quite a warm day. The frosting turned out softer than usual and I had difficulty piping it out in swirls. Thankfully, the finished cupcakes were adorable anyway.

Isabella Rose.  A lovely name, don't you think?

I have a huge cake/cupcake order coming up in a couple of weeks.  It's making me a little anxious cause I am doing this all by myself.  I hope I will be able to handle it. 

Here are a couple more cupcakes I baked in the past month.

Carrot Cupcake with Cream Cheese Frosting.  Made for a friend's birthday.  This is super yummy and now one of my favourites!

Lemon Meringue Cupcakes with Lemon Curd Filling and Seven Minute Frosting.  Baked for a family friend on Easter.  Was particularly excited about this one since it was the first time I used my kitchen torch to slightly toast the meringue.

Both carrot and lemon cupcake recipes were from Martha Stewart's Cupcakes book.

Well, that's about it for now.  I am hoping to do a bit of sewing this week (finally!).  My KitchenAid mixer is needing a nice cover badly (I have been covering it with a pillowcase ever since I got it!).  My Etsy shop has also been doing very well these past weeks (thank you, Etsy buyers!) and I am thinking I should come up with a new sewing pattern/eBook very soon.  Do you have any ideas or suggestions for something useful I can make a pattern on?

Have a great week!