Happy Wednesday! I hope your week is going well so far friends? I have something here that could improve it!
I’ve partnered up with the Cake Decorating Store to give you the chance to win absolutely everything you need to make some seriously amazing looking cupcakes! When I first started out baking seriously I was frustrated that I couldn’t make cupcakes that looked like the ones you see in shops (and on blogs!) and it’s taken me years to get to the point where I can make cupcakes that are seriously impressive, like my Rocky Road Cupcakes or my Nutella and Ferrero Rocher Cupcakes!
In fact, when I first started experimenting with nozzles, I made these cupcakes and was really pleased with them. To look at them now, they look like a horrible disaster! The frosting is clearly far too runny and the colours are…. interesting!
Over time, I realised that making showstopping cupcakes is simple – you just need the right tools! Most important are the nozzles – use the right one and you’ll get the right result. A large ice cream scoop is also invaluable – use it to scoop the batter into the cases, and all your cupcakes will be identically sized.
Of course, it’s important to also use a great recipe, like my favourite ever vanilla cupcake recipe, and my foolproof cream cheese frosting, which pipes incredibly thick and holds its shape really well on cupcakes. The enemy to really impressive cupcakes is a soft frosting (a hot summers day can make things trickier), so once you’ve finished mixing your frosting together, if it’s remotely soft, pop into the fridge before you pipe it.
This giveaway contains everything you could possibly need to make amazing looking cupcakes! The Cake Decorating Store were kind enough to let me pick it all out myself, and I picked the things that I now use to give my cupcakes a professional look.
The value of the giveaway is over £50 and one lucky winner will have all this arrive on their doorstep in time for Christmas! This is what you could win:
- One twelve hole cupcake pan (not pictured above)
- One cupcake batter scoop (you can use it for ice cream too!)
- Red and blue polka dot cupcake cases
- Red heart sprinkles
- Confetti sprinkles (these work great on a Rainbow Cake)
- Round piping tip – perfect for writing on cakes or cupcakes
- Wilton 1M nozzle (for the perfect iced swirl!)
- Wilton 2D nozzle (for beautiful rose cupcakes)
- Wilton petal nozzle (to make pretty ruffle cakes like this)
- Wilton disposable icing bags
- Sugarflair gel colouring: turquioise
- Sugarflair gel colouring: Poppy red
- Glitter dust: Blue
To enter, just follow me on Pinterest (my cupcakes board might be a good place for inspiration!) and leave me a comment telling me that you’ve done so and your pinterest user name. You’ve got until midnight on Tuesday 9th December to enter – we’ve got to make sure the winner gets their prize for Christmas!
Follow Kerry {KerryCooks.com}’s board Cupcakes on Pinterest.
Good luck everyone!
x Kerry
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Diane @ Life of Di. says
December 11, 2014 at 3:23 amI’ve only used a nozzle for my cupcake frosting one time and they really did look better! I need to remember to use an ice cream scoop next time too.
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Matthew says
December 9, 2014 at 8:23 pmSome amazing inspiration here, will definitely have to give some of these a go regardless of whether or not I win the kit! Following you as caelondian – I’m new to Pinterest but will have to get up to speed 🙂
Melissa Red says
December 9, 2014 at 3:11 pmI’m following on Pinterest as Melissa Red.
Sheepa says
December 9, 2014 at 11:58 amOhhhh 48 boards!? Amazing. Pinterest is SO addictive. I had to take a break from it for a while because I was planning out my whole (imaginary) life to a ridiculous level…
But I am now following, username is: smileuk 🙂
The Mummy Diary says
December 9, 2014 at 11:19 amI’m following and now have a hankering for cupcakes!
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Kerry Cooks says
December 9, 2014 at 11:27 amGood luck Ellie! Thanks for entering!
claire says
December 5, 2014 at 3:34 pmHi its done user name claire s. Also following some other boards already and added a couple more today. Yay love pinterest
Jen says
December 5, 2014 at 2:51 pmOooh I really want cupcakes now! I’m still not big into pinterest (must try harder!) but have followed 🙂
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Katie Walton says
December 5, 2014 at 4:46 amI was already following you Kerry – can’t beat some awesome pinterest boards! My username’s katiewalton85. 🙂
Liz @ I Heart Vegetables says
December 5, 2014 at 3:01 amMy goodness those Rocky Road cupcakes look perfect!
Emma says
December 4, 2014 at 9:47 pmHey Kerry, your cupcakes look amazing! I love baking but don’t always have the correct tools so pleeeease pick me!! I’m big fat following you on Pinterest! Username eeevans29
Your boards are definitely inspiring! 🙂 there’s going to be a lot of cake sales in work over the next few weeks!!
Jasmin Charlotte says
December 4, 2014 at 5:47 pmAh such a good give away! I just got a cupcake recipe book too so this would be IDEAL! I am now following you on pintrest, which I am starting to get into, I think my username is xojazzxo (i made it awhile ago!) xx
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Susan Barrie says
December 4, 2014 at 2:43 pmHello! I’m a new recent reader to the blog! My user name is messintheness on Pinterest.
Lashonda Mason says
December 4, 2014 at 11:48 amDone… I was already following you on pinterest,my username is LaShonda Mason
Maria says
December 4, 2014 at 11:21 amDone, I am following you, I am Maria James on Pinterest. 🙂
Maria says
December 4, 2014 at 11:24 amI tell a lie, I think I am triumvirate, not Maria James on there! OOPS!
Natalie says
December 3, 2014 at 11:57 pmDone! Found your blog while looking for a red velvet cake recipe, fingers crossed 🙂
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CakeSpy says
December 3, 2014 at 11:55 pmI feel like you should pick someone with less cake decorating stuff than me…but I of course love your giveaway and liked your board! 🙂
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tanya says
December 3, 2014 at 4:08 pmHi, I am now following you on pinterest, username -Tanya weatherall 🙂
laura says
December 3, 2014 at 10:41 amI’m following your cupcake board on pintrest. Looks good.
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Jelena Culum says
December 3, 2014 at 7:39 amDone I am following you now. User name jelena culum . Many thanks