just got an order for cupcakes (never done them before) and she wants them tommorrow AM, and wants 16 dozen (it is 3 pm here)! i may not know a whole lot, but i sure knew i couldn't pull that off without an ounce of ingredients on hand, transport boxes, and experience, etc. i had to say no! 
(plus i just don't feel like it - im having a baby any day and 1C dialated!!!) 
anyway, it got me thinking about cupcakes! and i'd love to know what icings ya'll use. i love the look of the swirly top (easy) and the shiny, silky, soft looking icing. what IS that icing? antonias icing comes to mind - i bet its her IMBC. but there must be something easier/quicker?
i did do a search and after sifting through 100+ posts with 15 more pages to go, i thought, one more post won't hurt will it? 
thanks in advance to all you experts out there!
-beth
My usual is my regular buttercream (1/2 butter, 1/2 shortening) or chocolate buttercream (same basic recipe plus cocoa). I've recently tried a chocolate syrup icing that went over really well. I added extra powdered sugar to it so it could be piped plus it has a bit of a shiny quality that I like.
just got an order for cupcakes (never done them before) and she wants them tommorrow AM, and wants 16 dozen (it is 3 pm here)! i may not know a whole lot, but i sure knew i couldn't pull that off without an ounce of ingredients on hand, transport boxes, and experience, etc. i had to say no!
(plus i just don't feel like it - im having a baby any day and 1C dialated!!!)
anyway, it got me thinking about cupcakes! and i'd love to know what icings ya'll use. i love the look of the swirly top (easy) and the shiny, silky, soft looking icing. what IS that icing? antonias icing comes to mind - i bet its her IMBC. but there must be something easier/quicker?
i did do a search and after sifting through 100+ posts with 15 more pages to go, i thought, one more post won't hurt will it?
thanks in advance to all you experts out there! -beth
Beth
Here is the cupcake post that dky was talking about.
Cheers
Nati
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-15000-cupcake.html
oh thank you nati! that was an awesome thread. been offline a couple weeks - but that will be very helpful. thanks everyone for the buttercream tips. that is what i'll use for sure.
beth
Nati - thanks for asking! my little bub is still baking!!! shouldn't undercook those little ones. being a first time mom, i thought it meant something to be dialated and at your due date, ha ha, but i now know it means nothing 
!! im a week and a half overdue now, but hoping he'll spring into action this weekend !??!! still holding out on the castor oil until more desperate. we'll see!! take care... 
-beth
Giggle, I'd like to say it brought back memories, but my mom was the one who did the castor oil. She was 2 weeks overdue with me, her mom was having to leave in a few days. Yup, she did castor oil, make sure you are dropped and head down, I was a butt breech, and she was 17! Good Luck Girl!! Timing and Presentation is everything isn't it??!
Giggle, I'd like to say it brought back memories, but my mom was the one who did the castor oil. She was 2 weeks overdue with me, her mom was having to leave in a few days. Yup, she did castor oil, make sure you are dropped and head down, I was a butt breech, and she was 17! Good Luck Girl!! Timing and Presentation is everything isn't it??!
Giggle, I'd like to say it brought back memories, but my mom was the one who did the castor oil. She was 2 weeks overdue with me, her mom was having to leave in a few days. Yup, she did castor oil, make sure you are dropped and head down, I was a butt breech, and she was 17! Good Luck Girl!! Timing and Presentation is everything isn't it??!
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