I did my first CCC yesterday and boy, I couldn't believe how easy and fun they were to make ...sure beats those sheet cakes I'm always doing

Now, if I can get my customers to order them instead of those sheet cakes, I would be so happy . To me, they are faster and easier (don't have to worry about leveling and straight corners) to do

Also, this is my second edible image and I love them also...move over FBCTs...just kidding, I love doing FBCTs

cute cake

AH!! I love it!!! Wish I had an edible image machine!!!

Looks great

how to you make your cupcakes so that they aren't domed on the top??

Great job Steph!!! I've only made one CCC and I had a lot of fun making it too! Can't wait to do another one!!



Hugs, ~Denise

Nice job with the cupcakes!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Steph,

Aren't they easy.....I'd rather do those than a sheet cake anyday.I am also getting lots of orders for them so they are catching on here!!

Thanks!!!

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Originally Posted by briansbaker

AH!! I love it!!! Wish I had an edible image machine!!!

My two sons brought it for me...they got tired of hearing me complain about how something always came along to take the money that I was saving to purchase one ...you should have seen me do my happy dance when they told me to order it . So far, I love it

After I filled the cups about 2/3 full, I took a case knife and gently stirred the mix.

I can't wait either

Boy, you can say that again...easy, easy, easy Hopefully, I'll get more orders I would even rather do a round than sheet .

I love your CCC! I'm soooo scared to try one, it sounds hard to do....how do the cupcakes stay in one spot?

Cute!! I love CCC's. They're so easy!

gibson
Hey! to keep the cupcakes in place, just add a dab of icing on the bottoms of the cupcakes.. It's like the glue..

KHalstead
Hey You! If your cupcakes are coming out with a dome.. Just lay a piece of wax paper on top of them and lay something heavy on them.. like a cutting board.. Leave it on the cupcakes until they are cooled.. They will all be the same size! I do the same for my full sheets.. If it has a big dome in the center.. As soon as I take it out of oven, I will get a towel (lint free) and lay it on the cake and just press down gently for a min or two.. and the dome will be gone...

stephanie214 do how many edible pics you can print before your ink runs out?

wow thats alot, i just saw a printer for $179 that comes with a black & tri-color cartridge but i'm sure those are just samples and dont make that many prints. i'm sure the more expensive ones are better but this is not a bad price for a beginner.

I paid $63.00 for the printer from ebay brand new and $113.00 for the inks and 24 icing sheets from Kopykake.

Very cute.

You did a great job on the cupcake cake. Very cute.

That is cute!! I really need to try one of those... lol

I have been too scared to try because when lined some cupcakes up I was concerned about the gaps and getting the frosting not to "fall into" the gaps. How does it work frosting the CCC with gaps in between each cupcake?

darkchocolate

Cute! I was going to try to make one for this girl at work who is turning 21 this Friday but now decided not too and I'm just making regular cupcakes with pink frosting (her fave color). I'm afraid I'll have problems with frosting them (I still have issues frosting cakes) and I don't want to be stuck the day before making new cupcakes.

I just made 2 dz cup cakes to try a cup cake cake,.. well not to just try for no reason,.. I've go to make something for my son's halloween night for cub scouts and brownies just didn't thrill me! (Not when you can decorate something!)

I love the suggestion on the flattening on the domed cup cakes because that is exactly what I was going to post a question about. All my cupcakes came out domed... big time. I always put to much into the cup cake cups. Anyway I'm hoping they flatten nicely and I also was curios how they stayed in place so 'a little dab will do you' on the bottom with icing... Love that tip too! I can't wait to ice them as soon as they're cool.

Thanks so much!!! i'll post a pic when it's done!

- Paula

For all of you that think the cupcake cakes are to scary to try, I felt the same way until I got an order for one so I had to do it and I was stressing for no reason. It was easy and fun. So don't wait, give it a try! I put wax paper on my cupcakes with my cutting board on top and they came out nice.I love doing them.

question about pricing these CCC's, how much do you charge? Let's just assume there is no edible image, maybe just a FBCT, or something simple. Where do you start pricing those at?

My daughter would love this cake.....Great Job!!!!!!!

I can't figure out how you ice these things?!? Wouldn't the icing sink in between the cupcakes?

I tried this one today!! I needed a rush job for my son's cub scout pack. Apparently they told DH but that didn't get transfered to me after the last meeting. Anyway I needed something quick, my son wanted brownies but they'd go quick and they were so plain!. They also need something they didn't have to cut, and I didn't want just plain old cupcakes... someone else could bring them! (You can check out the photo under my photos link below.)

OMG this is so easy and so quick. I just baked 2dz cupcakes (my younger ones stole a couple... ), I had to pick up the tip from briansbaker (thanks!) on flatening them and also someone who posted for keeping them on the tray/board, sorry I don't remember who posted it, but it was a dab of icing on the bottom to keep them in place. Once' they're on the board, just put on the icing! I had to trim mine a bit as I got a little sloppy, but then I just added my basic shell border and star tipped a pumpkin after an outline transfer and voila! You're done!. Everyone wanted to know where DH got the cupcakes from. They were amazed that his wife made them! (BIG GRIN!)

The only comment was from DH and he thought that some had to much icing, and I'm sure those were where they joined, it didn't drop down between them, it was just thicker on those edges as they were almost all touching. And from the fact that I had domed cakes from probably putting to much in each cup. Note, he also doesn't like icing. A little is to much for him, but he eats all my creations none the less.

Thanks for all the tips/tricks etc... I can't wait to make this one again!

- Paula

Another tip I picked up from here a while back is to use an ice cream scoop when pouring the batter into the liners for cupcakes, that way they are the same size when baking

BTW beautiful cake!