Hello everyone! This is a very exciting post for me, as it is my 1st post of 2020! After a longish break from blogging and social media, I am feeling refreshed and ready to make a return – yay! Before I begin, unfortunately I had to re-start my social media accounts again *sad face*. So if you would like to be my friend, please re-add me and I’ll follow back on Twitter and Instagram. Thank yooou! <3
My last ‘Baking With Bexa’ post was nearly a year ago now (say whaaat!?) when I made the Mini Egg Easter Cake extravaganza with a whopping 125 mini eggs. So to kick off 2020 blogging, I’ve left the mini eggs in the shops to try something new with multi-coloured swirly icing! Here’s how I made my colourful cupcakes…
You will need:
A Cupcake Kit (or make if own if you are a baking-pro)
2 medium eggs
90g butter
3 food colouring gels (I picked Pink, Pale Pink & Violet).
Cupcake cases (Polka Dots)
If you have seen any of my baking posts, you will know I am fond of the trusty baking kit (See: Love Heart Cupcakes, Rainbow Cake Pops & Unicorn Confetti Cupcakes). This is because I never have any sensible baking things in like flour or baking powder, so it’s just easier to get it pre-measured in a handy little kit.
If it’s straightforward and tasty, I’m all for it. To start, pre-heat oven to 180 degrees. Then grab a large mixing bowl and add the flour, sugar and baking power (aka. bag 2) plus the butter and eggs & mix until smooth. I used a Bakedin kit as I’ve had success with these in the past with Cookies & Rainbow Cakes.
20 mins later with repetitive strain injury… surely there must be some kinda time-saving hi-tech invention that makes mixing cake ingredients together quickly and easily? No? Dragons Den idea right there. Genius.
I couldn’t resist grabbing these cute little polka dot cases whilst I was shopping. Yes, the baking kit provided cases, but I can never say no to pretty colourful things… and there are 36 so even more reason to step up my baking game this year! Watch this space for more polka dot cupcake baking adventures…
By now, the oven is well and truly pre-heated and ready to receive these little creations for 25 mins.
Whilst the cupcakes are baking, now is the perfect time to prepare the coloured icing. Fun fact: I had absolutely no idea how to create colourful icing for piping bags, so a sweet little old lady in Hobbycraft saw me looking baffled in the cake aisle and explained what I would need, so this part is thanks to her 😀
Ready To Use Royal Icing, is the one, apparently. I added 1/3 of the tub into a bowl ready for the splash of colour. Top tip from Hobbycraft cake aisle lady: only add a few drops at a time as you can always add more but never take away. Smart advice. Just keep mixing and adding until you get the colour you want.
You only need a few drops of food colouring gel to get the colour you want, it’s very vibrant! Once the icing had changed colour, I transferred it from bowl into piping bag (it sounds easier than it is!). I repeated the process with the pale pink and violet shades. Regular taste testing is 100% essential for the best cakes.
Can anyone spot the error I made with the piping bags? I discovered after it was too late that the white parts are meant to go INSIDE the bags before you add the icing… oops! Never mind. I’ll make the mistakes so you don’t have to. And of course, cellotape can fix everything and secured them in place nicely-ish.
With the cupcakes cooled, and the trio of icing ready to use, it is time for the fun part… decorating! I think my earlier error made this part quite challenging as it was hard to keep the bags in place whilst attempting to make a pretty swirl. I have to give credit to my two assistants (Dorothy & Adam) who lent a helping hand.
Ta-da! Between the three of us, we managed to get a presentable looking cupcake! I’m really impressed that the colour swirl decorating kit worked well, and now I know what to do, I can experiment with so many more colour combinations. And even if they don’t look Instagram-worthy, they still taste absolutely delish!
I hope you enjoyed my latest baking adventures and my very first post of 2020! It’s great to be back, I’m looking forward to posting regularly again and catching up with blogs I’ve missed! Don’t forget to add me on Twitter and Instagram as I’m feeling pretty lonely over there at the moment. Have a fab week everyone! <3
Welcome back it’s so good to see your colourful and fun posts back on my viewer! These look fantastic and yet so easy to do, I haven’t tried rubbed royal icing yet but need to perfect my piping skills so this saves time
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Aww! Thank you so much for the sweet comment, Gem! It’s great to be back! Royal icing is quite easy to use, as long as you do the piping bags correctly (haha!) <3 xx
Welcome back my lovely! I’ve missed you and your blog! So glad to have you back and what a lovely post to come with ❤️ The baker in me wants to make these immediately! Will definitely be giving it a go xx
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Thank you so much Soffy, that is so lovely to hear! Yay! I’m so glad the post has inspired you too! Hope you have fun making these <3 xx
Yay, welcome back Bexa! And what a post to come back with, I’m very impressed and very sad that you don’t live closer to me because I know EXACTLY where I would be sending Flora each time she asks if we can do any baking, haha. I wouldn’t have had a clue about the white bit inside the piping bag either so lesson learned, thank you! These look absolutely delicious and VERY Insta-worthy, yummy xxx
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Aww, thank you for the lovely comment, Lisa! Hehe, yesss I would love to live closer, I can imagine Flora and myself would have lots of fun baking! I’m glad I’m not the only one clueless about the piping bags though, that makes me feel a lot better, haha! <3 xxx
I’ve never had a salted caramel cupcake before but they sound delicious 😍 I also love how you can get a double swirl piping bag! I’m gonna have to invest in one of those, I always thought they were made by putting different coloured icing into the one bag and hoping for the best 🤦♀️ great first post, and it’s so good to see you’ve found that inspiration you were looking for!
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Thank you so much for the sweet comment, Beka! I was amazed by the piping bags too, I never knew that’s how the colourful swirls were made, haha! I’m glad you enjoyed the post and it’s lovely to be back again! <3 xx
Absolutely lovely to have you back 😘 really enjoy reading your blogs!
Uh huh, the icing was a delight, I remember I didn’t breathe for the whole 1 minute 22 seconds it took to ice that cake 🧁 well worth it though!
Lots of love xxx
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Haha, thank you Dorothy for your assistance, it was a bit of a challenge wasn’t it!? You did a brilliant job though and glad you enjoyed the cupcakes afterwards! <3 xxx
Wow they look and sound incredible! I’ve never tried multi-coloured cupcakes before, but I have to now! Yours look so good xo
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Thank you so much for the kind comment, hope you enjoy making them if you do! <3 xx
Oooh those cupcakes honestly look so good!
Love, Amie ❤
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Thank you so much Amie! <3 xx
They look delicious!
That mixture in the bowl in pic 5 really brought back some nice memories of baking cakes with my Nan and licking the spoon. 😆
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Thank you so much Vikki! Aww, I’m so glad it has brought back nice memories! <3 xx
AHH! Welcome back, my lovely!! I missed you and your colourful self! You’re definitely inspiring me to add more colour to my own blog. Those cupcakes look amazing! Great job!
Daisy xoxo | TheDeeWhoLived
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Aww, thank you so much for the sweet comment Daisy! I’m so happy that it’s inspired you, yay! <3 xx
SO glad to have you back!!! I’ve missed reading your colourful & happy posts 😉 And I’m loving that new banner! Oooh, I’ve not made cupcakes in absolutely ages, so I think it’s time to head back to the kitchen to whip some up. These cute, colourful, cupcakes (alliteration eh?) feel perfect for Spring, which is coming on quite quickly here in California, so great timing! xx
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Thank you so much for the lovely comment Macey! It is great to be back again! 😀 Yay! Cupcakes in Spring sounds absolutely perfect! <3 xx
Oh sounds so good and so pretty thanks for this recipe!
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Thank you so much Allie! <3 xx
I love to bake cupcakes and cookies. I like the idea of multi-colored frosting. It looks very festive. Welcome back. Missed you.
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Thank you Deb, it’s lovely to be back again! <3 xx
Ooh they look delicious! I’ve not tried multicoloured icing before but I really want to give it a go 🧁💛
Emily M x
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Thank you Emily, hope you have fun if you give it a try! <3 xx
These cupcakes look so fun and yummy! I need to try this icing recipe out. I love to bake!
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Thank you so much, hope you enjoy if you give it a try! <3 xx
The icing on these look absolutely stunning! It’s so great to see you blogging again as your posts are just so distinctive x
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Thank you so much for the sweet comment Kayleigh, that is so lovely to hear! <3 xx
I love having your lovely colourful posts brightening my day! They look delicious and I am so desperate to bake but trying so hard to be good!! Mmm 😋 might have to make them whilst the kids are on half term so that I can limit myself to just one. Mine would never look as good as this though!! That piping bag is brilliant x
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Aww, thank you for your sweet comment, Julie! Hehe, that is a good idea, I only had one or two as my family enjoyed them a lot 🙂 Hope you have fun making yours! <3 xx
These are seriously SO CUTE and I love the cupcake cases you picked too. This really makes me wanna pop out and buy a cupcake making set and bake this afternoon! xxx
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Thank you for the kind comment, Jenny! Yay! I hope you enjoy your afternoon of baking if you do! <3 xxx
Welcome back lovely! So good to have your bright colourful blog posts back in my life! The cupcakes look delicious.
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Aww, thank you so much Rachael, that is so sweet of you! <3 xx
It’s so good to see you and your blog back! The colourfulness and positivity of your accounts always cheer me up! These cupcakes look amazing and I think you managed to do a really great job with the icing 🙂
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Thank you so much for the lovely comment, Nic! That is so kind of you, I’m glad you enjoyed the post! <3 xx
Ohhh I love how vibrant these are! I definitely need to make some cupcakes again soon! Great recipe
Mel 🌙 | Moonlight Mel
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Thank you Mel! Glad you enjoyed and hope you have fun making cupcakes! <3 xx
So cool! I’m gonna have to share this post with my sister. She’s the baker of the family and she’ll love this so much!
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Thank you so much Tiffany! That’s so kind of you, I hope she enjoys it too! <3 xx
Cute cupcakes ❤
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Thank you Kinga! <3 xx
These look amazing! I’m definitely going to have to try these out!
-Kyra
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Thank you Kyra, hope you enjoy making them too! <3 xx
These are so cute and cheery! Now I’m craving cupcakes haha. I love the way you did the tri-color frosting!
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Thank you so much Stephanie! I am so glad you enjoyed the post! <3 xx
I’m so happy you’re back! Welcome back!
I always love your colorful image style 😊💜
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Thank you so much for the lovely comment Anna! It’s great to be back again! <3 xx
Welcome back! They look absolutely incredible. I love the colour swirl in the icing. This looks like so much fun too. I can’t remember the last time I actually baked something just for the fun of decorating it (I’m not great when it comes to decorating). I need to try this soon x
Sophie
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Thank you so much Sophie, that’s so kind! I’m glad you enjoyed the post and hope you enjoy if you give it a try! <3 xx
Woo! Welcome back girl! 😘 this post was great! But annoyingly has made me want to eat cake at 10:15am, so not so good ha ha! I love the colours, feels very spring like! I am not a great baker at all, so the kits would be what I would reach for also! I might have to give one a go! Thank you for sharing Bexa and welcome back! ❤️Xxx
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Aww, thank you so much Lauren! Yay! I’m glad you enjoyed the post! Hehe, hope you have fun if you give it a try! <3 xxx
Welcome back bexa!! I can’t believe it’s been a year with your Baking series,how time flies!!! xD I looove cupcakes so much. I’m glad I already had a full belly before reading this or else I would’ve been hungry! Thanks for sharing this lovely!
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Thank you so much Geraldine! It has been agessss, I definitely won’t leave it as long this time! 😀 Glad you enjoyed the post lovely! <3 xx
Welcome back! I’ve missed your colorful posts in my mailbox. These cupcakes are so pretty! They sound delicious, too!!
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Thank you so much Michelle! It’s great to be back! <3 xx
Oh wow, these just look so divine. Thanks so much for sharing, I’m definitely going to try this out for myself and try to impress the hubby haha!
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Aww! Thank you so much Victoria! Hehe, I hope your hubby enjoys them! <3 xx
Welcome back! These look amazing, I love the colourful mix of the swirl. Just brings that fun and bright baking to the next level, looks even better with your photography! I’ve really missed your brightly coloured posts on twitter and this really brings them back with a bang. Look forward to reading more of your gorgeous posts x
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Aww, thank you so much for such a sweet comment Julia! That’s so lovely to hear, you are so kind! It’s great to be back, can’t wait to share more posts! <3 xx
THose are simply gorgeous – they look professionally made!
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Thank you so much for the lovely comment! <3 xx
Welcome back to blogging! Glad to have you back. These look absolutely delicious and you did so well with the icing, I’d never get it looking that good! To be honest, whenever I make cupcakes I end up just wanting to eat the batter before it’s even cooked – definitely the best part of baking.
Alice xx
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Thank you so much for your kind comment, Alice! It is great to be back blogging again 🙂 Hehe, I’m the same, everything about cake making tastes and smells so good, it’s hard to resist! <3 xx
So fun! I usually bake cupcakes for the kids’ birthday parties. I might have to try a swirly frosting this year!
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Thank you Cassie! Hope you have fun if you give it a try! <3 xx
These cupcakes look so so yummy, I could really go one right now! Baking is something I don’t do often, I really should get into it so that I can eat sweet treats like these!
Holly x
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Thank you so much Holly! Glad you enjoyed the post! <3 xx
Welcome back Bexa! I’ve sure missed your colourful posts popping up in my feed reader. This cupcakes look delicious and so simple to make too. I’ve never got it quite right with two tone effect piping. I might have to give it another try.
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Thank you so much Kim, that is such a lovely comment! Hope you enjoy if you give it another try! <3 xx
These cupcakes look so delicious! I’m so happy to be seeing you on social media again, I always look forward to seeing your colorful posts! I hope you’re doing well! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
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Aww, thank you so much for the sweet comment Melissa! It’s great to be back and glad you enjoyed the post! <3 xx
I love cupcakes these are my ultimate comfort food but I have never seen multicolored cupcakes and these look really cool and delicious. Also it’s so good to have you back missed your colour-popping posts.
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Thank you so much for the sweet comment, Suktara! That is so kind of you <3 xx
Wow, they look lovely! I love baking. I noticed they are salted caramel, one of my favorites. They are so colourful and pretty.
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Thank you so much for the sweet comment, Kristen! I love salted caramel too, it’s delicious! <3 xx
Happy weekend:)
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Thank you! <3 xx
Welcome back. These muffins looks so delicious and beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing.
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Thank you so much! <3 xx
Ohhh cup cakes. I love backing cupcakes. These looks delicious, and such pretty colors.
Thanks for sharing, and so nice to have you back <3
Love, Tea
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Thank you so much for the kind comment, Tea! It’s great to be back! <3 xx
So happy to see you back to blogging.
Perfect start with cupcakes!
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Thank you so much Radi! <3 xx
These look incredible!!
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Thank you so much! <3 xx
These look absolutely stunning. Hope to get back into baking soon and I’m glad you’re back to blogging! 💙
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Thank you so much for the lovely comment, that is so kind of you! <3 xx
The three colour swirl is so effective! These look great Bexa. I need to get baking again xx
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Thank you so much Sam! <3 xx
I love the set up of your blog. Just so fun and cheerful and then your writing matched that same excitement. Great job! You did that without me having my coffee yet, lol.
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Aww, that is such a lovely kind comment, thank you! I am so happy that you enjoyed the post! <3 xx
Welcome back! love the colour combination on the cupcakes, I think they look awesome! Also love how you bake like me – wearing out my wrists and thinking how hard it is but never bothering with an electric mixer haha
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Thank you so much for the kind comment, Lex! Haha, I’m glad I am not the only one who bakes this way! <3 xx
Gorgeous pics of yummy looking cupcakes.
I always make cake mix in my Kenwood compact food processor – takes 20 seconds. Check out the Cakes category on my blog to see what I mean, if you like! One of the best gadgets ever.
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Thank you so much for the kind comment Tracy! Ooh that sounds fantastic, I shall head over to your blog now! Thank you! <3 xx
These look amazing! I love the colours you used. Definitely want to try it out now that I am back to baking again.
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Thank you so much, hope you enjoy it if you give it a go! <3 xx
It is so good to see you back and blogging!! I’m happy that you found me again hewhehe. I love that you’re bringing back some cute treats as always. It is great that the cupcakes are easy to make. It is so cool how you got the colorful frosting going. I didn’t know that people use two different bags. Despite of the minor oops it still turned out great!
Nancy ♥ exquisitely.me
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Aww, thank you so much for the sweet comment, Nancy! It was great fun to do and I learned a lot as well. Glad you enjoyed the post, lovely! <3 xx
What pretty cupcakes! I was a bit put off, thinking it would be difficult, but three swirls of icing and one is done! 🙂
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Thank you so much! It was much easier than I expected! <3 xx
Oh my goodness! I think those are the cutest cupcakes I’ve ever seen! Such lovely colors. I can’t wait to see what you create next! 😍
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Aww, thank you so much Samantha, I’m already looking forward to my next baking afternoon! <3 xx
Bexa! So happy you’re back with more content for us because we all enjoy your positive energy and happy vibes!😍 I must say those cupcakes turned out great, I really like the two tone idea of pink and purple, very sweet for Easter!🧁🐰
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Aww, thank you so much for the lovely comment Natonya! You are so sweet! It is great to be back again! Aw yes, these would be perfect for Easter, can’t wait to bake some more soon! <3 xx
Super lovely & fun!
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Thank you so much! <3 xx
WOW!!! These look so good! You even made it sound like my poor baking skills could manage these.
You’ve done a brilliant job!
Welcome back lovely x
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Thank you so much for the kind comment Claire! So happy you enjoyed the post! <3 xx
These look amazing! I love the icing colour and the cupcake cases!
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Thank you so much Jess! <3 xx
These look amazing! And so easy to do too. I’m definitely going to be giving it a go
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Thank you Alice, hope you enjoy! <3 xx
Oh woow, love these colours! And now I really need to get a cupcake 😀 This seems like a brilliant little activity for the Eurovision party I’m planning for May: decorate your own cupcake. Fun and you get to eat the end result, what could be better! xx
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Thank you so much Teresa! That sounds like so much fun, hope you have an awesome Eurovision party! <3 xx