hi I’m Gemma we’re here at crumbs and doilies
we’re here at crumbs and doilies
we’re here at crumbs and doilies cupcakes HQ where we make delicious
cupcakes HQ where we make delicious
cupcakes HQ where we make delicious cupcakes and I’m going to show you how
cupcakes and I’m going to show you how
cupcakes and I’m going to show you how to decorate your cupcakes SuperDuper
to decorate your cupcakes SuperDuper
to decorate your cupcakes SuperDuper awesome in this particular video we’re
awesome in this particular video we’re
awesome in this particular video we’re going to do sugar pasted cupcakes which
going to do sugar pasted cupcakes which
going to do sugar pasted cupcakes which is really good because it creates a
is really good because it creates a
is really good because it creates a really smooth surface so you can
really smooth surface so you can
really smooth surface so you can decorate it even further using royal
decorate it even further using royal
decorate it even further using royal icing or sugar flowers so it’s pretty
icing or sugar flowers so it’s pretty
icing or sugar flowers so it’s pretty cool so first of all we need cakes
cool so first of all we need cakes
cool so first of all we need cakes obviously sugar paste of course you can
obviously sugar paste of course you can
obviously sugar paste of course you can buy sugar paste in most supermarkets now
buy sugar paste in most supermarkets now
buy sugar paste in most supermarkets now we also need a rolling pin a nonstick
we also need a rolling pin a nonstick
we also need a rolling pin a nonstick board cocteau stick pastry cutter I’m
board cocteau stick pastry cutter I’m
board cocteau stick pastry cutter I’m going to color it blue so it’s a bit
going to color it blue so it’s a bit
going to color it blue so it’s a bit more exciting let’s do it I’ve got some
more exciting let’s do it I’ve got some
more exciting let’s do it I’ve got some butter cream in here butter cream is
butter cream in here butter cream is
butter cream in here butter cream is essentially butter icing sugar a little
essentially butter icing sugar a little
essentially butter icing sugar a little bit of milk and then flavoring spread it
bit of milk and then flavoring spread it
bit of milk and then flavoring spread it gently around you want to give a base to
gently around you want to give a base to
gently around you want to give a base to your sugar paste so that it sticks on
your sugar paste so that it sticks on
your sugar paste so that it sticks on like that we’re going to color our sugar
like that we’re going to color our sugar
like that we’re going to color our sugar paste with blue food color paste not
paste with blue food color paste not
paste with blue food color paste not liquid because we don’t want to change
liquid because we don’t want to change
liquid because we don’t want to change the consistency of it about that much
the consistency of it about that much
the consistency of it about that much imagine it’s like a tiny piece of bread
imagine it’s like a tiny piece of bread
imagine it’s like a tiny piece of bread dough you want to knead it in folding it
dough you want to knead it in folding it
dough you want to knead it in folding it over and pushing it out with the heel of
over and pushing it out with the heel of
over and pushing it out with the heel of your hand the color is already starting
your hand the color is already starting
your hand the color is already starting to work its way through the layers that
to work its way through the layers that
to work its way through the layers that you’re creating and the sugar paste
you’re creating and the sugar paste
you’re creating and the sugar paste itself is becoming really nice and
itself is becoming really nice and
itself is becoming really nice and squishy frankly it’s nice and even the
squishy frankly it’s nice and even the
squishy frankly it’s nice and even the color now so now I want to make it into
color now so now I want to make it into
color now so now I want to make it into a little ball so flip it over so that
a little ball so flip it over so that
a little ball so flip it over so that the that’s the ugly side we’ll put that
the that’s the ugly side we’ll put that
the that’s the ugly side we’ll put that on the bottom using a nonstick rolling
on the bottom using a nonstick rolling
on the bottom using a nonstick rolling pin you want to roll it till it’s about
pin you want to roll it till it’s about
pin you want to roll it till it’s about no more than half a centimeter thick
no more than half a centimeter thick
no more than half a centimeter thick really that’s a that’s about the limit
really that’s a that’s about the limit
really that’s a that’s about the limit of your thickness so you don’t want to
of your thickness so you don’t want to
of your thickness so you don’t want to flip it over ever like you might do with
flip it over ever like you might do with
flip it over ever like you might do with pastry and stuff like that but we do
pastry and stuff like that but we do
pastry and stuff like that but we do want to rotate it so that we make a nice
want to rotate it so that we make a nice
want to rotate it so that we make a nice even shape roll it out a bit roll it
even shape roll it out a bit roll it
even shape roll it out a bit roll it onto your rolling pin
onto your rolling pin
onto your rolling pin drop it down like that it’s about ready
drop it down like that it’s about ready
drop it down like that it’s about ready now I’m going to use this pastry cutter
now I’m going to use this pastry cutter
now I’m going to use this pastry cutter which is about the same size as my
which is about the same size as my
which is about the same size as my cupcake so chomp right down give it a
cupcake so chomp right down give it a
cupcake so chomp right down give it a little wiggle and then take that excess
little wiggle and then take that excess
little wiggle and then take that excess away using a clean palette knife pick it
away using a clean palette knife pick it
away using a clean palette knife pick it up really gently and then literally lay
up really gently and then literally lay
up really gently and then literally lay it on the top you want to use this nice
it on the top you want to use this nice
it on the top you want to use this nice fatty bit of your thumb to smooth it
fatty bit of your thumb to smooth it
fatty bit of your thumb to smooth it down if you use your fingertips to
down if you use your fingertips to
down if you use your fingertips to smooth it out you’re going to have
smooth it out you’re going to have
smooth it out you’re going to have dimples really gently pushing it back
dimples really gently pushing it back
dimples really gently pushing it back with it’s overhanging a little bit and
with it’s overhanging a little bit and
with it’s overhanging a little bit and pulling it down if it hasn’t quite
pulling it down if it hasn’t quite
pulling it down if it hasn’t quite covered it and if there are any bits of
covered it and if there are any bits of
covered it and if there are any bits of icing coming out just wipe them away
icing coming out just wipe them away
icing coming out just wipe them away with your finger until there you have it
with your finger until there you have it
with your finger until there you have it a really smooth smooth cupcake surface
a really smooth smooth cupcake surface
a really smooth smooth cupcake surface that you can then decorate to your
that you can then decorate to your
that you can then decorate to your heart’s content I’ve got some royal
heart’s content I’ve got some royal
heart’s content I’ve got some royal icing here and some little sugar flowers
icing here and some little sugar flowers
icing here and some little sugar flowers you can just use that to stick it on a
you can just use that to stick it on a
you can just use that to stick it on a really cute little elegant little
really cute little elegant little
really cute little elegant little cupcake sugar pasted and adorned with
cupcake sugar pasted and adorned with
cupcake sugar pasted and adorned with flowers and it’s really really sweet and
flowers and it’s really really sweet and
flowers and it’s really really sweet and you can decorate that with loads of
you can decorate that with loads of
you can decorate that with loads of other stuff like royal icing is really
other stuff like royal icing is really
other stuff like royal icing is really good and if you want to learn more about
good and if you want to learn more about
good and if you want to learn more about royal icing then check out the link here
royal icing then check out the link here
royal icing then check out the link here to a video that I did before which is
to a video that I did before which is
to a video that I did before which is all about how to make royal icing and
all about how to make royal icing and
all about how to make royal icing and how to use it effectively and in the
how to use it effectively and in the
how to use it effectively and in the meantime practice with your sugar pays
meantime practice with your sugar pays
meantime practice with your sugar pays because it’s really fun try different
because it’s really fun try different
because it’s really fun try different colors try different flavors of icing
colors try different flavors of icing
colors try different flavors of icing underneath maybe get a little bit of a
underneath maybe get a little bit of a
underneath maybe get a little bit of a surprise underneath and if you like this
surprise underneath and if you like this
surprise underneath and if you like this video then why don’t you tell me about
video then why don’t you tell me about
video then why don’t you tell me about it I’d love to hear your thoughts ideas
it I’d love to hear your thoughts ideas
it I’d love to hear your thoughts ideas and stuff just put them in the comments
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