Saturday, January 26, 2008

We've moved!

Hopped over to wordpress. (:

No particular reason why, just think that wordpress is a better blog server. Hahah. And don't have to add the 'dash' in the middle.

http://uglycupcakes.wordpress.com

see you there!

Friday, January 25, 2008

re: Tagboard

Shall be removing the tagboard soon because I'm kind of put off by people who make very brainless and suggestions that are nowhere near constructive.

If you want to criticise/give comments/feedback, mail them to uglycupcakes@gmail.com instead.

For those who thinks that they got too much cream/too sweet are those who haven't done their research online. Most cupcakes have huge swirls of frosting and are sweet in nature. If not they'll be called muffins.

Oh and nowhere in here I've mentioned that I'm selling my cupcakes, so I don't require a license either. Hahah.

You don't need license if you sell to people you know, go read up more on newspapers will you? Anyway I'm not going to force you to eat if you think its not nice, its a free world. :D

Of cos I know that there are lots more I can improve on, and I will. I will take all the helpful suggestions that my friends gave, at least they don't criticise blindly. I've only started for less than a month anyway.

Not going to waste time replying those people here, hahaha, I rather make more cupcakes!

Made awfully chocolate cupcakes yesterday for my colleagues, shall post up the photos asap. No designs though, was dead tired when I reached home from tuition yesterday.
So, yea, simple chocolate cupcakes! :D

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Ugly Matcha Cupcakes with Matcha Cream Cheese frosting!



I love all things green tea, so I went to look up for online recipes with matcha in them. (:
These cupcakes are filled with the refreshing goodness of high quality green tea leaves, and are moist inside! (Even though I kept them in the fridge overnight, heh.)

I thought that the cupcake itself wasn't sweet enough, a little on the bland side.
But with the Matcha cream cheese frosting, they taste real good.

This flavour is definitely one of my personal favourites!
And I eat them without the guilt because they are less sweet. Hahah, not as calorie-loaded as compared to others.

But I still can't do nice swirls! -frustrated-
The swirls I do are not consistent at all, they look different for every cupcake. Hahah, never mind, practice makes perfect!

Won't be coming up with new flavours so soon, I want to attempt the highly challenging macarons next.
They're my current obsession!

Sunday, January 20, 2008

White Chocolate and Strawberry Cupcake

With Strawberry Cream Cheese frosting!

They're so nice that I had to force my family to eat them so that I won't polish off the whole batch all by myself. Hahaha!

Due to recent circumstances,

I've took off the price lists. (:

If you have any enquires, either leave a tag with your name or email/msn me at joyce_rocks@hotmail.com.

Saturday, January 19, 2008

WQ and LAOPU's orders



Made cupcakes with sweet Vanilla Buttercream frosting! (:
So girly and pretty aren't they?


Brownie cupcakes with clodhoppers and assorted chocolate sprinkles on top! YUMMMM.

I'm happy with the cupcakes I made today!

P.S. hand drawn (by me, of cos) boxes are available! Just have to let me know. (:

E.g.

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Non Mihi Solum

Did some very AJ-ish cupcakes today! Hahah.
They will receive them tomorrow.
P C custom ordered for his CG to share. Hope you enjoy them!



Made the words blue and yellow, but I couldn't get the shade of AJ blue. And my chinese wordings are damn ugly.
Oh well, what can you expect, I've got shaky hands. :D

Since I had lots of blue and yellow royal icing left over, I made these:

for Earnest since he ordered half dozen from us. Think he wouldn't mind since he's so pro-AJ. HAHAHA.


The other sister's recess tomorrow. :D
With her favourite butterflies and lots of cute mini hearts. Made them girly, the way she likes it.

I attempted the nutella cupcakes again today, for hj who loves nutella like crazy. (:
I think I did a very good job packaging the cupcakes! Hahaha, it doesn't hurt to be a little ego sometimes. :p



SO PRETTY! :DD
Pardon the lousy photo quality, though.

Anyway! Here're the nutella cupcakes!

They're best eaten straight from the oven. Crisp cupcake top with warm, gooey nutella centre!
I didn't decorate them because I think they look better plain like this.
Decorations are still available on request for these cupcakes, though!

I made extras, bringing them to work tomorrow! Happy. :D

Shall be back soon with matcha/apple pie cupcakes this weekend!

P.S. The super nice boxes are available for one or four cupcakes upon request. I will just charge for the cost price of the boxes. (:

P.P.S All the pink colour decorations are 100% edible. Available in blue, purple, yellow and red as well.

Saturday, January 12, 2008

Ultra chocolatey and sinful...

I decided not to make the oatmeal raisin cookies afterall. And since weekend is nearing, I decided to bake something sinful for my friends to enjoy over the weekends! (:

For the ultimate chocolate lovers,

UGLY CUPCAKES proudly presents our very own brownie cupcake with cadbury milk chocolate glaze! :D

And here's a picture of a naked brownie cupcake, before I frosted it:

For the brownie mix, I added in unsweetened Hershey's chocolate bar for an intense flavour. (:
Don't worry though, it's nice and sweet still! Perfect for the sweet tooth in you.

The rich aroma of chocolate of fills your mouth at the very first bite, and it just gets more delightful with every bite you take.

The cadbury milk chocolate glaze adds on to the sweetness and gives you the most wonderful chocolate experience ever!
If you don't like your brownies to be too sweet, we offer the option of dark chocolate glaze as well.

And I decorated them with malteaser chocolate balls to give the brownie cupcake different dimensions of chocolate flavours. :D

Haven't decide whether I will be putting these up for sale, ingredients are rather costly.
Most probably will sell them only if orders are more than half a dozen, at $2.50 each.
I use good quality ingredients okay. Hahaha.

That's it for this weekend!
Though I might be trying out nutella flavoured ones too. :D

Friday, January 11, 2008

Pretty Cupcakes

I'm pretty happy with the batch of cupcakes I've made today, they turned out better than expected. :D
Shall upload some nice photos of them!

Nothing much to talk about though, cos they aren't new flavours. Heh.








Some are topped with dark chocolate ganache, made with chocolates of 60% cocoa solids. That's why the colour is really dark and unlike the normal chocolate coating.

Its not too bitter and complements the sweetness of the cupcakes well. (:

Hope those who get this batch of cupcakes will be happy with what I made!
They're by far the batch that I'm most satisfied with. Heh.

Many thanks to everyone who ordered and allowed me to play around with the designs as well. Hahah, hope my cupcakes didn't disappoint you all too much.

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Raspberry Swirl Cheese Cupcakes


Tantalising raspberry swirl cheese cupcake!

Most of the time, when you buy cheesecakes, they come in a huge size and you take ages to finish it.
This cheese cupcake is bound to leave you wanting more. And it doesn't make you too full either, perfect as an after-dinner dessert!

Made with Australian cream cheese and top quality raspberry puree. :D
The oreo cookie base makes the cheesecake less sweet, so you don't have to worry about it being too sweet. (I ran out of oreos after I finished making half the batch, the photo above has digestive biscuit base instead. :p)

The hint of raspberry makes these tiny cheesecakes irresistable!
I was really lucky to get the raspberry puree too, redman just re-stocked them on the day I went. :D

You can order them too, but I'll only make them if orders are half dozen and above ya? (:

Rocky Road Marshmallow Cupcakes!


A sneak preview of rocky road cupcakes! :D Because I haven't really gotten down to making the actual one. Hahaha, this one is a mocha double chocolate, disguised as a rocky road flavour.

Pretty and colourful marshmallows, drizzled with dark chocolate!
Yummmm.
Can you imagine sinking your teeth into vanilla sponge cupcake with marshmallow bits inside? :D

Sunday, January 6, 2008

Upclose of Banana cupcake!

Moist banana cake, made with 100% fresh Del Monte bananas and high calcium low fat fresh milk! :D
Doesn't it look yummy?
Delicious and fragrant, one bite is enough to convert anyone into a banana-lover!

Cupcakes for birthday!

Meiqi ordered these cupcakes for FARA's birthday.
Pretty cupcakes for a pretty lady. :D

Friday, January 4, 2008

pink frosting and white chocolate!









Urgh, I'm super angry cos I spoilt a batch of cupcakes today. ): Waste my bananas.

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

NEW DESIGNS!

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Came up with new and pretty designs!
Just send us the code of the design you prefer, plus the flavour of your cupcakes! (:

You may wish to pay an additional of 50 cents if you want to package them in this pretty wrapper!

That's all for today. (: