Charlotte's 4th birthday party

[babycatcher33]

This morning was spent doing housework and final preparations for Charlotte's party, and Charlotte's party this afternoon was enjoyed by the 7 adults, 1 teenager, and 11 kids between the ages of 2 months and 9 years.  Lots of joyful noise, food, and laughter!  After supper tonight I went to the first meeting with my friends who are going to Vegas

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[joleine]

I LOVE the giant cupcake pan, it's awesome.. I however couldn't get my frosting to stay on the sides of the bottom in my test run, so I used the candy melts to make a hard side..

as you can see, the baby loved it too :D http://www.flickr.com/photos/joleine/5440616514/in/set-72157625910746073

[babycatcher33]

That's a cool idea! I made homemade buttercream and it was a bit stiffer than usual so when I piped it on the bottom, it stayed put. And great picture BTW!

[joleine]

How do you make buttercream not taste.. greasy? I usually make whipped cream/cream cheese (it's literally whipped heavy cream, cream cheese, sugar and vanilla.. ) that is pretty sturdy, but slid right off the sides of the giant cupcake!

She devoured that cake, it was hilarious :D

[babycatcher33]

the recipe I use is equal parts real butter and shortening, then icing sugar, milk, and vanilla extract. I add a bit more icing sugar to make it a bit stiffer and it doesn't seem to taste greasy.

[joleine]

oh, here is the how to on the candy liner http://ohsugarcakes.blogspot.com/2009/03/candy-liner-for-giant-cupcake.html