Many Canadians enjoy the sport of hockey. Even Chinese Canadians. Chinese Canadians such as my entire family, particularly my mom, who is an avid Vancouver Canucks fan. So when Coco Cake created cupcakes that supported the competition, there was the real possibility of upset. "Make sure you put a Canucks cupcake in there!" said my mom when I mentioned I was making Edmonton Oilers-themed cupcakes! (I can just hear my mom and cousins when reading this post: "BOOOO! BOOOOOOOOO!" )
Admittedly these were my first sports-themed cupcakes for Coco Cake. I wondered if I could retain my usual vintage-feel look while still making the cupcakes Oilers-y enough? Trying to get a dark navy blue buttercream proved a bit difficult, but the end result turned out to be quite lovely! In the end I made two dozen vanilla cupcakes with Edmonton Oilers-themed orange and blue buttercream, and homemade Oilers picks, paired with two dozen Lemon Love cupcakes(lemon cake with lemon creamcheese frosting... !) and 40 vanilla minis... ! Plus, blue fondant letters with "Go Brent Go" for the birthday guy! Once again it looked like perhaps this "Brent" person could be a 6 year old boy instead of a man turning 40. Alas, such is the nature of cupcakes!!! They are fun, whimsical, truly delightful little cakes!
It was a fun project and I really enjoyed doing it. Hope you had a great birthday Brent!
P.S. -- for my mom-- : Go Canucks!
Admittedly these were my first sports-themed cupcakes for Coco Cake. I wondered if I could retain my usual vintage-feel look while still making the cupcakes Oilers-y enough? Trying to get a dark navy blue buttercream proved a bit difficult, but the end result turned out to be quite lovely! In the end I made two dozen vanilla cupcakes with Edmonton Oilers-themed orange and blue buttercream, and homemade Oilers picks, paired with two dozen Lemon Love cupcakes(lemon cake with lemon creamcheese frosting... !) and 40 vanilla minis... ! Plus, blue fondant letters with "Go Brent Go" for the birthday guy! Once again it looked like perhaps this "Brent" person could be a 6 year old boy instead of a man turning 40. Alas, such is the nature of cupcakes!!! They are fun, whimsical, truly delightful little cakes!
It was a fun project and I really enjoyed doing it. Hope you had a great birthday Brent!
P.S. -- for my mom-- : Go Canucks!
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