Mumnset Village Show - Cupcake Competition

[ChippyMinton]

Right ladies, new thread, let's get the rules set down so we can get baking

ooh cupcakes, I want in, though my cupcakes are probably not in league in the decoration stakes they never seem to last long so must taste good . It would be good practice for the cupcake stall I promised to do for ds pre-school fete.

ll - thanks for link. i'm at school atm so won't try opening that thread right now!

i think i shall let dd & her friend decorate some cakes this afternoon. too much chaos in my house atm with floors being repaired for me to do something!

Right!

I am going shopping soon and that's the only time I can go before the close date as I will be at BIBIC having ds3 assessed.

Please pick a theme that will fit what I have (er- songs, summer, MN Names, something like that) Or i'll be out and I don't wanna be out. I ahven't entered a baking competition in years (although last time I own and the other lady I knew who was entered got wella rsey as she was a baker by profession LOL- but it wasn't me, it was the recipe)

Thank you!

peachy - it could be days before we decide a theme - i suspect people will make their cakes, then a theme will be made to encompass them all! go for the summer/song thing.
i have an idea, butNO chance of getting it done in time due to limited kitchen facilities. i shan't be posting any pics of the current state of the kickass kitchen!

Ah that's OK then, can only get to shops once a week and it ahs to be today

cheers

i shall beat people around the head witha damp tea towel until they agree you can have the simmer or song theme (actually, quite like song idea)

Hi cupcakers:

Shall I take a unilateral decision and endorse the SUMMER/SONG theme?

Yes i shall - otherwise we'll be dithering all week

That's official then. LL you'd better get on with the rosettes
Gonna skim the thread and see who volunteered to be judge...

Judges: francagoestohollywood and tigi have volunteered and are duly appointed.

Or both LOL
Shall we use the same album here or have a new one (don't know how to do that - UCM could you oblige?)

NIce one LL

Cool

Shitten Shepherds (my new phrase of exclamation and disappointment btw)

Have just spent 2 days scouring the shops for decorations for my cupcakes, and get back here to find a bloomin' theme had been picked.

Personally I think the queen and winner of the last comp. should have been consulted.

Well my entries with be related to summer in a roundaboutish knights-move-thinking kind of way.

And that greensleeves...anyway she can be disqualified before sunday? Could someone test her urine for illegal cake stimulants?

I have a definite advantage, I was given some exquisite new cake decorations for my birthday at the weekend [gloat]

when you have finished the great bake-off, will you do a craft competition? Something made with old washing up bottle perhaps?
I saw entries for this at a village show recently, and oh how I roffled.

we have had many a craft comp on here you know, though that side of MN has slipped a lot these days.

Don't village shows always ask for a miniature garden on a baking tray? And best drawing by a three year old on the theme of environmental regeration?

(sdly that last example is a genuine one!)

As well as washing up bottle 'creations', I saw 'Best Scene Made with Reclaimed Materials' and 'Best Hand-Made Doll with Clothes'.
I love the garden ones with mirrors for ponds.

Surely there need to be Lemon Drizzle Cake and Chocolate Brownie competitions judged by MarsLady and suzywong respectively?

GGM - i think you'll find that I would win the LDC comp!!

VERY Impressive pmd!

Dont start with crafting, you will end up spending thousands producing cards that no one wants to buy.

See my old website here

I haven't made cards for bleeding months. But I spent a fair few bob setting all of this up. Luckily I sold everything I made and will never make a card again.

For sale that is.

Why not UCM?

I only make ones I need these days actually- no idea why. It just got all a bit expensive and all that, although I still do a bit of scrapping.