Buttercream Icing

Tonight I ventured into making my own buttercream icing for the very first time! I was a bit apprehensive since I've never done it before and wasn't too sure how to correct the recipe had I made a mistake. But surprisingly I managed!! The three let downs of the final product was the fact that I put too much of the Pink colour paste, making the icing Shocking Pink instead of just ... pink. I also used left over mini paper cups from Valentine's Day which ruined the effect of the final product. It looks way too busy, but oh well. It was just a trial run and they were just for me to munch on :P

I was trying to get the hang of piping the icing since I've never done that either, but I started to get a bit of a cramp in my right hand. It was probably because I'm holding the bag wrong or not applying enough pressure evenly. The swirls came out lopsided on some cupcakes because I had difficulty maintaing the flow of the icing as it was oozing out of the piping bag. Majority of them came out nicely, a few smudges here and there, but they were delish!! Which is all that matters! :)