Tamara's Secret

I made these cupcakes for Melody, who ordered them for a Bachelorette party she was hosting last weekend. They are strawberry cakes frosted with a pale, pale pink vanilla-bean frosting and topped with hot pink and black lingerie elements made out of fondant and embellished with white pearl dragées and white shimmer powder.

My strawberry cake is made with fresh, finely chopped strawberries, and turns out to be a lovely pale pink color. I tinted the creamy vanilla-bean frosting the palest of pinks, light enough that the hot pink lingerie could stand out against it, before piping it through a large star tip in spiral mounds. It's really important to have the right frosting-to-cake ratio. As much as I love frosting, too much of its rich sweetness overwhelms and covers the delicate strawberry flavor of the cakes. 

I made one cupcake specially for the bride-to-be, with an all-white corset complete with lacy bridal veil.

Tastes

Here's a list of available flavors for cakes, frostings, and fillings. If you have a favorite that isn't listed, let me know and I will experiment until I find a perfect recipe to make it for you. You can combine basically any flavor of cake with any flavor of frosting or filling, and I can make suggestions if you're unsure. The result? A cupcake that not only is completely personalized on the outside, but uniquely you in flavor as well.

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CAKE

Vanilla:

Vanilla Bean

Yellow Buttermilk

White Cake

Pound Cake

Chocolate:

Chocolate Chip

Red Velvet

Devil’s Food

Chocolate Malt

Chocolate Rum-Raisin

Chocolate Marbled

Flourless Chocolate

Vegan Chocolate

Mint Chocolate

Orange Chocolate

Raspberry Chocolate

Black Forest

Specialty: 

Carrot Cake

Coconut Cake

Caramel Cake

Tiramisu

Mocha

Tres Leches

Margarita

Chai

Snickerdoodle

Streusel

Pistachio

Pumpkin

Raspberry Marbled

Orange-Vanilla

Banana-Pecan

Strawberry

Filled:

Salted-Caramel Chocolate 

Peanut Butter and Jelly

S’mores

Lemon Meringue

Peanut Butter Cup

Boston Cream Pie

Cheesecakes:

Cookies and Cream Cheesecake

Vanilla Bean Cheesecake

Raspberry Cheesecake

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FROSTING

Fluffy Vanilla Bean

Dark Chocolate

Vanilla Bean Buttercream

Caramel Buttercream

Rose Buttercream

Chai Buttercream

Dark Chocolate Ganache

Semi-Sweet Ganache

White Chocolate Ganache

Lavender

Coffee

Mocha

Peppermint

Marshmallow Fluff

Cream Cheese

Honey

Mascarpone

Coconut

Peanut Butter

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FILLING

Salted Caramel

Peanut Butter

Lemon Curd

Mascarpone

Marshmallow Fluff

Dark Chocolate Ganache

Semi-Sweet Ganache

White Chocolate Ganache

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