Giant birthday cupcake
As I mentioned in my previous post, after sending some cupcakes into nursery with Grace a few weeks ago, I ended up with an order for a birthday cake from one of the staff. She wanted something for her son’s 16th birthday that was very chocolatey and looked like a giant version of the cupcakes I had sent in. I hope this fitted the brief!
It is a chocolate and mint cake which I baked in the Wilton cupcake pan. It bakes the top and bottom parts separately and then you sandwich them together with buttercream to give the cupcake shape. I stuck dark and milk chocolate fingers around the edge to make it look like a cupcake case, swirled chocolate buttercream on the top and decorated it with Oreo cookies, chocolate buttons and sprinkles.
As I was dropping it off at nursery, the manager caught me and asked if I could make a dozen cupcakes for the next day for her husband’s birthday party! She wanted a variety so I made some chcolate ones, some lemon and poppy seed ones and these vanilla cakes with strawberry buttercream and a marzipan strawberry.
Cooking, Cakes & Children 
Oh dear lord, I really need to know where to find chocolate mint cake recipe! Sounds like my dream cake!
I’ve seen the giant cupcake pan in Lakeland and you’ve made a fab cake! I love the idea of using chocolate fingers for the case.
Oh yummy! Glad you live close so I can get you to do one for my mum’s birthday!
Hi, just found your website. Strange I bought some bananas this morning with the intention to make some banana cupcakes. Love the giant chocolate cupcake. What ounce-age did you use for the top and bottom? I am thinking of getting a mould for various birthdays coming up in the next year.
Yum Yum, Newcastle.
K
Thanks for your kind comments 🙂
Kitschycoo – I’ll email you the recipe I use, it is lush!
Jules – I saw the pan in Lakeland too but had a voucher for somewhere else which made it a bit cheaper!
Jo – Yay, I’d love to make one for your Mum, drop me a line when it’s her birthday 🙂
Kirsten – I made a 6 egg mix and divided it between the top and the bottom. I always weigh the eggs first and use the same amount in butter, sugar and flour.
Hi Amy, I’m going to start calling you queen of swirls, because you’re cupcake swirling is bloody brilliant! haha! It was lovely to meet you yesterday, and I am totally in awe of your baking talents 🙂
I feel very inspired and motivated today – what about you? I swapped my blog over to WordPress last night… so let the blogging commence 🙂 Love and buttercream, Angie xx
amylane,
Please could you email me your mint/choc cake recipe? Your giant cupcake looks ace. I want to make it for my birthday – it’s traditional to take cakes into work and I like to make an impression!!!!
Hi Sarah
Would it be possible for you to e-mail me your recipe for the Giant Cupcake please?
It looks lovely!
I have bought a tin but don’t have a recipe with it I am afraid.
Your giant cupcake is awesome! I have been searching for a recipe and came across your site, would you possibly share your recipe with me?
Hi
I have just brought one f these giant cupcake tins and have been trying to find a reciepe.would you be so kind as to send me a copy.
Thank you
Hi, came across your site whilst looking for a giant cupcake recipe for my daughter. She loves chocolate could you possibly e-mail me your recipe for the choc and mint cupcake?She would so love it,it looks fabulous.
Thanks
Chris
This is absolutely incredible. I have the wilton cupcake pan..I’ve been looking for a recipe & yours fits the mold perfectly. No pun intended:) Would you mind emailing it to me. I plan on making the cupcake for a friend’s birthday this weekend. Thanks!
Thanks for all your nice comments. For those of you who have requested recipes, please see my post on recipes and why I am not currently giving them out. https://amylane.wordpress.com/2009/12/07/recipes/