Well, due to a hectic summer, it has been a while since I last posted. Since posting last, I have captained and ran in a 200 mile relay race (Cascade Lakes Relay) and officiated and provided cake and cupcakes for my friend's wedding. And while doing this, attempting to train for my third marathon, working full-time, raising four kids, yadda, yadda, yadda. Anyway, I am back and anxious to show off a few more cupcakes and also talk about my adventure making my first wedding cake.

So, where to start? I should back up a few months and talk about a controversial cupcake flavor.

These cupcakes were to be the "Luke Skywalker" of Episode 4 but my husband has been insisting they are instead the "Wedge Antilles". I don't know, maybe you can be the judge. These cupcakes were a basic vanilla cupcake with a swirl of vanilla and orange buttercreams. The frosting tasted just like a vanilla/orange swirl dixie cup.

Luke Skywalker

Wedge Antilles

I still say Luke Skywalker and since this is my project, I get to make that decision!

For my friend's wedding, the bride requested four different flavors of cupcakes and three of those just happened to be Star Wars inspired cupcakes.

From top left to bottom right: no name, the "Princess Leia" episode 4, the "Ewok" and the "Lando Calrissian".

 

Princess Leia of episode 4

The "Leia" is a simple red velvet cupcake with vanilla buttercream. A simple, yet elegant cupcake for the princess.

Ah yes! The ever adorable Ewok. Nothing says "Ewok" like chocolate cake topped with a swirl of chocolate buttercream and a glob (yes glob) of coconut pecan deliciousness.

Ewok

The "Lando" cupcake is a deep dark mocha cupcake topped with a luscious swirl of espresso buttercream and a chocolate covered espresso bean. This cupcake is unique in that brown sugar is used instead of white resulting in more depth of flavor for the chocolate cupcake.

Lando Calrissian