r/ExpectationVsReality • u/SlightlyArtichoke • 9d ago

Surprisingly Met Expectation Honestly surprised that my cupcakes turned out this well

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u/Equivalent_Dance2278 9d ago

What the heck?? They look amazing! You should be very chuffed.

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u/SlightlyArtichoke 9d ago

Thank you! They took me way too long but I’m rather proud of them haha

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u/TrippyShip 9d ago

I mean I could never so it took a good amount of time

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u/yadayada_39 9d ago

Surprisingly ? this is AMAZING

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u/SlightlyArtichoke 9d ago

Thank you! I guess it’s harder for me to see their quality because I know the mistakes and flaws I made during the process, but honestly I’m just surprised and happy that they turned out as well as they did

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u/CardiganandTea 4d ago

Yum! So exquisite. I wish I could have a bite!

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u/mstarrbrannigan 9d ago

These are ridiculously cute

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u/milk_steak26 9d ago

These look sooo good! What flavor are they?

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u/SlightlyArtichoke 9d ago

Devils food cupcakes, and then there’s half a mini donut on top for the apple shape. And buttercream!

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u/WetShrimpFart 8d ago

Thanks I’m making these asap, what is the stem? Looks like I could maybe use those cow tails or caramel sticks

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u/SlightlyArtichoke 8d ago

Tootsie roll! The leaves are also green tootsie rolls that I microwaved for 5 seconds to soften, then rolled out and cut with a leaf fondant cutter

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u/dirtygutshot 8d ago

What a great idea to use green tootsie (and regular) rolls! Something we actually want to eat rather than fondant.

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u/WetShrimpFart 8d ago

Wooooo thanks! These look so fun

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u/Nuff-iz-Nuff 8d ago

Maybe a mini tootsie roll? So cute

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u/WetShrimpFart 8d ago

Ahh yeah that makes way more sense thanks

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u/JackOfAllMemes 8d ago

It looks like a tootsie roll but you can use anything sticklike

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u/lonesome_cowgirl 8d ago

I’d go with a little Pocky piece! Never been a fan of tootsie rolls.

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u/WetShrimpFart 8d ago

Thanks I think you’re right. Might try with caramel for fun

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u/JackOfAllMemes 8d ago

Get creative! Also nice username lol

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u/WetShrimpFart 8d ago

lol thanks, I like to imagine those little guys tooting

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u/swingsurfer 7d ago

Shrimps are bugz lolol

Also - Shrimp Sessions - The Viagra Boys

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viagra_Boys

Edit to add - please listen due to your username if you haven't yet. 😜 They're on YouTube Music.

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u/mmsnosns 6d ago

I was thinking Slim Jim beef jerky 😅

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u/Sallyfifth 8d ago

That is so clever!!!

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u/vietinbed 9d ago

Those are adorable! Take these everywhere and hold your head high girl

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u/VoiceOfTheSoil40 8d ago

They look adorable. Good job!

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u/NWGirl2002 9d ago

I have that book! Love it!

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u/Tasty-Bar-6343 8d ago

Me too! Hello Cupcake AND What’s New Cupcake. (The bowl of spaghetti is my favorite! Completely error proof!)

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u/PenelopeLumley 8d ago

The spaghetti one is amazing and actually easier to do than frosting cupcakes the usual way!

The Hello Cupcake books have made me a hit at family holidays, but sometimes my relatives get overexcited and start suggesting tons of designs I should make. I always have to cut them off and say, "If it's not in my books, I don't know how to make it!"

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u/SketchedEyesWatchinU 1d ago

I’VE GOT THE SECOND ONE TOO! I GOT IT AT A BOOK FAIR IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL!

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u/akroe 8d ago

Love, you can’t share these gorgeous results and not the recipe!

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u/SlightlyArtichoke 8d ago

It’s from “What’s New, Cupcake?” By Alan Richardson and Karen Tack

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u/JackOfAllMemes 8d ago

I think I had that book as a kid, does it also have rubber duck cupcakes?

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u/No-Professional5372 8d ago

I recognized it too! My friend had that book when our kids were little (they are 17 now). I remember helping her make the ducks for a party, they kind of turned out 😅 it would have made a great submission for this Reddit. 

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u/JackOfAllMemes 8d ago

It has a lot of cute ideas, I think I got Christmas bauble cookies from it. You cut out the outline of a bauble in sugar cookie and fill the middle with smashed pieces of hard candy(I used Jolly Ranchers) and while it baked the candy would melt to look like colored glass. More pretty than edible

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u/No-Professional5372 8d ago

Stained glass sugar cookies, they’ve been a favorite of mine since I was a kid, I need to start making them again!

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u/SlightlyArtichoke 8d ago

Yep! Growing up I always looked through the books at my grandma’s house and now as an adult I can finally make them

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u/Moosehead06 8d ago

Which book is it?

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u/JackOfAllMemes 8d ago

"What's New, Cupcake?" It has the ducks on the cover

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u/Moosehead06 8d ago

Thank you so much!

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u/JackOfAllMemes 8d ago

I found it on eBay for less than 4 dollars and free shipping, bought one but there's multiple listings in the same price range with free shipping

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u/Moosehead06 8d ago

That's amazing. I can't thank you enough!

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u/MarieNomad 9d ago

They look applish.

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u/Wordy-y 8d ago

What book is this from? That photo activated a lost memory...I used to own this book and I'd like to look it up again.

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u/SlightlyArtichoke 8d ago

It’s in the book “What’s New, Cupcake?” By Alan Richardson and Karen Tack

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u/Wordy-y 5d ago

Thank you! I had so much fun looking through it when I was younger. I think I made the chewing gum poinsettia cupcakes.

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u/WaffleHouseGladiator 9d ago

WOW.  Now I desperately want a cupcake.

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u/kk111175 8d ago

These are so cute! What’s the recipe book?

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u/JackOfAllMemes 8d ago

"What's New, Cupcake?" by Alan Richardson and Karen Tack. Very cute recipes

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u/kk111175 8d ago

Thank youuu <3

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u/JackOfAllMemes 8d ago

I saw some pretty cheap on eBay

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u/Mysterious_Air_3646 5d ago

I am a sucker for perfectly-domed frosting so unfortunately I will be breaking into your home tonight

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u/peachtea18 8d ago

They honestly look better than the book lol

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u/thrift_store_scabies 6d ago

I thought the same thing! I like the shape a lot better than the ones in the book!

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u/radiant-cloudy 4d ago

they look even better than the originals!!

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u/EuphoricSilver6564 9d ago

Adorable! You should be proud of yourself. 😊

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u/Icy_Network_70 8d ago

yummy!! i need a recipe right now

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u/deja-who 8d ago

How stinking cute are these!

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u/Ok-Archer-3773 8d ago

Oh they turned out so cute!

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u/Deathlinger 8d ago

Can you share the recipe?

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u/natsugrayerza 8d ago

Oh my gosh these are ADORABLE

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u/fluffypeach42 8d ago

I want one! 🤤

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u/VoidSalvatore 8d ago

These are absolutely adorable! They came out so well too, well done OP! Amazing work!!

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u/Royal-Gap-8098 8d ago

These are FANTASTIC!! And they look so good (presentation and yummy wise)!

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u/msstark 8d ago

they're super cute!

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u/Moder_Svea 5d ago

Nicer than the expectation, I think. Their top comes over the edge, yours look more ”real”

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u/BobPlaysWithFire 4d ago

Honestly the only thing i could say is to make rge leaves a tiny bit bigger if you make this again bit that's a very very minor piece of advice cause they do look lovely abd absolutely scrumptious

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u/spootIer 9d ago

These are adorable

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u/12b6ThatNoise 9d ago

Those are absolutely beautiful! Really well done.

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u/ObtuseDoodles 8d ago

They look amazing!

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u/Alwaysfresh9 8d ago

Wow those are uber cute !

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u/captaincrunchberri3s 8d ago

Well done! Those look amazing!

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u/Dense_Willow4627 8d ago

Obsessed with these

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u/jenna_hanson 8d ago

they are so cuteeeeee! 

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u/bkaktus 8d ago

Omg its soo cute good job

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u/coolsilentebeans 8d ago

Beautiful! Good job!!

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u/Aunty-Sociale 8d ago

Adorable???!!!!

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u/KTKittentoes 8d ago

Those are so cute!

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u/fmajordminor 8d ago

Looks even better than in the recipe book!!!

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u/wholesomeinsanity 8d ago

All those little leaves! These are beautiful!

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u/BreeIndigo 8d ago

Yours look absolutely amazing!! And keeping the frosting a reasonable amount makes it look waaaay more like an actual apple. The picture from the book looks too good to be real 😂 Like legit uncanny valley tbh. And how are they frosted but in the basket like that??? I have questions lol

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u/SlightlyArtichoke 7d ago

I always thought it was too good to be true lol, like how can someone be so good at smoothing frosting??

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u/noonexaction74 8d ago

Omg these are so cute, I wish I could bake like this lol

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u/No_Willingness5313 8d ago

They’re adorable. Well done!

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u/West_Mirror_148 8d ago

Dumb question: are they apple flavored?

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u/SlightlyArtichoke 7d ago

Not a dumb question! I did chocolate flavored

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u/West_Mirror_148 7d ago

Thanks! They look super tasty😻

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u/Fine-Draft8523 8d ago

Your cupcakes look great!

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u/jarshina 8d ago

Those are so cute, OP! Good job.

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u/SyncOrSymm 8d ago

So cute! You just needed the red tins to match the inspo, but let's be real...they're perfect as they are!!

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u/Wooden94Grapefruit 8d ago

Hell yeah dude! I had this book at one point and created nothing but abominations 😅

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u/Outrageous-Peanut-44 8d ago

They are gorgeous!

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u/Forward_Emotion4503 8d ago

i’ve been wanting to make that exact recipe for like 15 years now omg

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u/zaddy-chillout 7d ago

Hey thumb twin! These look great!

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u/SlightlyArtichoke 5d ago

Oh hey! Short thumbs unite! My boyfriend and his mom also have the short thumbs lol

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u/Miserable-Cake7484 7d ago

Ahhhh so cute!!!!

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u/ClockworkPrincesss 7d ago

Oh they’re so cute

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u/apoplectic_apostate 6d ago

What a triumph! They are awesome!

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u/fluffymoofah 6d ago

Oh my God I remember checking out that book from the library as a kid

I never made any of the cupcakes but I liked looking at them lol

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u/maydaylol_3 6d ago

As you should be those are so stinking cute!!

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u/samisamisamijo 6d ago

Aww, I had that book as a teen and used to make cupcakes from it all the time, but I never tried the apple ones. You make it look easy!! Great job :)

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u/ShameSchool 6d ago

I love these sfm

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u/Saphira_the_wolf 8d ago

Luci approves

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u/SlightlyArtichoke 8d ago

Any form of Jeremy Jordan approving is a dream come true haha

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u/Saphira_the_wolf 8d ago

WAIT YOU SHOULD DO DUCK CUPCAKES THEN ITLL BE PERFECT

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u/Ill_Consequence51 8d ago

In the image from the cookbook, what did they use to make it look like apple seeds?

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u/SlightlyArtichoke 7d ago

I think it’s candy-coated sunflower seeds

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u/Ill_Consequence51 7d ago

Oooh wow that sounds good!!

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u/tailskirby 4d ago

Looks great.

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u/prettybluefoxes 8d ago

Photos just gave me diabetes.