well, cupcakes are in the oven now, hoping they turn out ok, because after all of that I weighed my eggs, chucked in the flour and baking powder, put it in the cases, in the oven and then spotted the eggs left on the worktop! So out they came again, had to scoop all the mix back into the bowl, mix in the eggs and then into some more cases, keeping my fingers crossed!
I also cheated and bought some ready made cupcakes and some of the Morrisons vanilla frosting, just to try it out really and also to try doing the roses out of buttercream on the top, I figured my dad won't really care what state they turn up in, it all goes down the same way! But I'm actually quite pleased for a first attempt! May do some rose swirl ones in pretty colours for the teachers and staff at dd's school next week as her class teacher is retiring - she taught me when I was there! Have taken some pics, will post later when I have finished the mars bar ones, too, although depending what they come out like there maybe pics of them, but maybe not! Smelling good though even if they do turn out cr*p!!