Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Easter cupcakes

I saw these online and thought they were adorable. I had only worked with fondant once on cookies and although they did turn out beautiful I thought they were a heck of a lot of work . Plus I didn't like the taste as well as icing. But these cupcakes were just sooo cute, I had to give it a try. I read the directions on PW's blog and I set out. The cupcakes are made like always and iced with frosting. I had bought fondant at Michael's and I tore off a piece and put a small bit of gel coloring on it then pulled it like taffy! Once the color was even and as dark as I liked,I rolled it out and then used a glass to cut out circles. I iced a few cupcakes and then put the fondant on top. The frosting has to be sticky to hold the fondant in place. I smoothed it out and ran my fingers around the edge to smooth it out. The little faces were just freehanded. I have to say either the fondant was a different flavor or the icing underneath makes a huge difference because these were very tasty!

7 comments:

  1. I've been too chicken to fool with fondant (or maybe perhaps too lazy) - but these are so adorable.

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  2. These are just so cute, but I don't know if I'd have the patience! They sound like a lot of work! I think I'm more of a cook than a baker.

    Gosh, these are adorable!

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  3. Oh my goodness, those chickees are just too cute! Good for you for doing all that work. :)

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  4. These are just adorable! I love their little faces! Good for you to work with fondant. I've tried it before and yes...lots of work. But really, the results look amazing!

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