Inspired by many of the Food Network's baking shows, I've been itching to try my hand at cake decorating. It's pretty much like painting except your canvas is a much more palatable cake and your paint, the much yummier icing. Like with all things, experiment small so I chose to go with cupcakes first. Here are some pictures of my first attempt...and then a second... by the time I did a third batch, I got a pitiful plea from Mikey to stop baking (no, it's not that they taste bad, it's just that each time I make a batch, he pretty much eats 8 out of 10 of them--not too good for the waistline or the heart.)
I did an All Elmo first batch. I'd initially wanted to include Big Bird in the mix but I was so tired at the end of it all (everything was made from scratch, including the icing!), I thought Elmo alone was respectable. These were yummy. The Martha Stewart recipe I followed yielded really dense cupcakes which were still moist after two days in the fridge. I knew I got it right when Kayla looked at the cupcakes and went "Elmo!"
Since the following week was Emily's birthday, I decided to bake her some cupcakes. This time, we went with store-bought icing (I think the homemade one was way better). I stuffed half an Oreo Cookie into Cookie Monster's mouth for added effect. The kids loved it, not so much the health conscious adults...
2 comments:
Wow....Irene. It looks so cute. The Sesame Street cupcakes turned out awesome. I bet Kayla loved it....especially the eating part of it. Kayla looks so adorable as ever. =)
Thanks Anna! Caitlin's blossoming. We have to catch up soon...cupcake party perhaps? :)
Kayla was on a sugar high for many many many days! So was Mike!
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