What’s new Cupcake is the class at Sur La Table which is based on a book by the same name. If anyone has read or flipped through the first book Hello Cupcakethen you would appreciate all the unique and creative designs. Most of the cupcakes call for plain cupcakes and tub frosting. Not that I am a cake snob (maybe just a little), this book is great for getting decorating ideas and this class offered 4 designs of cupcakes from the new book.
This design is called “Mum’s the Word”. The flower petals are actually mini-marshmallows cut diagonally and dipped in colored sugar. So easy to make, but time consuming to fill each cupcake with petals.
“Mini Bake Sale Pies” are created using M&Ms and frosting tinted with cocoa power and yellow food coloring. The foil cup is a nice touch. This was my favorite to make (and eat).
This cupcake is called “The Coals are Ready” and is meant to look like BBQ coals and burger patties, which are caramel rice cakes spritzed with red food coloring. The coals are large cut marshmallows dipped in melted tub frosting and tinted gray. Oreo cookie crumbs and colored sugars give the coals their color.
The picnic cupcake is made with colored coconut for the grass, and the ants are created using 3 chocolate covered peanuts for the body and chocolate frosting for the legs.
This class was a great way to try some non-traditional designs for cupcakes. I usually make cupcakes that focus on the flavors, not the designs, so it was nice to just focus on truly FUN cupcakes.
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