Mini Cupcakes

'Mini "Mardi Gras" Vanilla Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting'
My apron is by The Handmaiden's Cottage on ETSY:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/HandmaidensCottage
...and was a gift from a fellow baker who owns 'The Fancy Lady Gourmet'-you can order cupcakes/customcookie/truffles on-line:
http://thefancyladygourmet.com/

My blog- 'Penny Lane' at:
http://sugarspundreams.blogspot.com/

1-2-3-4 Cake
Cook Time:
25 to 30 minutes
The Ingredients:
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
3 cups sifted Swans Down Cake Flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 eggs
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Baking Instructions:
Cream butter. Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Sift flour with baking powder and salt. Add eggs one at a time to creamed mixture, beating well after each addition. Add flour mixture alternately with milk and flavorings, beating after each addition until smooth. Baking: Pour batter into small cupcake pan. Bake for 15 min at 350. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Remove from pans and finish cooling on racks.

Buttercream Icing
stiff consistency, yield ~3 cups
source: Wilton Class I Student Guide
1 c. solid white vegetable shortening (For the batch I make as the base frosting on my cake, I use 1/2 c. vegetable shortening and 1/2 c. butter)
1 tsp. flavoring (clear vanilla abstract, or almond or butter abstract will work too)
2 Tbsp. milk or water(I used 4)
1 lb. confectioners' sugar (approx 4 c., sifted is best)
1 Tbsp. meringue powder
a pinch of salt

DIRECTIONS:
1. Cream shortening, flavor, and water.
2. Add dry ingredients and mix on medium speed until all incorporated. Blend an additional minute or so, until creamy.
*To alter to medium consistency, add 1 tsp. water to each cup of stiff consistency icing. To alter to thin consistency, add 2 tsp. water to each cup of stiff consistency icing.
** Chocolate variation: Add 3/4 c. cocoa or three 1 oz. unsweetened choc squares (melted), and an additional 1 to 2 Tbsp. water to recipe. Mix until well blended.

Fleur De Lis Decoration:
White Almond Bark
Heat in microwavable container for 1 minute, stir, and then microwave in 30 second intervals until chocolate is melted to the point where it's creamy, but doesn't look fully liquid. If we pick up your knife, and chocolate runs off like water, you heated it a bit too much, and it's probably 1 second away from burning or "curdling" or clumping.

Ateco Round Tip #809 is used to pipe frosting.

Brush on edible glitter with a clean paintbrush.

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[snoopypumpkin1]

Mo cupcakes=No problems

[luvuJesusmySavior]

That is so adorable! Soooo cute! And sooo cool! I love it! You are so creative!

[snoopypumpkin1]

@luvuJesusmySavior

and now you are the wind beneath my wings! :)

I'm touched by ur compliment!

[1mayrahuerta]

@snoopypumpkin1 the cakeflour i got has a picture of a vanilla cake does that make a difference.

[snoopypumpkin1]

@1mayrahuerta

I think the box can have either cake color on it. It should be the same.

[guspuppy123]

Can you use regular flour in this recipe?

[dinhkathleen]

do you live near the new orleans area? EX: Metarie, Marrero,Westwego,Manhatten,Hou­ma,etc. bcuz I myself  live near N.O.L.A.

[ChocolatePieize]

Cute :)

[tacostotherescue126]

one time i made mini cupcakes and i made 48 and i still had half a bowl of batter

[mayraskitchen]

@snoopypumpkin1  check lovelyladycake.

[1mayrahuerta]

@1mayrahuerta thanks.

is your flour bleached or unbleachead.

[xostar1295]

where can i get the mini cupcake liners?