Easter Cupcakes

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Easter Cupcakes:
Yellow Cake
Vanilla Buttercream Icing
Gum Paste Decorations

Cake Recipe:
Ingredients * 1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour * 1/2 teaspoon table salt * 1/2 cup sour cream * 1 cup granulated sugar (7 ounces) * 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder * 1 large egg , room temperature * 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature * 2 large egg yolks , room temperature * 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions
1. Preheat your oven to 350F and make sure you have a middle rack. Line your cupcake tin with paper or foil liners.
2. Whisk sugar, flour, salt and baking powder in the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with paddle attachment.
3. Add butter, egg, sour cream, egg yolks, and vanilla. Beat this at medium speed until smooth, (approx. 30 seconds).
4. Pour your batter in your cupcake tin evenly and then bake until light golden brown. The cupcakes are ready when a toothpick poke in the center of the cupcake comes out clean.
5. Let these cool for about 45 minutes.

Buttercream Icing:

Ingredients * 1/2 cup shortening * 1/2 cup butter, softened * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract * 4 cups confectioners' sugar * 2 tablespoons milk
Directions
1. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, shortening, and vanilla. Blend in the sugar, one cup at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the milk, and continue mixing until light and fluffy. Keep icing covered until ready to decorate.

Gum Paste= Wilton Gum Paste Mix hand molded into shapes and colored with Wilton gel food colorings.
Use a wooden skewer if needed to hold gum paste figures in cupcake and through head. Do not use a paperclip for gum paste figures. This was only used for this video demo because I was out of wooden skewers.
ALWAYS tell children, children's parents, and anyone else at your event or party of any wooden skewers or supports in baked products. Most cakes, and many cupcakes have hidden supports like this to hold them together. It is common, and used very often.

ALL music clips are UNDER 30 seconds.
I do not own rights for, and do not intend any copyright infringement of:
Katy Perry I think Im Ready

• Release Date: June 17, 2008
• Label: Capitol
• Copyright: (P)(C) 2008 Capitol Music Group, a division of Capitol Records, LLC Manufactured by Capitol Records, LLC, 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized Reproduct
• Duration: 2:59 minutes
• Genres: Pop/General, Pop/Singer-Songwriters, Rock/General, Rock/Singer-Songwriters
• ASIN: B001AAE9N8


Augustana- Boston

• Label: Epic
• Copyright: (P) 2005 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
• Total Length: 41:21
• Genres: Rock/General
• ASIN: B00138J61C


Desree- Kissing You

• Label: 550 Music
• Copyright: (P)1998 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd., Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
• Total Length: 50:38
• Genres: Pop/General
• ASIN: B00138H7TA


Ray Charles- You Dont Know Me

• Release Date: February 21, 2006
• Label: Concord Records, Inc.
• Copyright: (C) 2004 Hear Music
• Total Length: 51:20
• Genres: Jazz/General
• ASIN: B000UBJYII

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[kitty1995337]

is the decorations edible O.o

[snoopypumpkin1]

@kitty1995337

Sorry it took me a bit to answer ur queation! It is all edible-just not the support I put in the bunny to hold his head on. Everything else is made with gum paste. You can google gum paste recipes and make it ur self or buy pre-made gum paste at some hobby stores or cake supply stores. Then, you just need to color it. It's just like playdough really. :)

[snoopypumpkin1]

@kitty1995337

oops! It's question-not queation! :) 

[berniebgone]

Love the music. What is the name of the song playing while u r piping the grass, guitar instrumental? Thanks!!

[snoopypumpkin1]

@berniebgone

Thank you! It's a set music from imovie from the sound effects.

[banananutkids]

how did you get the cupcakes all rounded and puffy? :o



[snoopypumpkin1]

@banananutkids

I fill the cupcake cup to a little higher than 3/4 of the way up and bake with a light cookie pan on the shelf above the cupcakes. It's also good to make a recipe that use meringue and then tells you fold the other ingredients into that. The egg whites help lift and lighten the cake.

[caramelita13]

what tip did you use ????

[delpot3030]

Cute ng rabbit

[HunnieRawrr143]

Wheree Do Yuhh Gett Yuhh Icing Tip ?? : )

[moniboni10]

cute:) luv the colour icing should try that colour icing someday.

[MrAnimallover21]

the bunny is so cute