White Cupcakes - #4

For Dacey's Ladybug Party I made Martha's White Cupcakes with my own buttercream frosting. Pretty easy to make, but will not be doubling the recipe again in my Kitchen-Aid mixer. It was FULL. And it was hard getting 10 egg whites to form a stiff peak, even with the help of Brock & Jillian, my little helpers. I thought they were good, not too sweet. TJ thought they were dry, so of course that put me in a panic because I don't want to serve people dry cupcakes, so I resorted to a Betty Crocker white cake mix in a box I had in the pantry. Whipped those up around 11 pm and what do you know... he thought they were dry, too!

A-G-G-R-A-V-A-T-I-N-G!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So, I guess Betty is just as good as Martha in this case. It's hard judging plain, white cupcakes after having such intricate other cupcakes, but oh well. Next time I'll try the swiss meringue buttercream as it may hold the grass up better.

Ladybug Party

{Cupcake Skewers}

I had the pleasure of helping my sister-in-law out with Dacey's 2nd Birthday Party! She was doing ladybugs and so I whipped out my Martha Stewart cupcake cookbook, and leave it to Martha, she had ladybug cupcakes! I was a bit nervous making them at first, but they weren't as bad as I thought they were going to be. I also made cupcake skewers for just a small bite size taste of Martha's white cupcakes. I entered them in a contest over at pizzazzerie's website! Maybe I'll get lucky and they'll think they're super cute, too! The fondant was super easy! Wish I could have gotten it more red, but oh well. Here's the recipe in case you are feeling adventurous! I also made the cupcake toppers and her birthday banner. It was a great party and I think everything turned out really cute!