Tuesday, January 7, 2014

A Sheep Cake

Sheep Cupcake Cake

 I'd never made a cupcake cake before but I decided to take on the order.  I needed to turn 50 cupcakes into a sheep.  What I ended up finding was that 50 cupcakes= 2 sheep or one extremely fat one (I went with 2).  For a cupcake cake, I found it was easiest to line the cupcakes up in the correct shape first and then frost them like one big cake; filling any holes between cupcakes with frosting.  I used the leftover batter to make a few mini cupcakes for the feet.  The only trouble I ran into was getting black frosting.  The black food coloring just doesn't work in a whole bowl if buttercream frosting.  If you make a paste out of a little cocoa powder and water as well as add black food coloring to the frosting it will darken it rather than just turning it gray.



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About Little Murph

Liverpool, NY, United States
My love for cooking started when I could barely reach the countertops. My mom would get out all of the baking supplies and let me create. Needless to say, my cooking techniques have become a bit more sophisticated. I believe that I can recreate anything I see in a restaraunt or cookbook. For this reason, my husband has said that I have "ruined eating out for him". I also believe that anyone can cook a delicious meal at home, gourmet kitchen or not. I'm a working woman but I find that after a long day at work, my kitchen is my sanctuary and I'm never too tired to cook up something new. I get bored very easily so trying new things is always a must! I think that cooking has become such an important part of my life because I love making others happy and I'm able to do that through my food. Thank you to all of my family and friends for all of your love and support, especially my husband Shawn, you are the reasons why I cook!