Colors and Cupcakes

Colors and Cupcakes
Photo Credit: Diana Loutfy

I had a craving for cupcakes this afternoon...with lots and lots of frosting!!
So I closed my books and went into the kitchen.
Unfortunately I did not have any cupcake papers =( and it was too cold to get out of the house and get them. So I tried to make do without them. I baked them as I bake my cakes, with some butter and flour-ing the pan.

I used Martha Stewart's Polka Dot Cupcakes recipe with a few twinks here and there. And I made some classic oh-so-sweet frosting (recipe below), colored it with the beautiful Wilton colors I have (yay!) and had fun decorating them.

This is my first try at cupcake decorating, I usually just frost them. They turned out OK I think.
And as they say: practice makes perfect. I'll keep on practicing until I make the perfect frosted cupcake!

Here's how they turned out.

Colors and Cupcakes
Photo Credit: Diana Loutfy

Colors and Cupcakes
Photo Credit: Diana Loutfy

Colors and Cupcakes
Photo Credit: Diana Loutfy

Frosting - as easy as can be:

What you need:

• 200 g butter, at room temperature
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tbs. milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla essence
• Few drops of food coloring (optional)

Tools you need:

• Bowl
• Hand Mixer (Your hand with a spatula will do, but you'll need some muscles :P)
• Spatula

What to do:

1. Cream the butter for about 3 min. using the mixer. The butter will become soft and pale.
2. Add the sugar gradually and mix until incorporated.
3. Add the milk and the vanilla and mix well.
4. In order to color your frosting, add a few drops of food coloring and mix till the color is mixed entirely with the frosting.

Tip: In order to have a smooth frosting texture, use the spatula to move all bubbles inside the mixture. Just mix and cream the frosting until it's all smooth and YUMMY!! =D

Happy Cupcake-ing!

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