I am soon to be unemployed, my mother may (or may not) be engaged, and I am 3 months into a baking bender. It seemed like a good time to enter the blogosphere. Or start journaling...but, it seems unlikely that mere paper will respond.
I spent the better part of last week sorting out how to make pirate-themed baked goods. After some trial and error (and failed shopping trips to Target, Party City, etc) I rejected my original plan of pirate cookies and embraced the idea of pirate cupcakes.
I bagged my original plan to make the batter and icing from scratch, and instead focused my energies on creating the pirate flags to adorn each adorable mini cupcake.
Step 1: Make cupcakes (I opted for Betty Crocker dark chocolate, on sale at Rainbow foods.)
Step 2: Frost cupakes (Betty again, of super fluffy fake vanilla variety)
Step 3: Adorn w/ flags
Step 3a: Purchase flag materials
Step3c: Apply desired pirate sticker to flag
Step 3d: Insert flag into cupcake
And voila, semi-homemade pirate treats.
Sadly, I neglected to take some photos of the cupcakes before we ate them. I do have some of the flags, as well as more flag-making supplies, so when the heat breaks I'll take some pics and post them.
I spent the better part of last week sorting out how to make pirate-themed baked goods. After some trial and error (and failed shopping trips to Target, Party City, etc) I rejected my original plan of pirate cookies and embraced the idea of pirate cupcakes.
I bagged my original plan to make the batter and icing from scratch, and instead focused my energies on creating the pirate flags to adorn each adorable mini cupcake.
Step 1: Make cupcakes (I opted for Betty Crocker dark chocolate, on sale at Rainbow foods.)
Step 2: Frost cupakes (Betty again, of super fluffy fake vanilla variety)
Step 3: Adorn w/ flags
Step 3a: Purchase flag materials
- mini swords (cocktail variety) for use as flagpoles (as a bonus, the flags can double as toothpicks!)
- gaff tape (more precisely, I used black duct tape)
- assorted pirate stickers
Step3c: Apply desired pirate sticker to flag
Step 3d: Insert flag into cupcake
And voila, semi-homemade pirate treats.
Sadly, I neglected to take some photos of the cupcakes before we ate them. I do have some of the flags, as well as more flag-making supplies, so when the heat breaks I'll take some pics and post them.
1 comment:
The masses demand pictures...mostly so we can steer clear of future rogue cupcakes on the horizon...or because some of us live in DC & were not able to partake in pirate themed baked goods.
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