Thursday, August 20, 2009

Fish Bowl


Alright, this one isn't really a recipe, but more of a super fun way to decorate a cupcake. Through a series of simple steps you can make your cupcakes look like an adorable fish bowls that almost looks real. This cupcake works with any flavor, but I think it would be best to use a lighter colored cake so it doesn't show through.

WHAT YOU NEED: Makes 24 cupcakes
1 (16 ounce) can of vanilla frosting,
plus 1 cup
Black and blue food coloring
1 cup toffee crumbles
Green fruit leather
1 cup goldfish crackers - the mini
ones would work best but the normal
size works just fine

Spoon 2/3 cup of the frosting into a ziplock bag, press out the air and seal the bag. place 2 tbsp. of frosting in a bowl, dye it black, and put it in a ziplock bag. Spoon 2/3 cup frosting into a microwave bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Place the remaining frosting in a bowl, tint it light blue and cover in plastic wrap.
Place the toffee in a shallow bowl. Cut the fruit leather into varying leaf shapes, but no longer then 1 1/2 inches. pinch one end to make a seaweed-like shape.
Microwave the blue frosting 10 to 20 seconds, or until the consistency of lightly whipped cream. One cupcake at a time, dip the top into the frosting and cover the top completely. let excess frosting drip off and while the frosting is still wet, roll one edge in the toffee crunch. Set up right and allow to dry.
Microwave the vanilla frosting 5 to 10 seconds. Dip the opposite edge from the toffee into the white and cover it to about 3/4 inch. Allow to dry.
Snip a 1/8-inch corner out of the white frosting filled ziplock. Use the frosting to attach the seaweed and goldfish. Pipe small bubbles coming out of the fishes mouthes. Snip a larger corner and pipe therim of the bowl on the white edge.
Snip a 1/16-inch hoe from the bag with the black frosting. Pipe eyes onto the gold fish.

Recipe came from HELLO, CUPCAKE.

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