The cast of characters:
Catty Caterpillar.... he's got large Wilton Confetti dots with smaller confetti on his back.
His antennae are made from pearlized jimmies and his eyes are tiny little non-parielles.
In order to get the decorations to stick to the fondant, I glued them on with corn syrup applied with a toothpick.
Sammy the Snake....
Sonny Snake
Teensy-Weensy Spider
Teensy-Weensy Spider Jr.
Ladabug
Auntie Ant
Draggie Dragonfly
A whole field of flowers to pollenate....
The Recipe
This recipe comes together really quickly! I really love it. It tastes a lot like candy corn if you can imagine that.
Marshmallow Rolled Buttercream
1 - 10.5 oz bag of mini marshmallows
1 Tbl of water
1 1/2 cups of light corn syrup
1 cup of shortening
Powdered sugar 4 to 6 lbs
In a large microwave safe bowl combine the entire bag of marshmallows, water, corn syrup and shortening. Microwave until melted, mixing every 30 seconds or so. Mix in a few cups of powdered sugar at a time in your stand mixer until it becomes thicker and starts to form a ball. Then pour this onto a pile of powdered sugar and begin to knead. It absorbs a lot of the powdered sugar. Once it is the consistency of fondant store it in a ziploc bag. I take out a handful at a time and mix in any colors that I want. A little color goes a long way. Roll out your dough and cut with a cookie cutter. Attach to your cupcake with a little corn syrup. You can dust it with luster dust or mist with water for a very shiny finish. Let dry uncovered overnight to help it set up. The surface will get hard but it stays soft inside.
13 comments:
So cute! I have worked with commercially prepared fondant, but never made it myself...may have to try it sometime!
These are the CUTEST!!!! :) Great job!
Those are absolutely adorable. I am not good with fondant.....
Thanks for your visits. Been playing catch up.....
This look too good to be eaten!
those are adorable! i wish i could make my food turn out that pretty.
Wow Tami.....I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Dragonfly cupcake and catterpiller ones. Wow you are really creative girl!
those are simply awesome!!
These are absolutely adorable!! I've wanted to make marshmallow fondant for a loong time, but never have. I took the Wilton class and HATED the "real" fondant (the taste, anyway).
I really enjoy all 3 of your blogs! I LOVED the glitter pops! Going to keep that in mind for my daughter's next birthday!
Yes, from the Southern Tier - Owego. Thanks for stopping by my blog!
These cupcakes are so darn cute. I can see so many party themes to go with them. Great work.
Holy Moly those are the cutest cupcakes....my mouth is watering
Tami! Thank you so much! These look pretty easy to make! I totally need to try this!
oh my goodness those are the cutest ever thanks for sharing the recipe too I'm going to have to try it thanks so much Julia
I have to tell you....I DESPISE bugs, but even I'd eat one of these cutie cupcakes! Great job on all your things. I just joined as a subscriber.
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