I haven't updated in a while, and I've been really tired running around preparing to move to Missouri. So, in interest of getting something cool up here, I'll be focusing on the pictures of this project, since I actually took more than two.
Inspiration!:
Alas, I did not come up with this idea on my own. It's so simple, though, that it's completely brilliant. I started with yellow cake.
For some reason I chose to dye each individual cupcake separately.
All puffy and beautiful, aren't they?
If you're wondering about the almost white ones, I was trying to see how yellow my yellow cake was.
Rainbows!
Love this two sided bowl. There just really wasn't enough of each color to give them all their own.
One of many reasons mixing the color into the cupcakes after pouring the batter was a bad idea.
I also came out with two shades of blue. But they're both pretty. And they mixed together well.
Artsy shot to distract you from messy freezer shot previous.
Magically: Rainbows! (Cutting all the individual balls into SIX pieces and stacking them in a rainbow. Almost magic)
I repeat now and forever my avowed hatred for Wilton's candy coating. It tastes like chalk and is NOT easy to apply. I used a double boiler and everything, but as they make it, it's just too thick.
About a week or so later, I finished making up the balls and decided on a nice little Halloween cake ball to try my skills again.
Aren't these too cute? Still the rainbow inside, but it's more of a surprise, much prettier, and actually tastes like chocolate. Chocolate and vegetable shortening mixed in a double boiler until it was basically liquid. Very easy to apply and nice and smooth, but it didn't harden up as nicely. I would definitely play with the ratios next time and see if I could hit the trifecta.
Tune in soon for more orders and disasters!
- Southern Velvet
