Maya the Bee cupcakes
INGREDIENTS FOR 12 CUPCAKES
MIXTURE
• 1egg• 125gbutter• 100ghoney• 300gflour• 250gyoghurt• ½sachetofbakingpowder• 1sachetofvanillasugar• 2tspofcinnamon• Juiceofonelemon• Gratedzestofonelemon
BUTTER CREAM
• 165gbutteratroomtemperature• 250gicingsugar• 1tbsofmilk• Greenfoodcolouring
ALSO
• Blackfoodcolouringpen• Greenfoodcolouringpen• Pinkfoodcolouring• Approx.100ggoldenyellowfondanticing• Approx.50gsunyellowfondanticing• Approx.50gbrownfondanticing• Approx.20gwhitefondanticing
PREPARATION
Firstofall,meltthebutter,honeyandvanillasugarinapan.
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Nowmixtheegg,yoghurtandlemonjuiceinabowl,addthemeltedbuttermixtureandcontinuestirring.
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Mixtheflour,bakingpowderandcinnamonandaddtotheliquidmixturewiththegratedlemonzest.
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Linethe12-holecupcaketraywithpapercasesandspoonthemixtureintothem.
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Preheattheoven,setittotopandbottomheatandbakethecupcakesat180°Cforapprox.20-25minutes.
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Leavetocoolwhentheycomeoutoftheoven.6
Nowmakethebuttercream.Todoso,beatthesoftbutterforaround5minutesuntilitispaleandcreamy.
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Graduallyaddalltheicingsugaruntilitiscompletelyblendedwiththebutter.Thenbeatthemixtureforanother2-3minutes.
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Finally,addthemilkandgreenfoodcolouringandbeatuntilthefoodcolouringisevenlydistributed.
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NowitistimetomakethefacesforMayaandWilly.Firstofall,cutout12circlesfromthegoldenyellowfondanticing.Iusedaroundcutterwithadiameterof5cmforthis.Werecommenddustingtheworkingsurfacewithicingsugartostopthefondanticingsticking.
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Maya‘shairisnowcutoutofthesunyellowfondanticing.Youwillneed6piecesofhair.Imadeatemplatewithstiffpapertofitthesizeofthecut-outcircles.
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DothesameforWilly‘shairusingthebrownfondanticing.Again,youneed6piecesofhair.
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Usethewhitefondanttomould6pairsofroundeyesforMaya,and6pairsofovaleyesforWilly.
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Tomakethefeelers,roll24shortlengthsofblackfondanticing,mould24verysmallyellowballsandstickthemtothetipsofthefeelers.
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DampenMaya‘shairslightlywithabrushandsticktothe6cut-outcircles.
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Dothesamewiththeeyes.16
Finishtheeyeswithagreenandblackfoodcolouringpen.Iusedsmallwhiteballsoffondanticingandstuckthemontothepupilstogivetheeyesanextrasparkle.
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Useablackfoodcolouringpentodrawthemouthandnose.
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Thefeelersarestuckontotheheadattheleftandright.
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Asafinishingtouch,brushsomepinkcolouredpowderontothecheeks.
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NowdothesameforWilly.Firststickonthehairandeyes,thenfinishtheeyes.Paintonthemouthandnose.Stickonthefeelersandbrushonthepinkcheeks.
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Nowyoucanfinishthecupcakes.Todoso,spoonthegreenbuttercreamintoapipingbagandusetheveryfineserratednozzletodecoratethecupcakes.
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DecoratethebuttercreamwiththefondanticingfacesofMayaandWillyandyourcupcakesarefinished.
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Popthemintothefridgeuntilyouwanttoeatthem.Takethemoutofthefridgehalfanhourbeforeyouwanttoeatthemtogivethebuttercreamtimetosoften.
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