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Soccer cupcakes.
For the end of the winter indoor soccer season, Jack's coaches hosted a bash at Darbyland, an indoor playplace here on the base. Two days before the party, a fellow soccer mom asked me if I'd be willing to make a few cupcakes for the occasion.
Well, you don't have to twist my arm to bake! :-D
So Jack and I went shopping after his last game on Thursday night, picking up some lemon juice for the frosting. Originally, I'd planned to decorate the cupcakes like small soccer balls, but the other gal had given me a set of soccer cupcake toppers, and I thought that would be too much black-and-white.
I made black and white cupcakes instead. Well, as "black" as chocolate cupcakes can be, that is! I made a full batch of 24 of both the chocolate and white cakes, figuring that would be enough to cover the team players, coaches, and extended families at the party. Then I made the frosting, and I worked at it for a bit, tinting more of this-and-that until I got it as close to their team jersey color as possible. It's a unique shade of blue, to be sure! Next, I set to decorating, deciding on six different designs, and making eight of each one.
Jack LOVED the results! He was so stoked to wake the next morning and see all the cupcakes. He kept changing his mind over which sugary cake he was going to choose at the party, the frosting, sprinkles, and piping tempting him just SO MUCH. It was really cute. :-)
Well, you don't have to twist my arm to bake! :-D
So Jack and I went shopping after his last game on Thursday night, picking up some lemon juice for the frosting. Originally, I'd planned to decorate the cupcakes like small soccer balls, but the other gal had given me a set of soccer cupcake toppers, and I thought that would be too much black-and-white.
I made black and white cupcakes instead. Well, as "black" as chocolate cupcakes can be, that is! I made a full batch of 24 of both the chocolate and white cakes, figuring that would be enough to cover the team players, coaches, and extended families at the party. Then I made the frosting, and I worked at it for a bit, tinting more of this-and-that until I got it as close to their team jersey color as possible. It's a unique shade of blue, to be sure! Next, I set to decorating, deciding on six different designs, and making eight of each one.
Jack LOVED the results! He was so stoked to wake the next morning and see all the cupcakes. He kept changing his mind over which sugary cake he was going to choose at the party, the frosting, sprinkles, and piping tempting him just SO MUCH. It was really cute. :-)
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what size tip do you use for the swirls? every time I try it, it looks like poo, literally.
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