Label Remover

If you're having trouble peeling off a label or sticker without leaving a gooey mess behind, try applying white vinegar until it's saturated.  It will peel right off!

Playful Spring Cupcakes

 

I made these playful cupcakes for the students with special needs to sell on their coffee cart at school.   I was worried that the icing would turn the students mouths different colors but the students loved them and they were gone within 5 minutes. 

Give them a try!

Ice cupcakes with white, orange, green, blue, and yellow medium consistency icing.

Ladybug: On orange iced cupcake, use spatula to imprint a line down the center of the body.  Use tip 12 and black icing to pipe dot head.  Use tip 2 and white icing to pipe dot eyes, nose, and outline mouth.  Use tip 2 and black icing to pipe dot pupils and dots on body. Cut black shoestring licorice and insert for antennas.

Rainbow: On white iced cupcake, use tip 5 and violet, pink, blue, green, and yellow icing to pipe rainbow and sun.  Cut 2 white miniature marshmallows into 1/4 squares and add for clouds.

Fish: On blue iced cupcake, use tip 12 and orange icing to pipe dot body.  Use tip 3 and green icing to pipe zigzag tail, fin, gills, bead mouth, and sea weed.  Use tip 2 and white icing to pipe dot eye and tip 2 and black icing to pipe dot pupil.

Teddy Bear: On yellow iced cupcake, use tip 12 and brown icing to pipe dot head.  Use tip 5 and brown icing to pipe dot ears and muzzle.  Use tip 3 and black icing to pipe dot eyes, nose, and outline mouth.   Use tip 3 and multiple colored icing to pipe dot confetti.

Worm: On white iced cupcake, use tip 5 and green icing to pipe increasing sizes of dots from tail to head.  Use tip 3 and white icing to pipe dot eyes, tip 2 and black icing to pipe dot pupils and outline mouth, tip 2 and green icing to pipe dot nose.

Cyclops: On light green iced cupcake, use tip 3 and dark green icing to pipe dots.  Use tip 3 and black icing to outline and pipe-in mouth.  Use tip 3 and white icing to pipe dot eye and tooth.  Use tip 3 and black icing to pipe dot pupil.  Cut black shoestring licorice and insert for hair.

Color-by-Number Guide to Make Different Icing Shades

Take the guess work out of coloring your icing!

I snagged this chart from Pinterest.  I will be adding this to my quick reference binder.  I use the food coloring paste instead of the drops so I am going to have to figure out the portion amount.

Be sure to visit Rachel Sanders' BuzzFeed to get 35 Amazing Birthday Cake Ideas.