I've wanted to make these cupcake for years, since I first saw them in the very fun Hello, Cupcake book and I figured April Fool's Day was the perfect excuse, especially since we had special guests for dinner. I tinted my buttercream frosting with a few drops of yellow food coloring to get the perfect spaghetti noodle color, then spread the cupcakes with a thin layer to cover then top of the cake. Next I piped it through a small round tip to get the noodles. It doesn't take any special technique--you just squeeze the icing and the frosting 'noodles' itself!
The Ferrero Rocher meatballs really made it, though--with the strawberry jam coating, they looked eerily realistic! I even used some red and white checked cupcake liners from my stash to echo a red and white checked tablecloth like you might see at an Italian restaurant.
They were really fun to make and delicious to eat, both a good trick and a good treat!
They were delicious! The entire evening was perfection. Thank you for making our first family weekend in Colorado so lovely!
ReplyDeleteThese are SO FUN!! I'm so inspired by your creativity and will to try new things. Maybe one day I'll actually DO something!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh...they DO look realistic. FUN. Are the meatballs still covered in foil or what type of FR candy did you buy?
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ReplyDeleteGreat post! 'clever last line!
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