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Lion and Lamb Cupcakes Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • Measure 1/2 cup of your buttercream and tint with pink food coloring to desired shade; transfer to a pastry bag fitted with a round tip; set aside.
  • Divide remaining buttercream evenly.
  • Into one bowl, stir the melted chocolate. Set aside.
  • Frost half of the cupcakes with plain buttercream for the lambs and half with the chocolate buttercream for the lions.
  • LAMBS:
  • Arrange the halved mini marshmallows around the perimeter of the white cakes in two concentric circles.
  • Leave room for ears on the edges and an empty circle in the middle for a face.
  • Place halved full sized marshmallows in spot reserved for ears.
  • Place two mini chocolate candies in upper half of each empty circle to make eyes.
  • Place a bubblegum triangle for the nose.
  • LIONS:
  • Press coconut into the edge of the chocolate buttercream to create a mane.
  • One each cake, pipe a small dot of pink buttercream in the center to form a nose.
  • Arrange two gumdrop halves on either side of nose for cheeks.
  • Stick three licorice pieces into buttercream on either side of cheeks for whiskers.
  • Place two mini chocolate candies over gumdrops to make eyes.

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    " It was excellent "
    grizzlybear ate it and said...
    This looks like something fun to do with my grandson's Great post
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  • lacrenshaw 15 years ago
    Good to see you too, tink! Things improving, my friend? You know, even though Martha might make these SOUND easy, you are not speaking with the world's most patient person here... so, will YOU make ME a pair? Thanks for liking them because I just couldn't resist this post! Thanks for your 5.
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    " It was excellent "
    minitindel ate it and said...
    awwwwwwww how cute i love them will you make me a pair of them lol
    nice to see you !!!

    hugs tink
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