Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Beach Day Cupcakes

I made these cupcakes for Jackie's birthday.  We've spent many great days on the beach hanging out and when I saw these in Martha Stewart's Cupcakes, I knew I would make them for her!  I simplified the decorations and used crushed graham crackers on half the frosting to look like "sand" and added little cocktail umbrellas for pure cuteness!

Yellow Buttermilk Cupcakes - Martha Stewart
Swiss Meringue Buttercream - Martha Stewart

I cut both recipes in half to make 20 cupcakes.  To dye the icing blue, I used AmeriColor Sky Blue gel color.  The cupcake is a sturdy, but flavorful batter and the frosting is lovely and delicious!

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