We had a couple of my son's classmates over for lunch yesterday. I thought they'd have fun playing with fondant. As you can see from above, they did some adorable stuff.
The cake was Trader Joe's Vanilla bean. And because I only had 4 T of butter in the house, I softened it and mixed it with a bunch of powdered sugar and a can of marshmallow creme. Don't ask me why I had marshmallow creme; I'm not entirely sure. But now I don't have it so it's just as well. It was tasty frosting but since I over-heated the butter it was a little too soft. Very sticky. But very yummy.
So next time you feel that marshmallow creme is unhealthy, try adding butter and sugar to it, then the original won't seem so bad.
We had 3 moms, 3 girls and 1 boy working on these. The two younger boys preferred to play outside. 2 of the girls did a great job. My 4-year-old, however, kneaded that fondant until it was as soft as peanut butter. Then she decided she needed to eat it since it was too soft. Oh boy!
This cupcake is a combined effort. Andrea made the sweet pea, Kadence made the strawberry base, Liz made the strawberry top, and I dotted the berry with a food writer.
The original plan was to make ladybugs but then I tried to make a caterpillar that ended up looking like peas. So then we made peas and strawberries and even a radish and some lettuce. They're so cute!
Of course, I wouldn't let them eat them until I had snapped up some pictures.
Maci decorated her own, full of "peas" and one strawberry.
These were super fun to make. I just know I'm going to have to make more this summer. They're so easy too! Maybe I can make a 4th of July variety with fondant blueberries. Nah, I'd rather use real blueberries. But I love the radish idea and sweet pea, maybe even some carrots. Oh my goodness, I want to make some more today!
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