tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684628052232954814.post2521518962069215913..comments2010-06-13T19:13:40.039-05:00TidyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03140887443718894389tidymom@charter.netBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684628052232954814.post-38814936489304589002010-05-18T10:37:53.542-05:002010-05-18T10:37:53.542-05:00Anonymous.....what a fantastic idea!! I can&#39;t wait to try it!! Thanks!TidyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03140887443718894389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684628052232954814.post-22248710595139137632010-05-18T10:34:52.129-05:002010-05-18T10:34:52.129-05:00Have you tried putting a line of the gel colors down the sides of the pastry bag? Then you just fill it with white buttercream and the three colors dye the icing as you ice the cupcakes? That might help keep them from mixing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684628052232954814.post-5044791213075064922010-02-26T13:58:29.326-06:002010-02-26T13:58:29.326-06:00I&#39;ve heard that it&#39;s easier to pipe the different colors if you use an icing spatula to put the different colors in the bag. They stay separate a little more easily. I haven&#39;t tried it myself though. Now I have inspiration, though! :)Shandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12777687648480436854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684628052232954814.post-74800824535963406132010-02-17T14:37:44.759-06:002010-02-17T14:37:44.759-06:00I love your Mardi Gras cupcakes and the pictures are so wonderful. I made king cake cupcakes last year for our friends who moved to New Orleans. I wish I would have found your frosting idea then as I only went with one color.Melody @ Party Cupcake Ideashttp://partycupcakeideas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684628052232954814.post-82676757638668203712010-02-15T07:11:00.662-06:002010-02-15T07:11:00.662-06:00I made them for a friend&#39;s B-day this weekend and they were a HUGE hit! Thanks for the recipe! And the Buttercream frosting with only butter was perfect!Rachel L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13522401989479751359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684628052232954814.post-50633716588679720732010-02-14T14:30:06.482-06:002010-02-14T14:30:06.482-06:00AS ALWAYS THEY LOOK YUMMYLICIOUS!!! A tip for piping colors is to paint the inside of your bag with the colors you are using. Just a stripe of paste food color from top to bottom of the bag.Hope I made myself clear.Not great at explainig myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684628052232954814.post-32379671400503602392010-02-13T22:53:42.039-06:002010-02-13T22:53:42.039-06:00YUM! Those look gorgeous and SOUND delicious!!!<br /><br />I&#39;m so sad that I never got a Flat Tidy Mom pic at Blissdom :0( <br /><br />LOVE your recipes!Rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11984079966030350891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684628052232954814.post-20491302427679906202010-02-11T20:18:40.656-06:002010-02-11T20:18:40.656-06:00Oh MY! Those sound delicious, Cheryl! You are the Cupcake Queen!!!bridget {bake at 350}http://www.blogger.com/profile/03028474637440238003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684628052232954814.post-32533177718449079602010-02-11T11:13:24.872-06:002010-02-11T11:13:24.872-06:00Made them, loved them, shared them with a friend (who was supposed to give one to his wife and kids) -- he ate them all!Bridgittenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684628052232954814.post-43918468605831191522010-02-10T23:36:42.440-06:002010-02-10T23:36:42.440-06:00I love how you did the icing! Thanks for the instructions on how to do it.Memóriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05445694569829238462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684628052232954814.post-82950719696603276722010-02-10T06:30:29.778-06:002010-02-10T06:30:29.778-06:00Oh my ...Oh my...Oh my!<br /><br />I JUST HAVE to make those!Astridhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03574975463738519560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684628052232954814.post-8929437229792418632010-02-10T01:06:49.455-06:002010-02-10T01:06:49.455-06:00What a fabulous idea! I was thinking of trying to make a king cake with the kids, but I might just have to make cupcakes instead.Angie @ Many Little Blessingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846708503551936348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684628052232954814.post-43234215099837757652010-02-09T21:34:53.331-06:002010-02-09T21:34:53.331-06:00Hi Cheryl. :) I am hosting a tunkables giveaway on my blog and would love for you to enter if you haven&#39;t already.<br /><br />http://www.mooreminutes.com/2010/02/unique-tunkables-giveaway-vintage-knife.html<br /><br />And you are the cupcake QUEEN! You make the most beautiful and delicious-looking desserts! I love seeing these posts.{ L }http://www.blogger.com/profile/08762855036281651402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684628052232954814.post-43717358381908534852010-02-09T20:18:34.275-06:002010-02-09T20:18:34.275-06:00They look fantastic! I can just imagine how wonderful they smell :)Diane {createdbydiane.blogspot.com}http://www.blogger.com/profile/10287276163804447813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684628052232954814.post-74057584033552795562010-02-09T17:32:07.517-06:002010-02-09T17:32:07.517-06:00oooh! can you just email me one of those please? They look awesome.Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17984411828925652326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684628052232954814.post-33112492796355598082010-02-09T16:58:45.078-06:002010-02-09T16:58:45.078-06:00Splendid! Just splendid! Well done!Janet (aka Army Mom)http://www.janetbridge.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684628052232954814.post-28156515972733789582010-02-09T16:56:22.799-06:002010-02-09T16:56:22.799-06:00Yummy! These look delicious. I can&#39;t wait to make them for my family and eat them all myself. :) I know that&#39;s probably what I&#39;ll do!Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05435961666045139667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684628052232954814.post-17867567187602260802010-02-09T16:16:39.016-06:002010-02-09T16:16:39.016-06:00Wow these look great! I love mardi gras season, and last year I even made a king&#39;s cake!<br /><br />I blogged about it here if your interested:<br />http://www.newlyweds-blog.com/2009/02/24/mardi-gras-kings-cake/Jenna @ Newlywedshttp://newlyweds-blog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684628052232954814.post-10778311023539814522010-02-09T15:24:41.577-06:002010-02-09T15:24:41.577-06:00WHOA! I don&#39;t usually do recipes, but I consider these pretty essential baking. These should be illegal they sound so good.<br /><br />Fleur<br />xxmarble rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14257382093959509542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684628052232954814.post-47714419232295712912010-02-09T15:10:13.568-06:002010-02-09T15:10:13.568-06:00Rachel - there are many variations for Butter Cream - you can make it with only butter....the shortening makes it hold up a little better - I actually used an only butter recipe when I made the Sweetheart Cherry Cake.<br /><br />Here&#39;s that recipe...I would just not add the almond extract for this one:<br /><br />Butter Cream Icing (from Lucky Leaf)<br /><br />Ingredients<br /><br />1 cup butter, softened<br />1 teaspoon vanilla<br />1 teaspoon almond extract<br />4 cups (1 pound) confectioners&#39; sugar, sifted<br />2-4 tablespoons milk<br />food coloring (optional)TidyMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03140887443718894389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684628052232954814.post-48833353059275855072010-02-09T15:03:20.608-06:002010-02-09T15:03:20.608-06:00They are so pretty and sound yummy!! Thanks for linking to TMTT.<br />Enjoyed watching your &quot;flat&quot; TidyMom Blissdom adventures via Twitter.Lisa@BlessedwithGracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17071661413559588422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684628052232954814.post-2051827340659704312010-02-09T13:35:42.081-06:002010-02-09T13:35:42.081-06:00Yum! Love your pics too!Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00342467790727259855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684628052232954814.post-90717774403969937312010-02-09T12:48:59.023-06:002010-02-09T12:48:59.023-06:00Perfect for Mardi Gras!<br />I feel a BUSINESS comin on!!!<br />You go girl!<br />XXOOXX<br />Delighted to see my fave...inkOBSESSIONdesign as one of your sponsors! yeah! xxooxxTeresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05279727494931795018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684628052232954814.post-47334824143516252392010-02-09T12:28:14.936-06:002010-02-09T12:28:14.936-06:00I don&#39;t keep vegetable shortening on hand... could I use 2 cups butter in the frosting instead?<br /><br />I found this butter cream frosting recipe on the foodnetwork website; think it will work well with the cupcakes? (Can you tell I&#39;m trying to avoid going to the store?!)<br /><br />3 cups confectioners&#39; sugar <br />1 cup butter <br />1 teaspoon vanilla extract <br />1 to 2 tablespoons whipping creamRachel L.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13522401989479751359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684628052232954814.post-33804895109585844472010-02-09T12:24:16.562-06:002010-02-09T12:24:16.562-06:00Oh. My. Word. These look amazing. And are SO beautiful!! Rock on girl!<br /><br />Blessings-<br />AmandaAmandahttp://iammommy.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.com