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| Equipment: 1. Muffin pans 2. Measuring cups 3. Electric mixer 4. Rubber spatula 5. Five small pastry bags with star-shaped and fine round tips 6. Cooling racks 7. Toothpicks 8. Mixing bowls 9. Wax paper 10. Measuring spoons 11. Scissors 12. Pencil 13. Paper baking cups Ingredients: 1. One 16-oz. box Betty Crocker Golden Pound Cake mix 2. Betty Crocker Creamy Deluxe vanilla frosting 3. Two eggs 4. Water 5. Royal icing (recipe below) 6. Assorted paste food colorings |
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Directions: 1. Make up the batter according to the instructions on the cake mix box. 2. Place paper baking cup in each cup of muffin pans. 3. Fill baking cups half full and bake at 325 degrees for 35 - 40 minutes. 4. Trace two ears onto white paper for each bunny cupcake desired. 5. Cut out; color center with crayon as shown. 6. With vanilla frosting, ice cupcake top when cool. 7. Using star tip, pipe white royal icing around cupcake top and make head tuft as shown. 8. Using the round tip, pipe blue eyes, pink nose, and red mouth. 9. Insert ears. ROYAL ICING: Ingredients: 1. 1 lb. (3 1/2 cups) icing sugar 2. 2 extra-large egg whites 3. 1 tsp. lemon juice Method: 1. Sift sugar. 2. Beat egg whites with mixer until frothy; then begin adding sugar one tablespoon at a time. Continue beating until mixture stands in peaks. 3. Add lemon juice; mix thoroughly. Mixture should be very stiff and not shiny and should pipe easily. If necessary, add small amounts of additional egg white or sugar to adjust texture. Makes 2 - 2 1/2 cups icing. 4. To tint, place icing in bowls and mix in paste food colorings for desired shade. 5. Store icing in an airtight container as it dries out quickly and becomes brittle. 6. When using icings, cover bowls and pastry bags with damp dish towels, keeping towels away from direct contact with icings. |
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