Cherry Chip Bake Shop

Okay. I know I promised Florida pics, but I have to post about these first.

A friend asked me to make kitty cupcakes for his daughter’s birthday. Being the cake… er… cat lover I am, I obliged. They have a gray kitty and an orange kitty so I did six of each color. They turned out darling, don’t you think? Especially this guy. Even though he’s a little cross-eyed. It adds to his charm, no?

I made the ears, eyes and muzzle the night before. For the eyes, I melted white chocolate and piped ovals onto wax paper. Then, and this is key, I dropped candy dots in place BEFORE the chocolate cooled. The chocolate cools rather quickly, so pipe a few sets of eyes, drop the dots into place and then pipe some more.

I used a giant heart sprinkle for each nose, which I “pasted” into place on the fondant muzzle with a tiny dot of buttercream.

I made the ears out of fondant by folding a semi-circle in half. Then I used an edible art marker to draw on the details. Look at that face… couldn’t you just eat him up?

The next morning I baked the cupcakes, in this case marble. Speaking of marble cake, what is marble cake without chocolate frosting? That’s why I decided to dip the cupcakes in melted chocolate fudge frosting before piping on the buttercream. Major. Win.

Meow,
K