Sunshine and Rainbows

I'm not sure why my dear friend Debbie was nervous about the latest cake project she took on - someone wanted sunshine and rainbows...in cake form.  Anyone who knows me and Debbie knows that when it comes to sunshine and rainbows, she's much better outfitted for the job...i'm more like gray clouds and snowflakes.  :) 

She knew she wanted the rainbow inside the cupcake, so with the help of a little gizmo from Wilton that sits in your cupcake liner and allows you to pour a different color batter into the center of the cupcake, she was able to make different colored centers for a rainbow surprise with the first bite.  For the top of the cupcake, white buttercream was piped on in a high-top swirl, looking much like a cloud, where fondant suns would sit. 

All we had to do was make the fondant suns! So after surveying the cutters on hand and finding one small flower cutter and a circle, we were able to put these little puppies together!

 

So the end product when everything was put together?  Fondant suns sitting atop a fluffy white cloud hiding a rainbow inside the cupcake!



Aren't they darling? Two things we learned during this confectionary adventure - fondant that appears rock hard and destined for the trash can just needs some TLC - massage some Crisco into it and it's nearly as good as new; and the little gizmo from Wilton that allows you to make two-tone cupcakes serves you best when you're making consistently colored two-tone cupcakes.  Otherwise, everything needs washed in between, and the waste of batter will leave you short of what you're expecting from the cake mix.

I wonder why no one ever asks for gray clouds and snow cupcakes? ;)