Maya the Bee cupcakes

INGREDIENTS FOR 12 CUPCAKES

MIXTURE

• 1egg• 125gbutter• 100ghoney• 300gflour• 250gyoghurt• ½sachetofbakingpowder• 1sachetofvanillasugar• 2tspofcinnamon• Juiceofonelemon• Gratedzestofonelemon

BUTTER CREAM

• 165gbutteratroomtemperature• 250gicingsugar• 1tbsofmilk• Greenfoodcolouring

ALSO

• Blackfoodcolouringpen• Greenfoodcolouringpen• Pinkfoodcolouring• Approx.100ggoldenyellowfondanticing• Approx.50gsunyellowfondanticing• Approx.50gbrownfondanticing• Approx.20gwhitefondanticing

PREPARATION

Firstofall,meltthebutter,honeyandvanillasugarinapan.

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Nowmixtheegg,yoghurtandlemonjuiceinabowl,addthemeltedbuttermixtureandcontinuestirring.

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Mixtheflour,bakingpowderandcinnamonandaddtotheliquidmixturewiththegratedlemonzest.

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Linethe12-holecupcaketraywithpapercasesandspoonthemixtureintothem.

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Preheattheoven,setittotopandbottomheatandbakethecupcakesat180°Cforapprox.20-25minutes.

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Leavetocoolwhentheycomeoutoftheoven.6

Nowmakethebuttercream.Todoso,beatthesoftbutterforaround5minutesuntilitispaleandcreamy.

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Graduallyaddalltheicingsugaruntilitiscompletelyblendedwiththebutter.Thenbeatthemixtureforanother2-3minutes.

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Finally,addthemilkandgreenfoodcolouringandbeatuntilthefoodcolouringisevenlydistributed.

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NowitistimetomakethefacesforMayaandWilly.Firstofall,cutout12circlesfromthegoldenyellowfondanticing.Iusedaroundcutterwithadiameterof5cmforthis.Werecommenddustingtheworkingsurfacewithicingsugartostopthefondanticingsticking.

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Maya‘shairisnowcutoutofthesunyellowfondanticing.Youwillneed6piecesofhair.Imadeatemplatewithstiffpapertofitthesizeofthecut-outcircles.

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DothesameforWilly‘shairusingthebrownfondanticing.Again,youneed6piecesofhair.

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Usethewhitefondanttomould6pairsofroundeyesforMaya,and6pairsofovaleyesforWilly.

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Tomakethefeelers,roll24shortlengthsofblackfondanticing,mould24verysmallyellowballsandstickthemtothetipsofthefeelers.

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DampenMaya‘shairslightlywithabrushandsticktothe6cut-outcircles.

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Dothesamewiththeeyes.16

Finishtheeyeswithagreenandblackfoodcolouringpen.Iusedsmallwhiteballsoffondanticingandstuckthemontothepupilstogivetheeyesanextrasparkle.

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Useablackfoodcolouringpentodrawthemouthandnose.

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Thefeelersarestuckontotheheadattheleftandright.

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Asafinishingtouch,brushsomepinkcolouredpowderontothecheeks.

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NowdothesameforWilly.Firststickonthehairandeyes,thenfinishtheeyes.Paintonthemouthandnose.Stickonthefeelersandbrushonthepinkcheeks.

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Nowyoucanfinishthecupcakes.Todoso,spoonthegreenbuttercreamintoapipingbagandusetheveryfineserratednozzletodecoratethecupcakes.

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DecoratethebuttercreamwiththefondanticingfacesofMayaandWillyandyourcupcakesarefinished.

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Popthemintothefridgeuntilyouwanttoeatthem.Takethemoutofthefridgehalfanhourbeforeyouwanttoeatthemtogivethebuttercreamtimetosoften.

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