But instead of just making a cupcake, I though, why not a bouquet of flowers??? Easter was already over, but Mother’s Day was coming up…so:
Voila!
Now, let me start by telling you that (again) I don’t bake…but that’s going to be changing. But to start off, I decided to use a box cake mix. I need to get my legs under me before I try to fly! 😉
And then, I have a dozen eggs (a box mix will give you enough for a dozen eggs and a dozen cupcakes).
I used my handy-dandy corkscrew and put a hole in the BOTTOM of the eggs. (Eggs have a pointier end and a rounder end. The rounder end is where the air pocket usually is. If you drill the hole there, then your egg will sink better in part 2.)
Once the hole was made, I peeled back enough of the shell so that you could put the tip of an icing bag in it (or, in my case, the tip of a baggie with the corner cut off!).
I used a toothpick to stir the insides up (breaking the yolk) and then drained out the egg. You can use the egg for the cake mix, make scrambled eggs for the family, or bake away for the rest of the day!
I then rinsed the eggs out, and placed them in hot salt water for 30 minutes. Rinse, drain and let dry.
I used a muffin tin, with tin foil inside to help the eggs stand up.
Mix your cake batter up, and fill the eggs about 1/2 full of batter. (Warning: they WILL overflow, but it’s not too tough to clean up, just scrape off the cake, and wipe off with a damp cloth.)
Bake at 350* for about 20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Then comes the fun part!
I took bamboo skewers and craft sticks (we call them popsicle sticks in this house!), and I stuck the eggs on them. I then took paper baking cups and flattened them out a bit. I had the boys color the white ones with bright markers, and I also used some of the colored wrappers. I placed them on the sticks, under the eggs, and presto! A flower!
You can use different sized cupcake wrappers, depending on the size of your eggs. To make a bouquet, I used a formula can, cut holes for the craft sticks, and just stuck the pointy end of the skewers in the lid. You can decorate the can all fancy-like, or, if you’re like me, you can just be amazed you made it this far and call it good.
Hey, I’m taking this whole Betty-Crocker thing one step at a time, I don’t plan on going all Martha-Stewart as well! 🙂
This is so cool! It looks like an all-day project, but very neat! I MIGHT have to try it sometime, if I ever get all Martha-Stewartish! : )
I cleaned out the eggs last night (about 30 minutes, plus the 30 minute wait). Then I baked them this morning (about another 30 minutes, plus the 20 minute or so bake-time). Had the boys color the cups (except the ones already colored), so it wasn’t too bad on time. Not something I’ll do every day, but definitely a cool project! 🙂
Val – I can’t believe you made those…I love it! Looks like so much stinkin work. I also love that you used funfetti 🙂
We’re 100 miles apart – it makes roughly zero sense that we’ve only met on Twitter! ND Tweetup time!
Thanks for sharing!
The wonders of Twitter connections will never cease to amaze me! This is a wild idea!
Alright I LOVE this project, Val. Fun idea for kids. A lot of work, yes but a lifetime memory for them. I love you baking! You I’m sure will be a rock star baker. And yes we need a tweet up. If @Al_Winmill @thebakingcup and I tweet about more topics I wonder what you will be inspired to do next? 🙂 You are an inspiring mom and friend.
Mother, I love you,
For all that you do.
I’ll kiss you and hug you,
Because you love me, too.
You feed me and need me,
To teach you to play,
So smile because I love you,
On this Mother’s Day