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I'm going to show you how to make your cupcakes move!
I started with R2D2 as my main idea, but part of me was inspired by the shape of the bottom of the cupcake to do a quick and dirty R4 A22 as well.
Please note that I used food safe markers on this project, do not draw on your cupcake with regular markers!
And just so everyone can see him in action, I'm attaching a quick video.
I started with R2D2 as my main idea, but part of me was inspired by the shape of the bottom of the cupcake to do a quick and dirty R4 A22 as well.
Please note that I used food safe markers on this project, do not draw on your cupcake with regular markers!
And just so everyone can see him in action, I'm attaching a quick video.
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Signing UpStep 1Make Marshmallow Fondant
I made marshmallow fondant from a recipe from DotatDabbled's Recipe, incorporating a tiny bit (the addition of vanilla from ashleyg13.
First gather your ingredients.
8 Oz Powdered Sugar
4 Oz Marshmallows
A few Drops Vanilla Extract
1TBs minus a few drops Water
Cheapo Food Scale (this is helpful if you want to make a smaller quantity like this).
Silpat Mat (very important so things don't stick!)
Not pictured coconut oil or crisco (if you don't have the silpat, or even if you do, using about a spoonful of this can help grease your hands and work space so stuff doesn't stick).
Weigh out the ingredients. This makes it easy to determine the quantity. Note when reading a scale, you need to calibrate the scale to zero and also weigh the ingredients by looking from the same point of view. These measurement photos look off because I took the photo at a different angle than I weighed the ingredients.
Microwave the marshmallows and a few drops of vanilla in a tablespoon topped off with water for 30 seconds and then add in and stir 3/4 of the powdered sugar with a spatula.
Turn this out on to your work surface, which is liberally sprinkled with powdered sugar. Knead until you get a soft play dough like consistency, which pulls and stretches, but does not tear.
Put this in a plastic baggie and refrigerate overnight to one week.
First gather your ingredients.
8 Oz Powdered Sugar
4 Oz Marshmallows
A few Drops Vanilla Extract
1TBs minus a few drops Water
Cheapo Food Scale (this is helpful if you want to make a smaller quantity like this).
Silpat Mat (very important so things don't stick!)
Not pictured coconut oil or crisco (if you don't have the silpat, or even if you do, using about a spoonful of this can help grease your hands and work space so stuff doesn't stick).
Weigh out the ingredients. This makes it easy to determine the quantity. Note when reading a scale, you need to calibrate the scale to zero and also weigh the ingredients by looking from the same point of view. These measurement photos look off because I took the photo at a different angle than I weighed the ingredients.
Microwave the marshmallows and a few drops of vanilla in a tablespoon topped off with water for 30 seconds and then add in and stir 3/4 of the powdered sugar with a spatula.
Turn this out on to your work surface, which is liberally sprinkled with powdered sugar. Knead until you get a soft play dough like consistency, which pulls and stretches, but does not tear.
Put this in a plastic baggie and refrigerate overnight to one week.
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the robotic bit is genius!
great idea :)
Hex bugs are supposed to react to sound, but I think mine was a dud. It would be cool to set it in motion and heard to over to someone via clapping or a song.
I will have to brainstorm how to make it lighter in the future, this is one heavy cupcake, and that would make it travel farther.