time, and reduce the speed of the beater to low.
As always, scrape the sides of the bowl as needed.
Depending on the consistency of the frosting and
your preferences, you can add a tablespoon or half
a tablespoon of heavy cream (to make the frosting
“softer”) - this is completely optional. After all the
powdered sugar is added, add in the vanilla extract
and return the speed of the beater to medium-high;
we still want fluffy frosting! Continue whipping
the frosting at that speed until it’s light and fluffy
(somewhere around two minutes), scraping the sides
of the bowl as always so no frosting is left behind.
Time for the fun (but tricky) part: decorating!
I wanted both colors of Neith’s costume to shine
so I separated the frosting into two bowls, adding
a few drops of teal food dye to one and a few
drops of purple food dye to the other. Mix up the
frosting until no white is left - it’ll show when
you do your piping, I can promise you that!
I opted to use plastic piping bags and a wide,
round trip to achieve my desired effect. Piping
frosting onto cupcakes is no easy task: you need to
be watchful for air bubbles and move at a steady
pace. Any hesitation and your frosting will lose its
shape! A good tip is to hold the tip about a half an
inch above the cupcake and pipe in a circular motion
from there, never losing pace. Be careful not to move
the tip down; this will cause your frosting to flatten
Consistency is key on frosting: too wet and your
and lose that ideal “round” shape. Once your piping
piping will be droopy, too stiff and you may not
is finished, add your remaining decorations. I opted
be able to “style” it the way you wish to.
to use gold dragées for a fun yet elegant “queen”
Begin your frosting adventure by whipping the
effect, placed steadily down the layers of the frosting.
butter (using your beater or stand mixer again)
I taped the feathers to toothpicks and stuck them
for around five minutes on a medium-high speed.
in that way for easy removal after the fact. Dress
You want the butter to be soft and easy to mix with
the cupcakes and voilà! You have yourself a perfect
the rest of the ingredients. Scrape the sides of the
homage to the Carnaval Queen herself: Neith. ■
bowl as needed - we don’t want any butter left out!
By Allison Panagis
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