Lady Bug Cupcakes

Happy Birthday Kristen 
(my beyond fabulous little sister)

I decided to go home for my little sisters' Birthday (I'm a great big sister).  My Mom (not into baking) was going to get her store bought cupcakes to take to school, STORE BOUGHT cupcakes!!!  I know, the horror of it, to think that my sister would bring those to school!  Not on my watch!  I sent my mom a list of cupcake flavors and decorating ideas (tons of ideas).  Of all things my sister wanted funfetti cupcakes with lady bugs.  Not my 1st choice but, it was her Birthday so I made what she wanted.

To begin, I created an army of marzipan ladybugs... 

Next up, I slaved away whipping up box mix Funfetti cupcakes and started in on the Swiss Meringue Buttercream.  Talk about a pain!  I don't particularly care for buttercream and I especially don't particularly care to make it either.  Especially a meringue based buttercream.  But, what my little sister wants, my little sister gets, so meringue buttercream it is!

I used a small, multi-opening tip (#233) to hand pipe on the "grass."  Don't ask how long it took! 


Finally, finishing touches!  Grass cupcake wrappers, and placing of the army!  


In the end, sister wins the day.  Kris and her class loved them! 

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