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Superhero Cupcakes

I really like making and decorating cupcakes.  But my waistline doesn’t enjoy eating them. That’s for sure.

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pirate cupcakes
from last year?  Well, Julian was turning 5 and decided this year’s theme would be Superheroes!

I was kinda pumped for his choice.  Not gonna lie.  As an X-Men, Spiderman, Superman, Batman fan, this couldn’t have been more up my alley!

We went for a more vintage-y theme (vintage-y is a word, right?…no?  whatevs, I like math).  The cupcakes and cake were decorated with comic book punch royal icing and fondant.

Notice the Super J on the top?

Marshmallow fondant is one of my favorites.  It’s super tasty and really easy to make.

Ingredients

8 oz marshmallows (I used the big ones and used a whole bag, minus about 6 mallows)
4 cups powdered sugar
~2 Tbs Water
Food Coloring

Microwave the marshmallows in a microwave safe bowl for about 1 minute.  The marshmallows should puff up.

Mix in the powdered sugar.  Sounds easy.  Kinda tough.  I use my kitchen aid and start with the paddle and then end with the dough hook.  Works like a charm.  Then you can knead it into a nice ball.  Use powdered sugar to keep it from getting too sticky (kinda like flouring your work surface, but with powdered sugar).

The hard part is folding in the color.  I used gel colors, but you can use the liquid kind as well.

When it’s ready, roll it out on a surface and cut away!  I fee handed the starburst thingies.  I finally got the hang of it when I got to the last one.  Wah wah.