Every baker needs a good apron when making their creations, especially when using flour, that stuff can get everywhere. Two days later you'll be in the shower still trying to get that stuff out of your hair. Well of course Martha has a pattern! It was surprisingly easy and turned out great! I found some cheap cupcake fabric at Joann's, about 1 1/2 yards and it was just the right amount. To make the pockets you just fold the fabric up to around the hips and sew two lines, it was so easy. I ended up lining it with thicker muslin to make it more durable, you can avoid this step by using a sturdy fabric to begin with, like canvas. I also outlined it with brown fabric and added two red buttons at the pockets. After trimming the sides, it was still too wide and long for me, but I'm just freakishly small. Again, I blame my family. Overall it was a quick and easy project that Martha would be proud of. And my clothes are grateful to be shielded from flying batter.
For the Fourth of July I followed Martha's super easy decorating idea: twizzler flags! The yellow buttermilk cupcakes were super easy and made a huge batch, 36. They were moist and delicious without being too sweet. However the Swiss Meringue Buttercream icing was less successful. I had made the recipe before and it turned out alright, but this time it was a little too runny. The original recipe makes way too much for a normal batch, so i halved it, but it's difficult to divide 5 eggs in half. I opted for 3, which is where the extra moisture probably came from. The buttercream icing in general is not my favorite, not sweet enough. It's a lot like eating solid butter. Sounds good, doesn't it? Considering the recipe calls for a pound of it, I'm not surprised. The decorations were super easy, just cut up strips of the pull and peel twizzlers, and add dots of blue icing. Easy as cake!
le, you can avoid this step by using a sturdy fabric to begin with, like canvas. I also outlined it with brown fabric and added two red buttons at the pockets. After trimming the sides, it was still too wide and long for me, but I'm just freakishly small. Again, I blame my family. Overall it was a quick and easy project that Martha would be proud of. And my clothes are grateful to be shielded from flying batter.
