Adorable Vanilla Ladybird Cupcakes

These cupcakes are just so adorable you and especially the kids are really going to love them and love making them too. I had alot of fun cutting out the shapes and you dont need any fancy cutters to do it, just a knife and your fingers to shape the cutouts are enough – although cutters would make more precise corners and circles. I baked these in under 30 minutes and then spent another 30 minutes with the designs.

To get started you will need only a few ingredients.

• Vanilla Cupcake Mix
• Ready To Roll Icing
• 2 Eggs
• 2 Tablespoons of butter
• Cupcake Cups
• Glitter Writing Gel (Optional)

Mix the Vanilla Cupcake mixture with the eggs and butter in a mixing bowl for 2 minutes until mixture is well combined. Preheat oven to 180 C.

Pour the mixture into cupcake cups until about half to two-thirds full. Bake in oven for 20 to 25 minutes then set aside to cool.

Shape the ready made icing into the appropriate shapes using a knife and your fingers. Layer these shapes onto the cooled cupcake using a little sugared water to help make them stick together (I found that just the icing alone was sticky enough to keep everything in place)

Serve immediately or store in airtight containers.

Get creative and make some designs of your own. the kids really love joining in and making there own designs.