June 2022 Parenta magazine

Sheep cupcakes
Celebrate World Oceans Day
on 8th June with this fabulous Paper Plate Jellyfish craft!
What do you need?
• 150g butter, softened
• 150g caster sugar
You will need:
• 3 large eggs
• 2 tbsp milk
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 150g black sugar
paste
• 15g white sugar paste
• 100-120g white mini
marshmallows
• Paper plate
• Tissue paper
• Coloured string/wool
• Googly eyes
• Scissors
• Hole punch
• Glue
• Black marker pen
• 50g butter, softened
for frosting
Instructions:
• 100g icing sugar for
frosting
• A few drops of vanilla
extract for frosting
• 12-hole muffin tin
lined with cupcake
cases
You can find the full craft
instructions on ‘Delicious
Magazine’ here.
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to
190°C/170°C fan/gas 5.
2. Put the butter, sugar, flour,
eggs, milk and vanilla
extract in a large mixing
bowl and beat until light
and fluffy.
3. Divide the mixture among
the cupcake cases in the
tin and bake for 15-18
minutes or until the cakes
have risen.
4. Remove from the oven and
transfer to a wire rack to
cool.
5. To make the sheep faces,
break off a small piece of
black sugar paste (about
10g), then knead to soften
and shape into an oval
and slightly flatten.
6. Take 2 smaller pieces of
black sugar paste and
flatten into little ovals for
the ears. Press these onto
either side of the head.
7. To make the eyes, take 2
small balls of white sugar
paste and press them
onto the head, then make
2 very tiny balls of black
sugar paste and press
onto the eyes.
8. To make the butter-cream
frosting, put the butter in a
large mixing bowl and add
the icing sugar, vanilla
extract and 1 tbsp boiling
water. Beat well until
smooth, light and fluffy.
9. Spread butter-cream over
the top of a cake and stick
on a head, then press
white mini marshmallows
around it, all over the top.
1. Tear the tissue paper into small
pieces.
2. Draw a wavy line at the bottom of the
paper plate and cut along that line.
3. Glue the tissue paper pieces on to the
paper plate.
4. Use a hole punch to make several
holes along the wavy bottom line of
the paper plate.
5. Cut wool strands of the same length.
Thread them through the holes at
the bottom of the paper plate and tie
them up.
6. Glue the googly eyes on to the paper
plate and use a black marker to draw
a mouth.