Monday, May 17, 2010

Soda Pop Cupcakes

I thought you might be interested in how I made those Soda Pop Cupcakes for Madison's party. Madison wanted the rainbow chip cake, as any self-respecting child would.  We mixed up a box after we prepped the baking dishes...
I thought long and hard about how to cook a cupcake so it baked tall.  I thought about my IKEA glasses, but wasn't sure they were "oven-safe".  Finally I remembered a post I saw about making mini pies in canning jars.  BINGO! 
Now, you don't want to use anything that narrows at the top. I figured wide-mouth was a must, but didn't want to give the girls a pint of cake, so... I found my jelly jars. They are just wide enough for a small canning lid, but don't narrow at the top. They are basically the same size top to bottom which means you can get the cake out after you bake it! Kind of important!

I threw in a jumbo muffin wrapper, lightly sprayed the exposed jar with pam cooking spray, and spooned in the batter.
 
If you notice the muffin wrapper in the picture above is not sticking to the sides of the jar.  I finally realized that you need to squish the ridges of the wrappers to make the pleats go all the way up the sides, make them tighter into a cylinder shape, so they will stay to the sides when these bake.  Like this:
pull the pleats together, then...
Squish!  It doesn't need to look pretty, just thinna!  Reminds me of my goal for me!  Pretty isn't something I have control over, just the thinna part :0)
Squeeze all the way around, then it should look something like this.  Back to the cake mix...
so I filled the cupcake wrappers just about to the top.  Unfortunately, I only had three jelly jars empty.  I did do one regular pint jar.  It made a very large Soda Pop Cupcake-Madison claimed that one as the birthday girl, of course.  I baked them for 25 min, the pint jar took about 30.  With only three, it took me 3 batches.  I figure you can get about 12 out of one Pillsbury cake mix.  I say Pillsbury because I actually prefer Betty Crocker.  I think they bake up nicer, but Pillsbury has better rainbow chip, and smaller boxes I think.  I better stop with that before I am proven wrong.  
Anyway, they look like strange Twinkies when they are done.  You should let them cool on a wire rack, in the jar, or they tend to suck in in the middles.  Slip them out after a while, then let them cool the rest of the way.  I only sprayed the pam the first time and never had a problem getting them out of the jars.  I didn't wash the jars between batches either.  Just went for it like a two-year-old at the swimming pool :0)
 
I exercised my maximum self control and let Madison frost these cupcakes.  I did stress her out explaining just how to do it (mommy is a bit of a perfectionist FREAK).  She did a fabulous job.  We went with strawberry frosting, which I had forgotten how YUMMY it was.  I had Strawberry frosting on every single birthday cake I ever had up until I was, like 20.  I think it is time for a come-back.  Anyway, I used the bigger star tip, no. 21 and some cream cheese frosting to swirl on the "whipped cream."  Just because I am absolutely fabulous at getting off the subject, I love the decorator tip no. 21.  We should be married.  I think if I were given the choice of all the decorator tips but lovely no. 21, or no other but no. 21, I would choose no. 21.  We are bosom buddies, best friends, soul mates, as far as cake decorating is concerned.  You should buy on ;0)
Top your cupcakes off with a maraschino cherry(or atomic fireball candy) and a "straw" of licorice and you are in business.  These were fun and very stress-free.  I would give these a 2 on the exotic scale of hardness.  You can do it!
Here are some happy customer photos
YUMM!
This project was linked up to:
The Girl CreativeMaking

Sumo Sweet Stuff





Cupcake Tuesday at HoosierHomemade.comDIY Day @ ASPTLBWS tips button


20 comments:

  1. I love your soda pop cup cakes!!! They are sooo cute!! I might have to have a party just so I can make them.... This is my first time here.... I became a follower :)

    ReplyDelete
  2. So Cute! I've never seen these before...how original! Thanks for linking up!!
    -Erika
    {www.misscraftypants.com}

    ReplyDelete
  3. What an awesome and yummy idea! I could go for one right now. lol
    Following you from TTA. Follow back if you'd like. http://atrioofboys.blogspot.com/

    ReplyDelete
  4. I love these. They are super cute and if I made some... I know I would have some seriously happy customers here as well.

    Blessings
    Rachymommy - MommyTopics.com

    ReplyDelete
  5. following you via tta

    adventuresofthedomesticatedmama.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  6. REALLY CUTE! Maybe I'll have to throw party just to have an excuse to make these! thanks for sharing :)

    ReplyDelete
  7. I think this is amazing. I have already bookmarked it, shared your blog and am following you!
    Happy TTA!

    ReplyDelete
  8. I want to do a 50's theme party for the seniors at our church; these would be perfect! Thanks.

    ReplyDelete
  9. How fun! Those are super cute! Looks like they had a blast with them!
    Thanks so much for joining in the fun at Cupcake Tuesday!
    ~Liz

    ReplyDelete
  10. I love it! I'm going to print this off now!
    I'm a new Tuesday Follower! Your site is so cute! To find some great deals and Freebies Visit me at http://www.rockindeals4you.com/?p=3784 and sign up for my newest giveaways!

    ReplyDelete
  11. I'm your newest follower from Tuesday Tag-Along, come follow me too!

    http://angelfoodskitchen.blogspot.com/

    ReplyDelete
  12. Thanks for linking up! I featured your idea! Come grab a featured button!

    http://sumossweetstuff.blogspot.com/2010/05/showcase-saturday_22.html

    Sumo

    ReplyDelete
  13. What a great idea!! I love it!

    ReplyDelete
  14. These are some of the coolest cupcakes I have ever seen. I love them!!! I am featuring them at somedaycrafts.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  15. Those are amazing. Love this idea for a 50's party theme. Cool. Thanks for the great idea.

    ReplyDelete
  16. This recipe was featured at The Trendy Treehouse. Stop by for a button!

    http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/2010/05/more-feature-favorites-from-around.html

    ReplyDelete

Novelty Print Quilt Pattern

I have had a hard time finding good quilt patterns for novelty prints the past couple times I purchased them.  I made up this pattern so tha...