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    <pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 16:48:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Cake explosion tutorial</title>
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        <![CDATA[<p>I have made a cake explosion tutorial &#8211; You can find full photo tutorial here</p>


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	<p>I hope you find it useful &#8211; Thanks for looking xx</p>]]>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2013 16:48:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://cakesdecor.com/DollybirdBakes/blog/565</guid>
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      <title>Cookie Monster Tutorial</title>
      <link>http://cakesdecor.com/DollybirdBakes/blog/356</link>
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        <![CDATA[<p>I have made a tutorial on how to make the lovable Cookie monster &#8211; great one for kiddies and hobby bakers to get involved with as no special tools are used to give a really professional effect.</p>


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	<p>Things you will need:<br />Dessicated coconut 75g<br />Butterfrosting &#8211; You can find a suitable recipe here for 12 cupcakes Or use shop bought buttercream <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/basicbuttericing_73263">http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/basicbuttericing_73263</a><br />Chocolate chip cookies &#8211; 1 per cookie monster<br />Giant Milkybar buttons<br />Chocolate chips<br />Blue food colouring &#8211; I have used Wilton Royal Blue &#8211; But any blue food colouring / gel or paste will be suitable.<br />A cupcake<br />A sandwich bag &#8211; not shown</p>


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	<p>First we are going to make cookie monsters eyes:<br />Take 2 giant buttons and 2 chocolate chips, use a tiny amount of buttercream on the back of the chocolate chips to act as a glue and stick them onto the buttons.</p>


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	<p>You want your eyes to look something like this.</p>


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	<p>Then take the remaining buttercream and add the blue colour. I&#8217;ve used Wilton Royal Blue. You can use any blue colouring available. <br />If you are using liquid colouring, add it slowly, you may need to add a little extra icing sugar if your buttercream becomes too wet.</p>


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	<p>Take your sandwich bag and add the coconut to it. Add a small amount of colour to the bag.</p>


	<p><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdimg/me62gow.jpg" alt="" /><br />Rub the bag between your hands to get the coconut blue.</p>


	<p><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdimg/me62h2b.jpg" alt="" /><br />You want your coconut to look like this&#8230;</p>


	<p><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdimg/me62hdf.jpg" alt="" /><br />Pop the coconut into a bowl</p>


	<p><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdimg/me62hnt.jpg" alt="" /><br />Add a generous helping of buttercream to your cupcake, like this.</p>


	<p><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdimg/me62i5t.jpg" alt="" /><br />Then take your cupcake and roll it in the coconut.</p>


	<p><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdimg/me62ivv.jpg" alt="" /><br />Then with the palm of your hand start to gently pat the buttercream into shape. You want it to cover the top of you cupcake.</p>


	<p><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdimg/me62j5d.jpg" alt="" /><br />Once the top is covered, I place mine down and use the palm of my hands to tidy the sides.</p>


	<p><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdimg/me62jrs.jpg" alt="" /><br />You want your cupcake to look like this. Slightly domed.</p>


	<p><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdimg/me62k2v.jpg" alt="" /><br />Now take your cookie and cut a slither off like shown&#8230;.. Eat this bit for quality purposes ;)</p>


	<p><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdimg/me62kd5.jpg" alt="" /><br />Take cookie monsters eyes and poke them gently into the butterfrosting.</p>


	<p><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdimg/me62knn.jpg" alt="" /><br />They should stand proud like this. The butterfrosting will hold the eyes in place.</p>


	<p><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdimg/me62kwd.jpg" alt="" /><br />Take your cookie rounded edge out and slowly push it into the buttercream dome, where his mouth would be.</p>


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	<p>Once in place I pat my buttercream gently around the cookie to ensure its in place.<br />Thats it folks&#8230;.. Hope you like the tutorial, feel free to share the album, if you use the tutorial, please credit me if you post pics&#8230;.. ♥</p>


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      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:03:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://cakesdecor.com/DollybirdBakes/blog/356</guid>
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