Basketball Cupcake
Basketball Cupcake

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For this basketball cupcake, I was inspired by the texture of real basketballs - how they have lots of bumpy dots on them. And I realized that orange nonpareils could achieve that texture really well!
In addition, I've been experimenting with using food-safe string on my cupcakes as a way to reveal a color underneath and add dimension. So using string to create the indented lines in the basketball made perfect sense - and was so satisfying to do.
This basketball turned out better than I could have imagined!

Basketball Cupcake 2
First, I made a flat base of black buttercream by flipping the cupcake upside down onto parchment paper...
First, I made a flat base of black buttercream by flipping the cupcake upside down onto parchment paper...
...and then freezing it for 15 minutes before peeling it off. Then I placed the strings on.
...and then freezing it for 15 minutes before peeling it off. Then I placed the strings on.
Carefully, I used a palette knife to spread a thin layer of orange buttercream on top, and dipped in nonpareils.
Carefully, I used a palette knife to spread a thin layer of orange buttercream on top, and dipped in nonpareils.
Then the most satisfying part - pulling the strings off to reveal the black lines underneath!
Then the most satisfying part - pulling the strings off to reveal the black lines underneath!
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