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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Thanks Debbie, love the idea of covering up imperfections with sprinkles, mini chocolate chips, chopped nuts, etc… <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>I’m going to try holding the cupcake with my fingers around the edge, that sounds like it could work.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>I wondered if frosting would be easier to manage if it was first refrigerated and then, using a cookie scoop, plop on a blob and spread it…maybe it wouldn’t be as sticky when using the finger method. I guess it would depend on how thick the frosting is to begin with. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Ginger<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> NFB-InTheKitchen <nfb-inthekitchen-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Debbie Azzarone<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 8, 2022 7:57 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB In The Kitchen' <nfb-inthekitchen@nfbnet.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-InTheKitchen] Frosting cupcakes<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Hi Ginger,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I have used several different methods.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Using a knife to dip into the frosting, I wrap my hand around the upper perimeter of the cupcake so not to go past the edge. I use the icing sparingly, and once I’ve frosted them all, I go back and add more and stay just shy of the edge.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I’ve used a spoon, plopped a spoonful on top, then used the bottom of the spoon to spread it outward, making the icing more of a swirled hill.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I’ve even tried spreading all the icing out on a plate, turn the cupcakes upside down, then as if I were turning a door knob, I’ve swirled the cakes in the icing then lifted them straight up. That was my least favorite method unless I’m only making a very small amount of cupcakes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I tried those frosting bag things, but I guess that takes practice, because it ended up being a disaster for me.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I like to add sprinkles or chips to cover imperfections I don’t see, but are probably there.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Most often, and this may not appeal to everyone, but I’m pretty much a hands and fingers on kind of person when I cook or bake.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Making sure my hands are clean, once I’ve placed a lump of icing on top of the cupcake, I feel my way around, pushing a bit here and flattening a bit there to make sure it’s spread on evenly.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>The best part about that is, once you’ve finished icing all the cupcakes, you get to lick your fingers!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Debbie A.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>"A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words." -Unknown<o:p></o:p></span></i></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> NFB-InTheKitchen <<a href="mailto:nfb-inthekitchen-bounces@nfbnet.org">nfb-inthekitchen-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ginger Kutsch<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 8, 2022 6:16 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB In The Kitchen' <<a href="mailto:nfb-inthekitchen@nfbnet.org">nfb-inthekitchen@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> [NFB-InTheKitchen] Frosting cupcakes<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Hello all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>For those of you with no vision, does anyone have tips for frosting cupcakes? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Ginger<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>