The theme for Kyrie's birthday party this year was Lego Friends. We had the party at the skating rink, so there was some debate about what kind of cake I should make. I considered roller skates and a t-shirt before deciding on something Lego. So, once that was decided I had to figure out just what kind of Lego cake to do. I did a search on Pinterest and found a ton of ideas, which were helpful, though not exactly what I had in mind. Eventually, I decided that I would do individual Lego blocks in a shape, deciding on the number 8.
I bought a square (brownie) bake pan and a pack of gel colors that looked a lot like the Lego Friends color scheme. I used one chocolate and one yellow cake mix, which made 24 square cupcakes, plus some extra. Each cupcake was split and filled with strawberry filling. I prepared a double-batch of icing, and it was very close to gone after I did the 20 cupcakes.
(Note: We have a little friend who has a dairy allergy. Most Duncan Hines cake mixes are dairy-free. Then I make a traditional Wilton icing using shortening & water.)
This cake was time consuming because I basically made 20 miniature cakes that all were filled and iced separately, then placed on the cake board. One sorta-smart thing that I did was color-code the cakes: pink & yellow frosted cakes were vanilla and blue & purple frosted cakes were chocolate. This made serving cake at the party a little easier. Overall, the cake turned out very well and mostly matched the vision I had in my head.
Prepping the cupcakes for decorating (as with most cakes) involved de-capping them to create a flat surface. The leftover "caps" were perfect for miniature whoopie pies. I added a small dam of icing and a spoonful of strawberry filling to each: a nice pre- or post-party treat.
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