Down By The Sea

There are a lot of weddings that take place at the shore. Cupcakes are a fun and convenient solution to a cake. This design is simple but elegant. They can also be used for a beach party!

Cupcake with chocolate sea shells and a pearl.

 Supplies Needed:

• Cupcake papers (Any color)
• Candy mold (N-1) and (N-5) 
• 4mm white candy pearls (4MMWH)
• Merckens white chocolate (MMW)
• Merckens milk chocolate (MM)
• Merckens peach color chocolate (MPE)
• Super pearl pearl dust (49) 
• Paint brush (LCB)
• Buttercream icing (favorite recipe)
• Favorite cake recipe
• Granulated brown sugar (We got this at the local grocery store)

Making the chocolate:

1. Melt down all chocolate in microwave or a double boiler. Please remember do not over heat or boil your water.
2. Take a small amount of the milk and peach chocolate and drizzle it on top of the melted white chocolate.
3. Spoon a combination of white and milk into molds.
4. When the chocolate pours off the spoon it will marbleize on its own. Continue to drizzle the darker chocolate on top of the white chocolate as needed. If you marbleize the entire bowl first, by the time your get half way through the chocolate will be one solid color.
5. Tap mold on table to remove air bubbles and flatten the back.
6. Put into freezer for approx. 10 min.
7. Dust with super pear dust.

Putting it all together:

1. Bake cupcakes and let cool completely.
2. Ice cupcakes with white buttercream icing. You don't have to make it smooth.
3. Sprinkle granulated brown sugar on top.
4. Add chocolate sea shells and 1 candy pearl.

It's that simple! You can also mix it up with different color combinations of the chocolate sea shells.