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Fandom Flavors: Pretty Soldier (Sailor Moon inspired cupcake)

This tasty cupcake is just as pretty as the Sailor Senshi themselves- And the first in our Fandom Flavors category! 

‘Pink Berry’ cake- cherries, raspberries, and strawberries- filled with a light whipped cream and tossed in sanding sugar for a sparkly covering, all topped with a lemonade whipped buttercream and a fondant heart.

Ingredients: (Makes 2 Dozen)

• 1/4 Cup Fresh Raspberries
• 1/4 Cup Fresh Strawberries
• 1/4 Cup Canned Cherries
• 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1 Tsp Raspberry Extract
• 2 Cups Sugar
• 3 Cups self-rising Flour
• 3/4 Cup Vegetable Oil
• 4 Large Eggs

1. Pre-heat oven to 325 Degrees. Set up cupcake wrappers in your favorite colored wrappers. (I did yellow. Sue me.)
2. Puree’ your berries. Like, in small sized chunks. They look really pretty in your cupcake.
3. Prepare the cake batter; in a large bowl, combine self-rising flour, sugar, oil,  your pureed berries (Save 1/4 of a cup of your mix), vanilla, raspberry extract, and eggs.
4. Fill cupcake wrappers 3/4 of the way full. Sprinkle your saved berry mixture on to the tops (Don’t go nuts or else those puppies won’t bake properly!)
5. Bake 15-18 minutes or until toothpick comes away cleanly when poked through the centers. 

The Buttercream:

• 1 Cup room temperature Butter (2 Sticks)
•  1/4 Cup Heavy Cream (Cold)
• 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1 Tbsp Cold Lemonade
• 1 Cup Powdered Sugar
• Fresh Lemon Zest
• 1 Egg White
• 2 Drops Yellow Food Color

1. Cream your butter on medium high speed. Add your powdered sugar in measured doses on low speed.
2. Add your egg white, whipping on medium-high speed again. Slowly add your vanilla and lemonade.
3. Mix on High for 3-5 minutes. Add your heavy cream slowly.
4. Mix again for another 2 minutes, finishing with a liberal zesting of your lemon. Oh my gosh, that sounds dirty. 

For the little toppers, I just cut out a pink heart out of some fondant and dusted it in pink luster dust. I then cut out a crescent moon, dusted that in gold luster dust and finished it off with an edible sugar pearl. Ant is sometimes capable of pretty things.

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(Source: teamneko)