This Week's Parsha
Vayishlach
This Dessert:
Gifts of Sheep and Cows
While Yaakov is on his way home from Lavan’s house, he hears that Eisav is coming toward him with an army. Yaakov is afraid of what Eisav might do to him, so he prepares by davening, getting ready for war and sending gifts to Eisav. The gifts include sheep and cows and many other animals.
What You Need:
Ingredients
12 mini cupcakes (made with your favorite recipe)
1 cup white frosting
½ - 1 cup white mini marshmallows (about 50)
¼ cup chocolate frosting
2 tablespoons pink frosting
Things
Offset spatula
Sharp paring knife
3 toothpicks
2 piping bags
Scissors
How to Make It:
Using the offset spatula cover the top of all the cupcakes in a smooth layer of white frosting.
Sheep
Cut the marshmallows in half.
Place the marshmallows, cut side down, on six of the cupcakes. Start with a full ring around the outer edge. Add a second ring inside, leave a space of about 2 marshmallows for a face. Working your way in, fill in the rest of the face of the cupcake.
Dip a toothpick in chocolate frosting and then dab it twice onto the uncovered frosting of each cupcake where the eyes should go to make two eyes.
Dip another toothpick in pink frosting and draw a line on each cupcake where the mouth should go.
Cows
Fill a piping bag with chocolate frosting and cut off a small piece of the tip.
Pipe a cow pattern onto the rest of the cupcakes. Leave a small white space in the middle.
Using the chocolate frosting pipe two small dots for eyes into the center of the cupcakes.
Fill a piping bag with pink frosting and cut off a small piece of the tip.
Pipe a small oval of pink under the eyes as a mouth and nose.
Some Cupcake Recipes
Chocolate Cupcakes
Makes about 30 cupcakes
Ingredients
3 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
½ cup cocoa powder
¾ cup canola oil
2 tablespoons white vinegar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups cold water
Directions
Heat the oven to 350℉.
In an extra large bowl sift together the dry ingredients – flour, sugar, salt, baking soda and cocoa powder.
Add the rest of the ingredients – canola oil,white vinegar, vanilla extract and cold water.
Mix well until fully combined.
Grease or line muffins tins. Fill each cup ⅔ of the way up.
Bake for about 18 minutes, until firm to the touch. For mini cupcakes, bake for about 10 minutes, until firm to the touch.
Vanilla Cupcakes
Makes 12 cupcakes
Ingredients
1 ¾ cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon white vinegar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
⅓ cup canola oil
1 cup cold water
Directions
Heat the oven to 350℉.
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl.
Grease or line muffins tins. Fill each cup ⅔ of the way up.
Bake until the top springs back or it passes the toothpick test, about 15 minutes. For mini cupcakes, bake for about 8 minutes, until firm to the touch.
