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Poland library creates cupcake decorators
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Librarian Marnie Alvarez passed out cupcakes for the guests to decorate using the different techniques they learned at the Frosted event at the Poland library on May 5.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Those who attended the Frosted event on May 5 at the Poland library took pictures of their finished cupcakes to share with their friends.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Guests practiced the different frosting techniques on parchment paper before frosting their own cupcakes at the Frosted event at the Poland library on May 5.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Guests at the Frosted event at the Poland library on May 5 learned how to use different frosting tips to create various decorations using frosting.
By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI
Poland library hosted a Frosted event on May 5 for guests to learn different techniques dealing in how to frost a cupcake.
The event was led by Poland librarian Missy Williams and Main librarians Marnie Alvarez and Nicole DeNiro. DeNiro, who bakes outside of her job at the Main library, has entered and won different awards at the Sweet Life Cupcake Competition hosted by the Friends of Mahoning Valley Birth Center.
“I’ve entered the amateur divisions. I won third place for Pregnancy Cravings two years ago and last year I won first place in the wedding category. I made a mini three-tiered wedding cake,” said DeNiro.
The librarians demonstrated how to use four different frosting piping tips: the round tip, an open star tip, a closed star tip and a french tip. Parchment paper was laid out across the tables for the guests to practice piping different designs with the different tips.
“The open star tip is one of the most popular ones. It’s kind of fancy and the one most commonly used,” said Alvarez.
When the guests felt comfortable using the piping bags and tips, Alvarez passed out two cupcakes to each person. Those attending could decorate the cupcakes however they liked using yellow and pink frosting and a variety of sprinkles. Alvarez passed out little flags in honor of Cinco de Mayo for decorations to put on top.
Guests brought a container to bring their cupcakes home in and a pamphlet with the different types of tips used was printed out for guests to also take home.