Behind the Scenes of Shaun the Sheep
We take you behind the scenes of Shaun the Sheep (BBC tv show)!
Like Wallace and Grommet, Shaun the Sheep is made completely by clay models. This is a long process because each frame must be set up differently to the last. Here are some pictures of the behind the scenes.
Hope you enjoyed! You can watch this show on ABC 3 and ABC2.
Sheep Cupcakes
In further news, sheep are extremely cute and cuddly but they also make great cup cake models! And it also seems as though I am not alone in thinking this! It is a fact that they also make the cupcakes taste 356% more tasty! Please enjoy flicking through the photos of delicious sheep themed cup cakes bellow and also the delicious sheep cupcake recipe!
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Sheep Cupcakes
Sheep Cupcakes recipe
Cupcake Base:
200g butter, softened 1 3/4 cups (370g) caster sugar
2 tsp vanilla bean paste
4 eggs
2 3/4 cups (405g) self-raising flour
1 cup (250ml) milk
Method
Preheat oven to 180°C. Line 24 1/3 cup (80ml) muffin pans with patty cases.
- Cream the butter, sugar and vanilla bean paste with an electric mixer. Add the eggs, one at a time, and beat until just combined. Add the flour and milk in alternate batches and stir with a wooden spoon until just combined.
- Spoon mixture evenly among the patty cases. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until cooked through. Remove from oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Decorating
Ingredients:
Large white marshmallows
Mini white marshmallows
Tube of black Writing Icing
Butter Frosting:
stick butter, softened
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sieved
1 tbsp water
or a tub of ready prepared frosting
Method
- To make the butter frosting, sieve the powdered sugar. Beat the butter until creamy in an electric mixer, then gradually beat in the powdered sugar. Finally beat in the tablespoon of water.
- Spread a layer of butter frosting over the cupcakes using a palette knife and make a small mound of butter frosting in the centre.
- Place a large marshmallow in the centre of the cupcake for the sheep's face. Cut another large marshmallow in half horizontally and then in half again and stick these either side of the sheep's face to form the ears. The marshmallow ears will stick naturally as the cut side of the marshmallow is very sticky.
- Arrange some halved mini marshmallows on the top of the sheeps head.
- Cut the mini marshmallows in half arrange them in two circles around the edge of the cakes.
- Draw eyes and noses on the sheep's face using the black Writing Icing.
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