Earthenware Cupcakes and Doughnuts

Designer: Carmen Allen

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Instructions

Creating the cupcakes

  1. Measure out and wedge about 1.5 lbs of white earthenware clay.
  2. Throw a narrow dome and close it.
  3. Use a rib to flatten the sides to create the wrapper.
  4. Apply slip to the top while the wheel is spinning to create a swirl texture.
  5. Use a wire to cut off the wheel and when it’s leather hard use a serrated rib to add texture to the wrapper.
  6. Roll a ball, slip and score to add a cherry on top.
  7. Let dry completely.
  8. Fire to shelf cone 04

To handbuild instead of throw replace steps 2 and 3. Connect a long, narrow slab (the wrapper) to another slab that has been formed in a bowl (cupcake top).

Glazing the cupcakes

  1. Using Stroke and Coat colors, apply 3 coats of glaze to the icing, the wrapper, and the cherry. (SC-1 Pink-a-Boo, SC-5 Tiger Tail, SC-11 Blue Yonder, SC-16 Cotton Tail, SC-34 Down to Earth, SC-45 My Blue Heaven, and SC-74 Hot Tamale were used on the pictured cupcakes)
  2. Apply 1-2 Coats of either Speckta-Clear glaze SG-701 Stardust or SG-702 Celebration glazes over the Stroke and Coats to add extra pizzazz!
  3. Fire to shelf cone 05/06.

Creating the doughnuts

  1. Measure out and wedge about 1 lb of white earthenware clay.
  2. Throw a closed tube on the wheel.
  3. Use a wire tool to cut the tube off of the wheel and apply slip to create the icing on the top of the doughnut.
  4. Roll out a tiny coil and cut into ½” pieces to create sprinkles and attach them into the slip icing.
  5. Let dry completely.
  6. Fire to shelf cone 04

To hand-build instead of throw replace step 2, extrude a tube and attach the top to bottom to create a closed tube.

Glazing the doughnuts

  1. Using Stroke and Coat colors, apply 3 coats of glaze to the icing and the doughnut. (SC-1 Pink-a-Boo, SC-5 Tiger Tail, SC-14 Java Bean, SC-16 Cotton Tail, and SC-74 Hot Tamale were used on the pictured doughnuts)
  2. Apply 1-2 Coats of either Speckta-Clear glaze SG-701 Stardust or SG-702 Celebration glazes over the Stroke and Coats to add extra pizzazz!
  3. Fire to shelf cone 05/06

Supplies

Form

  • Handmade, white earthenware clay

Colors

  • SC-1 Pink-a-Boo
  • SC-5 Tiger Tail
  • SC-11 Blue Yonder
  • SC-14 Java Bean
  • SC-16 Cotton Tail
  • SC-34 Down to Earth
  • SC-45 My Blue Heaven
  • SC-74 Hot Tamale
  • SG-701 Speckta-Clear Stardust
  • SG-702 Speckta-Clear Celebration

Decorating Accessories

  • CB-604 #4 Soft Fan
  • CB-106 #6 Script Liner
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