Rolling Pin
Cupids Cupcake
You can’t celebrate Valentine’s Day without bringing Cupid into the picture! These cupcakes present 2 versions sure to warm the hearts of your guests.
Ingredients:
- Easy-Add Pink Icing Color Add to shopping list Pink Icing Color
- Easy-Add Orange Icing Color Add to shopping list Orange Icing Color
- Easy-Add Black Icing Color Add to shopping list Black Icing Color
- Easy-Add Lemon Yellow Icing Color Add to shopping list Lemon Yellow Icing Color
- Easy-Add Brown Icing Color Add to shopping list Brown Icing Color
- Easy-Add Hearts Remembered Icing Decorations Add to shopping list Hearts Remembered Icing Decorations
- Easy-Add Ready-To-Use White Rolled Fondant Add to shopping list Ready-To-Use White Rolled Fondant
- Easy-Add Gum-Tex™ Add to shopping list Gum-Tex™
- Easy-Add Meringue Powder Add to shopping list Meringue Powder
- cornstarch
Makes:
Each cupcake serves 1.
Tools:
- Easy-Add Standard muffin pan Add to shopping list Standard muffin pan
- Easy-Add Tip: 3 Add to shopping list Tip: 3
- Easy-Add Tip: 5 Add to shopping list Tip: 5
- Easy-Add Tip: 12 Add to shopping list Tip: 12
- Valentine Combo Pack or other Valentine themed baking cups and picksEasy-Add Valentine Combo Pack Add to shopping list Valentine Combo Pack
- Round Cut-Outs™ (medium size used)Easy-Add Round Cut-Outs™ Add to shopping list Round Cut-Outs™
- Nesting Hearts Cutter Set (2nd smallest size used)Easy-Add Nesting Hearts Cutter Set Add to shopping list Nesting Hearts Cutter Set
- Easy-Add 4 in. Lollipop Sticks Add to shopping list 4 in. Lollipop Sticks
- Easy-Add Rolling Pin Add to shopping list Rolling Pin
- Easy-Add Spatula Add to shopping list Spatula
- Waxed paper
- Paring Knife
Instructions:
Step 1
In advance, make first Cupid. For head, tint a 1 1/2 in. ball of fondant orange/pink combination; add a pinch of Gum-Tex. Roll out fondant 1/8 in. thick and cut with medium round Cut-Out. Let dry on cornstarch-dusted surface. Use tip 3 and royal icing to pipe string mouth and dot eyes, nose and cheeks (flatten and smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch). Position head on waxed paper; use tip 3 and royal icing to pipe curly hair; let dry. Cut lollipop stick to 2 in.; attach to back of head with royal icing; let dry. For right arm, roll small log of orange/pink combination fondant 3/4 in. long x 3/8 in. wide. Push 2 in. length of lollipop stick into arm leaving 1/4 in. exposed. Roll 1/2 in. fondant ball; form hand, add piece for thumb and attach to arm. For left arm, roll 2 in. fondant log measuring 1/4 in. wide at wrist to 3/4 in. wide at shoulder. Cut lines for fingers with paring knife; attach small thumb piece and position pick in hand.
Step 2
Bake and cool cupcakes, ice and position head and arms.
Step 3
In advance, make second Cupid. For wings, add a pinch of Gum-Tex to 1 in. ball of fondant, roll 1/8 in. thick and cut with 2nd smallest nesting heart cutter; let dry on cornstarch-dusted surface. Bake and cool cupcakes. Use tip 12 and orange/pink combination stiff buttercream icing to pipe ball body, pull-out legs and ball head (smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch). Position heart icing decoration and pipe tip 12 pull-out arms, tip 5 ball hands, tip 3 pull-out fingers. Use royal icing to pipe tip 3 eyes, nose, mouth and hair. Attach heart wings to back with icing.
