Yellow & Green Cupcakes

Instructions

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1. - NEEDED: See the Supply List for items you can purchase here. Also, check the Techniques tab for decorating styles we used. You will also need:
   • Your favorite cake mix or recipe (4-1/2 to 5 cups batter needed)
   • 3 mixing bowls
2. - Bake and cool cupcakes. Use your favorite cake mix or recipe to make 4-1/2 to 5 cups of batter. Bake and cool 24 cupcakes.
3. - Make icing. Divide icing equally among three bowls. Tint following color combinations provided here:
   • Combine Golden Yellow and Lemon Yellow icing colors to get yellow color shown.
   • Combine Teal and Kelly Green icing colors to get teal color shown.
   • Combine Leaf Green and Kelly Green icing colors to get green color shown.
4. - Decorate cupcakes. Prepare three decorating bags with tip 2A and fill each with tinted icing. Try these different styles:
   • Dotted Flower Cupcake: Using bead technique, pipe beads on edge of cupcake, working towards center. Add dot in center. Alternate colors as desired.
   • Sunshine Yellow Cupcake: Using zigzag technique, pipe zigzag line around edge of cupcake. Pipe large swirl in center.
   • Bead Border Cupcake: Using bead technique, pipe bead border in center of cupcake. Alternate colors and pipe bead borders on either side of middle border.
   • Spiral Cupcake: Starting in center of cupcake, pipe swirl, working towards edge of cupcake.
   • Zigzag Cupcake: Using zigzag technique, pipe tight zigzag line around edge of cupcake. Alternate colors and pipe tight zigzag lines toward center of cupcake.
   • Rosette Cupcake: Using rosette technique, pipe rosettes around edge and in center of cupcake.
   • Graduation Cupcake: Using pull-out star technique, pipe pull-out dots in alternating colors and sizes.
   • Blue Swirls Cupcake: Pipe swirls around edge and in center of cupcake.
   • Dotted with Color Cupcake: Using dot technique, pipe dots in alternating colors.
   • High Spike Cupcake: Using pull-out star technique, pipe tall pull-out dots around edge and inside center of cupcake.

How To

How to Pipe A Rosette

Learn how to pipe beautiful rosettes, big and small, to add charming floral accents. Rosettes are a great way to create quick decorations. Different tips create different petal effects. Rosettes can be used to add a simple floral accent to a dessert, or cover a cake and cupcakes.