Sliced Almond Marshmallow Flower Treats
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Step 1
Dip marshmallows. Melt white Candy Melts candy according to package directions. Use pink and yellow candy colors, separately, to tint melted white candy.
Use scissors to cut marshmallows in half. Insert toothpick in each half. Dip both halves in melted tinted candy. Tap gently to smooth and remove excess. Place both halves on parchment paper. Sprinkle one half of dipped marshmallow with matching nonpareils or sugar. Chill to set in craft foam block, about 5 to 10 minutes. Remove toothpicks from sprinkled marshmallows.
Step 2
Form flower. For each flower, use tinted candy in cut parchment bags to pipe a 1/2 in. to 3/4 in. puddle dot of melted tinted candy on parchment paper. Arrange eight sliced almonds in a circle, placing ends in candy dot, to form flower petals. Chill to set, about 5 to 10 minutes.
Gently remove petal circle from parchment paper. Use melted tinted candy in cut parchment bags to pipe melted candy on back of candy center. Attach marshmallow half that?s still on the toothpick. Chill to set in craft foam block, about 3 to 5 minutes.
Use melted tinted candy in cut parchment bags to pipe melted candy on front side of candy center and attach sprinkled marshmallow half. Chill to set in craft foam block, about 3 to 5 minutes.
Step 3
Make Cupcakes Bake and cool cupcakes. Use tip 12 and buttercream icing to cover cupcakes with swirls.
Insert marshmallow pops in cupcakes.
It's easy to accent dipped candy with fun toppings. Immediately after dipping, roll the candy in your favorite topping and refrigerate. Chopped nuts, Wilton Sprinkles and Nonpareils, shredded coconut or cocoa powder are delicious choices.
Versatile disks of thinned royal or color flow icing are made in advance, dried, and used as accents, buttons and faces.
Your homemade cupcakes will be even more tempting when you add a pretty peak of icing on top! We used tip 2A here, but any large round tip will work.