Fanciful Floral Cupcakes
Additional Information
Step 1
Make cupcakes. Prepare chocolate and yellow batter, separately, following recipe directions. Bake and cool cupcakes.
Step 2
Tint icing. Prepare chocolate and buttercream icing, separately, following recipe directions. Tint portions of white icing yellow, blue, rose, light green and dark green.
Step 3
Decorate sunflower cupcakes. Use tip 18, cut disposable decorating bag and yellow icing to pipe two rows of pull-out star petals around the top outer edge of the cupcakes. Use tip 3, cut disposable decorating bag and chocolate icing to pipe dots on center of cupcakes.
Step 4
Decorate bead petal cupcakes. Use tip 12, cut disposable decorating bag and blue icing to pipe two rows of bead petals around the top of the cupcakes. Use tip 12 and blue icing to pipe a dot in center of cupcakes.
Step 5
Decorate pull-out flower cupcakes. Use spatula and rose icing to ice top of cupcakes smooth. Use tip 352, cut disposable decorating bag and rose icing to pipe rows of pull-out leaves on top of cupcakes. Use tip 3, cut disposable decorating bag and rose icing to pipe dots on center of cupcakes.
Step 6
Decorate two-toned green drop flower cupcakes. Use spatula and light green icing to ice top of cupcakes smooth.
Prepare disposable decorating bags for double bag swirl technique. Fill two separate disposable decorating bags with a shade of green icing, cut tips off of bags and place inside another disposable decorating bag fitted with tip 2D. Use double bag to pipe drop flowers on top of cupcakes.
Products
Lemon Yellow Icing Color ((Combine Leaf Green with Lemon Yellow for both green and dark green shown))
Golden Yellow Icing Color ((Combine Lemon Yellow with Golden Yellow for yellow shown))
Ivory Icing Color ((Combine Rose with Ivory for rose shown))
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![Decorator Preferred 9" Angled Spatula](https://www.wilton.com/dw/image/v2/AAWA_PRD/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-wilton-product-master/default/dwdf994065/images/product/409-7698/409-7698DP9iAn11083 prd.jpg?sw=89&sh=89&sm=fit "Decorator Preferred 9" Angled Spatula")
Made by adding a simple twist motion, swirl drop flowers have petals with a bit more flair and dimension, leading to open-looking Blossoms.
Make a simple, versatile leaf to add realistic details to flowers. Leaf tips can also be used to make simple flowers, such as sunflowers.
Pipe flowers with a simple straight up motion. Used sparingly, star drop flowers make delicate accents (especially those made with smaller tips) and are also great fill-in decorations. Using different tips will create different flower effects. Tip 1B is perfect for making hydrangeas, whereas tip 225 creates delicate blossoms.
The bead shape makes impressive borders outlines and accents on letters and designs; also a cute trim on clothing and gingerbread houses. The basis for making piped hearts and figure piping.
Perfect for classic borders or cloudlike decorations, dots are a versatile technique that can be piped in a range of sizes. The dot technique can be used as a simple border for cakes and cookies, as well as for icing cupcakes or piping meringues.
The star tip creates the most celebrated, easily accomplished decorations! The pull-out star technique can be used for fun, furry creatures, or for textured hair for your cakes.