Lace Look Candy Topped Cupcakes

Add a touch of flair to Valentine cupcakes with a candy plaque topper dressed in lace detail. Molding and decorating are easy with Wilton Candy Melts candy!

AmountEach cupcake serves 1.

Ingredients & Tools
Instructions

Ingredients

Red Candy Melts® Candy
Light Cocoa Candy Melts® Candy
Pink Candy Melts Candy
Bright White Candy Melts Candy
Favorite cupcake mix or recipe
Buttercream Frosting

Tools
3 Inch Metal Circle Cutter
Cookie Pan
Plastic ruler
15inch Parchment Triangles
food-safe scissors
Round Cake Decorating Tip 1
Round Cake Decorating Tip 1 $1.90
Do Something Sweet Standard Baking Cups
Standard muffin pan
12 in. Disposable Decorating Bags
Open Star Cake Decorating Tip 1M

Instructions

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Make candy plaque circles. Melt red, light cocoa and pink Candy Melts candy, separately, according to package directions. Place circle cutter on cookie pan. Fill cutter, 1/8 in. deep, with melted candy. Tap to smooth and remove air bubbles. Chill until firm, about 15 to 20 minutes. Unmold candy plaque circles.
Decorate candy plaque circles. Melt white Candy Melts candy according to package directions. Use melted white candy in cut parchment bag to decorate bead hearts and fleurs-de-lis, dots, outlines and scallops on candy plaques. Chill until firm, about 3 to 5 minutes.
Make cupcakes. Prepare batter following recipe directions. Bake and cool cupcakes.

Prepare buttercream icing following recipe directions. Use tip 1M, cut disposable decorating bag and icing to pipe a swirl on cupcake tops. Position candy plaque circles on cupcake top.

Notes

How To

How to Pipe a Cupcake Swirl
Wondering how to frost cupcakes with a cute little swirl? Here is a quick way to decorate cakes and cupcakes. It just takes minutes to pipe a fancy iced swirl and add colorful sprinkles. Learn how to make a swirl using a 1M star tip as well as tips 2A and 2D.
How to Pipe Beads
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.
How to Pipe Dots
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.
How to Pipe an Outline
Characters or designs are often outlined first, then piped in with stars or zigzags. Outlines can also be used for facial features.