Precious Candy Petal Cupcakes

These garden delights will be a pretty addition to bridal showers, Mother's Day and special events. The petals are individually piped with Wilton Candy Melts candy and inserted in a flower pattern on the top of your cupcakes.

AmountEach cupcake serves 1.

Ingredients & Tools
Instructions

Ingredients

Light Cocoa Candy Melts® Candy
White Candy Melts® Candy
Garden Candy Color Set
Favorite cupcake recipe or mix
Buttercream Frosting
Brown candy-coated chocolates

Tools
Disposable Candy Piping Bags, 12-Count
food-safe scissors
Candy Melts Piping Tip Set
Double Roll Parchment Paper
10 x 14 in. Cake Board
Plastic ruler
Black Dots Standard Cup 75 Count
Standard muffin pan
10 x 16 Non-Stick Cooling Rack
Decorator Preferred 9inch Angled Spatula

Instructions

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Outline petals. Melt light cocoa Candy Melts Candy according to package directions. Use melted light cocoa candy and writing tip from set to outline oval petals, 1/2 in. wide x 1 in. long, on parchment sheet-covered cake board. You will need five petals per treat. Chill until firm, about 5 to 10 minutes.
Fill in petals. Melt white Candy Melts candy according to package directions. Use pink from garden candy color set to tint white candy. Use melted pink candy in cut candy decorating bag to fill in petals. Chill until firm, about 5 to 10 minutes.
Bake and cool cupcakes. Prepare batter following recipe directions. Bake and cool cupcakes.
Decorate cupcakes. Prepare buttercream icing following recipe directions. Use spatula and icing to ice tops of cupcakes smooth. Carefully remove petals from parchment. Insert five petals in cupcake to form flower pattern. Position candy-coated chocolate in center.