Beginner
Pretty as a Pumpkin Patch Cupcakes
Creating a garden of pumpkin cupcakes is easy and fun with a few simple piping techniques and your favorite chocolate cupcake recipe! Use classic icing swirls, zig-zags and shells to create the pumpkins, then top with little green leaves and tendrils. They’re great for parties, gatherings and fall treats.
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Prep1 hr 15 min
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Total Time2 hr 45 min
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Skill LevelBeginnerAmount24 cupcakes
Ingredients
Favorite chocolate cake mix or recipe
Stiff White Decorator Icing, 16 oz. can
Orange Icing Color
Kelly Green Icing Color
Tools
Muffin Pan
Cooling Grid
Standard White Cupcake Liners
I Taught Myself Buttercream Flowers Decorating Book Set (Leaf Tip 352, Star Tips 1M, 18 and 4B, Flower Nail 7 and disposable decorating bags used)
Round Decorating Tip 3
Standard Coupler
Toothpicks
Instructions
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- Bake Cupcakes. Prepare cake mix according to recipe instructions. Bake and cool in white cupcake liners.
- Tint Icing. Using Orange and Green icing colors, tint 2 cans of icing orange and 1 can green.
- Prepare Bags.Prepare 3 bags, separately, with tips 1M, 4B and 18. Fill each with orange icing. Prepare one bag with standard coupler, green icing and tip 3.
- Decorate Cupcakes.
- For Swirl Pumpkins, pipe 1M swirl. Pipe stem and tendrils with tip 3 switch to tip 352 and pipe two leaves.
- For Zig-Zag Pumpkins use tip 18. Pipe a mound, about the size of a quarter. Using a toothpick, divide into 8ths. Starting at outer edge of cupcake top, pipe zigzag up to top of mound. Repeat 7 times. Pipe stem and tendrils with tip 3; switch to tip 352 and pipe two leaves.
- For Elongated Shell Pumpkins, use tip 4B cupcakes. Pipe a mound. Using a toothpick, divide into 8ths. Starting at outer edge of cupcake top, pipe an elongated shell, moving toward center. Repeat 7 times. Pipe stem and tendrils with tip 3; switch to tip 352 and pipe two leaves.
Notes
How To
How to Pipe a Shell Border
The shell is one of the most versatile icing decorations. Use it to pipe a simple border or pipe rows of shells to accent or cover a cake. Try piping shells in multiple colors and in combination with other decorations like dots or zigzags to create your own unique designs!
How to Pipe a Zig-Zag Puff
Pipe these easy zigzag puffs in multiple colors to fill-in large areas all over a cake, or just as an accent at the top or the bottom. Zigzag puffs are also great for piping clouds, smoke or whatever you dream up on whimsical cakes.
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 Icing Leaves
Make a simple, versatile leaf to add realistic details to flowers. Leaf tips can also be used to make simple flowers, such as sunflowers.
How to Make Cupcakes from Scratch
Easy to bake, transport and eat, cupcakes are the ideal treat for any celebration. Make 24 perfect cupcakes with better ingredients and proper measurements by following our tried and true cupcake baking tips.
