Item# WLPROJ-9557

Pretty as a Pumpkin Patch Cupcakes

Item# WLPROJ-9557

Pretty as a Pumpkin Patch Cupcakes

Amount: 24 cupcakes
Prep Time: 1 hr 15 min
Skill Level: Beginner
Total Time: 2 hr 45 min

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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Ingredients

Favorite chocolate cake mix or recipe

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Stiff White Decorator Icing, 16 oz. can
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Orange Icing Color
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Orange Gel Food Coloring, 1 oz.

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Kelly Green Icing Color
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Tools

Muffin Pan
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Cooling Grid
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Standard White Cupcake Liners
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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)
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Round Decorating Tip 3
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Standard Coupler
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Toothpicks

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How To

demonstration of repeated motion to make a continuous chain of buttercream shells

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!

step 5 of making buttercream zig zag puffs

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

Here is another quick way to decorate your cupcakes or cakes. It just takes minutes to pipe a fancy iced swirl and add colorful sprinkles. Learn how to make a 1M swirl, as well as, a swirl using tips 2A and 2D.