Tips for Creating Fabulous Floral Cupcakes
MISSION, KS--(Marketwired - Feb 20, 2014) - (Family Features) Let springtime blossoms bloom on your dessert plate. Cupcakes make a great and easy foundation for trying new things. With a small surface to work with, you can top your treat with one fabulous larger-scale flower or multiple smaller-scale flowers to showcase your skills, practice decorating techniques or even experiment with color and arrangement.
"Spring celebrations provide a great opportunity to try a new decorating technique," says Nancy Siler, vice president of consumer affairs at Wilton. "Decorated cupcakes and other mini treats let you experiment with multiple new ideas while having fun in the kitchen. Plus, who can resist the 'oohs' and 'ahhs' that your beautiful floral cupcakes will certainly elicit?"
Try these tips from Wilton to create your own bouquet of sweet treats:
For more spring flower ideas, baking tips, inspiration and where to take a class, visit www.wilton.com.
Star Drop Flowers
Drop flowers are a great way to make flowers quickly. The star drop flower is the easiest to make because the tip does all the work for you. Use to fill in bouquets or borders, or to top individual sweet treats, like cupcakes, brownies and cookies.
Icing color
Decorating bags
Drop flower decorating tip (use tip 2D for practice)
Buttercream icing (medium consistency)
Fit decorating bag with drop flower decorating tip 2D and fill 1/2 full or less with medium consistency icing.
Hold decorating bag at 90 degree angle to treat with tip just touching surface.
Squeeze, letting icing build up to make flower.
Stop squeezing, then lift tip away.
Hint: Pipe drop flowers in buttercream icing directly on cupcake. Piped dots or candy can be used for flower centers.
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