Winter Fantasy Star Cupcakes |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 24 |
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Best-selling authors of the book Hello, Cupcake!, Karen Tack & Alan Richardson, spent a few days with us creating one-of-a-kind beauties that you can make at homeno special tools or talents required. Just bake your favorite cupcakes, have your favorite vanilla icing on hand and HAVE FUN! Ingredients:
1 to 2 cans vanilla frosting (16 ounces each) |
cupcakes of your choice |
star: |
clear decorating sugar |
miniature silver dragees, optional |
nonstick foil or parchment paper |
blue, clear and/ or white hard candies |
additional vanilla frosting |
blue decorating sugar |
Directions:
1. Frost cupcakes, reserving some frosting for decorating as desired.
2. For star cupcakes: Place clear decorating sugar in a small shallow bowl; stir in miniature dragees if desired. (Dragees are not edible and are for decorative use only.) Roll top edge of each cupcake in sugar to form a decorative rim. Set aside.
3. Line a 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan with nonstick foil. Crush candies in desired color to yield about 1 cup. Place in prepared pan, spreading candy to about 1/4-in. thickness. Bake at 350° for 3-5 minutes or until melted. Meanwhile, coat 6-8 metal star-shaped cookie cutters with cooking spray.
4. Remove pan from the oven; press prepared cutters into melted candy. Let stand until just before candy is set; remove cutters. (Reheat scraps in the oven if desired.)
5. Add frosting to a small resealable plastic bag; cut a small hole in corner of bag. Pipe frosting around edges of stars; top with decorating sugars and miniature dragees as desired. Press stars onto top of cupcake; secure with additional frosting if needed. Yield: varies.
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