carousel cupcakes


INGREDIENTS

12   standard Classic Vanilla cupcakes (see Recipe Center)
1  9  ounce box Wilton Ready-to-Use Pure White Rolled Fondant
4   ounce (from 1.1 lb. box) Wilton Ready-to-Use Neon Colors Multi Pack Rolled Fondant, purple
4   ounce (from 1.1 lb. box) Wilton Ready-to-Use Neon Colors Multi Pack Rolled Fondant, pink
Ateco #7025 animal cutter set
1  4 1/4 ounce tube white decorating icing fitted with #5 plain tip 
48   cherry candy corns
12   round peppermint candies
12   toothpicks trimmed to 1-1/2 inches
Red ribbon strip candy, cut into 12 flags

DIRECTIONS

1. Remove paper cups from cupcakes. Roll out white fondant until about 1/8 inch thick. Using a 5-inch round cutter, cut out 12 rounds. Gently drape 1 over top and around sides of each cupcake.
2. Roll out purple fondant until 1/8 to 1/4-inch thick. Using the horse and duck from the animal cutter set, cut out 12 of each. Using a small knife, cut out 48 (2-inch-long) strips of purple fondant that widen slightly on one end. Repeat, using pink fondant to make additional horses, ducks, and strips.
3. Gently press 4 pink and 4 purple strips onto each cupcake placing the pointed end of the strips at the top. alternating colors. Press horse and duck cutouts onto cupcake sides, alternating colors and shapes.
4. Squeeze icing on one side of 4 candy corns and press gently into sides between cutouts. Repeat with remaining cupcakes.
5. Squeeze icing on one side of each peppermint candy and press 1 into top center of each carousel.
6. Push pointed end of each toothpick through 1 strip candy flag. Push 1 flat into center of each cupcake next to peppermint candy.

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