Lion Cupcakes
(Lamp Cupcakes recipe below)
Supplies:
Directions:
Note:
Particular Wilton tips are used in this recipe, but different shapes could be used.
(Lamp Cupcakes recipe below)
Supplies:
- Mini Cupcakes, baked and cooled – {Suggested: Duncan Hines French Vanilla}
- Frosting – Dark Orange {Orange & Copper coloring mixed}, Dark Brown and Dark Yellow {Buttercup Yellow & Copper mixed}
- Eyes – Confetti Sprinkles
- Pupils – Black coloring & Toothpick
- Ears – Cereal {Suggested: Walmart brand, Apple Jacks}
- Decorator bags
- Tips #21 {Mane}, Tip #2 {nose} and Tip #12 {snout} (Particular tips found here: http://www.wilton.com/store/site/product.cfm?sku=pg_openstartips#.Ux9CNPldVcw )
Directions:
- Frost cupcake with dark orange frosting {Suggested: Wilton Decorator Icing and color it with orange and a bit of copper to make it darker}
- Using Tip #12 and dark orange frosting, pipe on snout. Let it set a couple minutes, run your finger under hot water and smooth it out.
- Fit a decorator bag with a Tip #21 {closed star} (also found on Amazon) and fill it with dark orange and dark yellow {Buttercup yellow and a bit of copper}. Pipe on the mane, rotating the cupcake to get variation in the colors
- Add the sprinkles for the eyes. Dab a toothpick in black coloring and dot the eyes, for the pupil. Using a #2 tip and dark brown frosting, pipe on the nose and mouth
- Add the cereal for the ears
Note:
Particular Wilton tips are used in this recipe, but different shapes could be used.
Lamb Cupcakes
Supplies:
Directions:
Note:
Particular Wilton tips are used in this recipe, but different shapes could be used.
Supplies:
- Mini Cupcakes, baked and cooled
- Frosting – white and pink
- Eyes – Chocolate Jimmie Sprinkles
- Nose – Micro Heart Sprinkles
- Tip #12 {head}, Tip #10 {fur}, #352 Leaf Tip {ears} and Tip #1 {ears and mouth}
Directions:
- Frost cupcake with white frosting – it doesn’t have to be perfect, this is just a base, it will be covered
- Pipe on head with a #12 tip
- Pipe on small dots for fur with a #10 tip, let set a couple minutes
- Run your finger under hot weather, and gently pat down the points and smooth out the frosting
- Add chocolate jimmie sprinkles for the eyes – gently push them straight in. Add a heart sprinkle for the nose
- Using Tip #352, pipe on the ears, on each side of the head
- Using Tip #1, add a little pink frosting to the middle of the ears and add the nose
- Finish off around the head with 3 dots of white frosting, using tip #10
Note:
Particular Wilton tips are used in this recipe, but different shapes could be used.