Happy Valentine’s Day Cupcakes

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• Favorite cake mix or recipe
• Creamy white decorator icing - 4 lb. tub
• Pink icing color*
• Garden icing colors set (Aster Mauve color used)
• Violet icing color*
• Burgundy icing color
• 6-Cell Valentine’s Day sprinkles
• Standard 12-cup muffin pan
• Valentine’s Day cupcake liners
• Cooling grid
• 9" angled spatula
• Disposable decorating bags
• Star decorating tip 21 (2 needed)
• Star decorating tip 18 (2 needed)


• Techniques:
• Star
• Rosette
• *Combine Violet and Pink icing colors to get purple color shown.

DIRECTIONS:

1. Instructions:


2. Make cupcakes. Prepare cake batter following recipe instructions. Bake and cool cupcakes in heart cupcake liners._x000B_


3. Tint icing. Tint 1/2 cup icing purple using color combination provided._x000B_


4. Using Pink icing color, tint 1/2 cup icing pink. Using Burgundy icing color, tint 1/2 cup icing burgundy. Using Aster Mauve icing color, tint 1/2 cup icing medium mauve._x000B_


5. Decorate cupcakes. Prepare four decorating bags separately with tips 21 and 18. Fill bags separately with desired icing._x000B_


6. Pipe stars and rosettes to cover cupcakes, varying colors and sizes._x000B_


7. Top cupcakes with desired sprinkles.