WINTER FANTASY POINSETTIA CUPCAKES

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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 home-no special tools or talents required. Just bake your favorite cupcakes, have your favorite vanilla icing on hand and HAVE FUN!

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h

Yield varies.

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 to 2 cans vanilla frosting (16 ounces each)
Cupcakes of your choice
POINSETTIA:
Clear decorating sugar
Winterfresh or cinnamon chewing gum
Additional vanilla frosting
Yellow candy-coated sunflower kernels

Steps:

  • Frost cupcakes, reserving some frosting for decorating as desired., For poinsettia cupcakes: Place decorating sugar in a small shallow bowl; roll top edge of each cupcake in sugar to form a decorative rim. Set aside., Using clean kitchen scissors or a small sharp knife, cut gum into leaf shapes of various sizes. Pinch the base end of each leaf, forming a curved leaf shape. Add frosting to a small resealable plastic bag; cut a small hole in the corner., Arrange leaves in a circular pattern over top of each cupcake, working from the outer leaves in. Press outer leaves into top of cupcake; secure with additional frosting as needed. Continue adding leaves and securing with frosting to form a poinsettia. Gently press sunflower kernels into the center.

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Aurthi Costa
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I would definitely recommend these cupcakes to anyone who is looking for a festive and delicious dessert.


Mpilwenhle Phumlani
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These cupcakes were perfect for my holiday party! They were festive and delicious.


Nono No
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I'm not a huge fan of red velvet cake, but these cupcakes were surprisingly delicious.


Mannan Lovely
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These cupcakes were a bit more time-consuming to make than I expected, but they were definitely worth the effort.


mr x
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I had a little trouble getting the frosting to pipe smoothly, but I was still able to achieve a nice design.


JOHN KIRAGU
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The cupcakes were a little too sweet for my taste, but they were still very enjoyable.


Wynad Obi
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The poinsettia design on these cupcakes is so beautiful. It really adds a touch of elegance to the dessert table.


Sadia Salifu
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These cupcakes were so easy to make! I was able to whip them up in no time, even though I'm not a very experienced baker.


Smantha Buddika
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I made these cupcakes for my daughter's birthday party and they were a huge hit! The kids loved the festive design and the adults loved the delicious flavor.


Alyssa Daneault
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These cupcakes were absolutely stunning! They were the perfect addition to my holiday party. My guests raved about them, and I couldn't have been happier with how they turned out.