We didn't bake the cupcakes from scratch, rather we decided to go with the tried, tested and truly delicious Betty Crocker Super Moist Yellow cake mix. Frosting however, must be from scratch because it's just too easy and tastes way to good to miss out!
What you'll need:
- Cupcake recipe (or cake mix in a box)
- Fondant Icing Sugar
- Unsalted Butter
- Almond Extract
- Vanilla Extract
- Food Colouring
- Sugar sprinkles
- Sparkle Gel (Wilton)
- Spatula
Tips:
- Melt 1/3 cup butter and mix together with 3 1/2 cups of icing sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and 1 teaspoon almond extract. The mixture should be thick and creamy. Add more sugar until desired consistency is achieved. (Makes enough to lightly frost 24 cupcakes or 12 fully frosted. )
- Add and mix in food colouring until desired colour is achieved
- Use the spatula to evenly spread the icing onto cooled cupcakes (otherwise the icing will melt off) and gently sprinkle sugar sprinkles onto each cupcake. Using the sparkle gel, write the numbers onto the cupcakes. Be sure to practice on extra cupcake first so you get the size and writing down.
More decorating ideas here.
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