How sweet are these pretty mum cupcakes? You may remember that I am participating in a quest to find the Ultimate Chocolate Cupcake, with Stephanie from the Cupcake Project. These cupcakes were part of the 6th round of baking and I used this frosting technique to make them a little fancier than the traditional Wilton 1M swirl. I got the idea from these chrysanthemum cupcakes from Martha Stewart. Patients is definitely not a virtue I practice often, but I was still pleased with the overall result. I used a swiss meringue buttercream and I love the snowy white of the frosting against the dark chocolate cupcake. It would be fun to dye them with a little gel food coloring as well though!
It’s been a stressful week here. I had my last exam and my last rotation of medical school yesterday. Today residency placements are announced and I’ll find out where I’ll be working for the next three years! I also leave for India this afternoon! Needless to say, I’m a bundle of nerves. I’m going to shift gears on the blog to more travel stories and photos while I’m working in a Tibetan refugee hospital for the next 6 weeks.
Ok, so onto the technique….
PrintMum Cupcakes Frosting Technique
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No bake
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- Butter Cream Frosting
- Number 80 Fluted Frosting Tip
- Disposable frosting bag (The reusable one collect a lot of bacteria!)
- Cupcakes
Instructions
- Place the frosting tip in your frosting bag and fill with butter cream frosting
- Starting at the outside, hold the bag at a 45 degree angle and squeeze the bag while pulling out in a quick stroke. Do the entire outer circle that way. Repeat with several layers, shortening the petals with each layer. I found that releasing pressure on the bag and dragging it outwards gave me the best result.
Keywords: Cupcakes, Frosting, Cake Decorating, Piping
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How long did it take you to decorate one cupcake? I need to decorate 50 and wasn’t sure if this would take forever! They’re gorgeous!! Thanks for sharing!
Hi Denise – The cupcakes definitely take longer than a traditional cupcake, but went surprisingly quickly. They are a good task to do while watching TV or talking on the phone. It’s been a while since I made them, but I would roughly estimate about 1-2 minutes/cupcake. If you make them please let me know how it goes!