22 MARCH 22, 2018 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
Tips for creating fabulous fl oral cupcakes
Let springtime blossoms bloom
on your dessert plate. Cupcakes
make a great and easy foundation
for trying new things. With a
small surface to work with, you can
top your treat with one fabulous
larger-scale fl ower or multiple smaller
scale flowers to showcase your
skills, practice decorating techniques
or even experiment with color and
arrangement.
“Spring celebrations provide a great
opportunity to try a new decorating
technique,” says Nancy Siler, vice president
of consumer aff airs at Wilton.
“Decorated cupcakes and other mini
treats let you experiment with multiple
new ideas while having fun in the
kitchen. Plus, who can resist the ‘oohs’
and ‘ahhs’ that your beautiful fl oral
cupcakes will certainly elicit?”
Try these tips from Wilton to create
your own bouquet of sweet treats:
• Botanical Beauties: Planning a
bridal shower or other special occasion?
Make cupcakes that mimic the
fl owers used for the event or those
planned for the bride’s bouquet.
• Fun with Flowers: Pick up fresh
decorating inspiration in the new
Wilton Method Course 1 - Building
Buttercream Skills at your local craft
store. You’ll learn the techniques and
discover the tools that make it easy
to create extraordinary decorating
projects, including six beautiful
fl owers, for cupcakes, sweet treats or
a layered cake.
• Floral Fantasy: Adapt techniques
to suit your fl oral style. Sometimes,
just changing the size of the decorating
tip changes the look of a fl ower
dramatically. Experiment with tip size,
color and design to create a garden full
of icing fl owers. Aft er all, who says you
can’t create the fl owers you see in your
dreams?
• Bloom Where You’re Planted: Carry
the fl oral theme from the bottom of
your treats to the top. Highlight your
gorgeous icing fl owers by using Wilton
Petal Baking Cups for your cupcakes
rather than traditional baking cups.
The petal-shaped top edge will beautifully
accent your cupcake blooms.
For more spring fl ower ideas, baking
tips, inspiration and where to take
a class, visit www.wilton.com.
STAR DROP FLOWERS
Drop fl owers are a great way to
make fl owers quickly. The star drop
fl ower is the easiest to make because
the tip does all the work for you. Use
to fi ll in bouquets or borders, or to top
individual sweet treats, like cupcakes,
brownies and cookies.
Icing color
Decorating bags
Drop fl ower decorating tip (use tip
2D for practice)
Buttercream icing (medium
consistency)
Fit decorating bag with drop fl ower
decorating tip 2D and fi ll 1/2 full or
less with medium consistency icing.
Hold decorating bag at 90 degree
angle to treat with tip just touching
surface.
Squeeze, letting icing build up to
make fl ower.
Stop squeezing, then lift tip away.
Hint: Pipe drop fl owers in buttercream
icing directly on cupcake. Piped dots or
candy can be used for fl ower centers.
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