Purple Stars and Flowers Donuts
Looking for a way to jazz up your donuts? These Purple Stars and Flowers Donuts are sure to do the trick! Make your own homemade cake donuts, then decorate them with an assortment of stars and drop flowers for an added touch of sweetness. You can see these donuts and many more in the How to Pipe Simple Icing Flowers kit, filled with lots of tutorials, inspiration and even a few must-have tools to make your treats blossom.
Ingredients
Pink Icing Color, 1 oz.
Vanilla Glazed Baked Cake Donuts
Buttercream Frosting
Rose Icing Color, 1 oz. - Pink Food Coloring
Violet Icing Color, 1 oz. Gel Food Coloring
Tools
Non-Stick Cooling Grid - 14.5 x 20-Inch - Cooling Rack
Open Star Cake Decorating Tip 18
Doughnut Pan, 6-Cavity
Decorating Bags, 16-Inch Disposable Piping Bags, 12-Count
#199 Open Star Piping Tip
Drop Flower Tip 225
Instructions
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- Bake donuts. Prepare donut batter following recipe instructions. Bake and cool.
- Tint glaze. Prepare vanilla glaze following recipe instructions. Using Pink icing color, tint glaze pale pink. Dip top of donuts into glaze; transfer to cooling grid. Let dry.
- Tint buttercream. Prepare buttercream icing following recipe instructions. Divide into three equal portions. Tint one portion each light, medium and dark purple using color combinations provided. Combine Rose and Violet icing colors to get light, medium and dark purple colors shown.
Decorate donuts. Prepare decorating bags separately with tips 225, 18 and 199. Fill 225 bag with light magenta icing, tip 18 bag with medium purple icing and tip 199 bag with dark purple icing.
Pipe stars and drop flowers in crescent shape on each donut.
Notes
How To
How to Pipe a Star
One of the most popular techniques, stars come in a range of sizes and styles. Experiment with open and closed stars for variation in look. The star technique is timeless and can be used as a classic border or as a stunning fill-in for the top of a dessert.
How to Pipe Swirl Drop Flowers
Made by adding a simple twist motion, swirl drop flowers have petals with a bit more flair and dimension, leading to open-looking Blossoms.
