7 Ways to Decorate Cupcakes with Tip 32
Learn how to make fun cupcake decorations using star tip 32. From shells to rosettes, these cupcakes are a great way to show off your decorating skills. Bright icing colors make these cupcakes great for summer entertaining, and you'll love showing off all your new techniques with this collection of colorful cupcakes.
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Amount12
Ingredients
Pink Icing Color, 1 oz.
Lemon Yellow Icing Color, 1 oz.
Leaf Green Icing Color, 1 oz. - Green Food Coloring
Brown Icing Color, 1 oz.
Ready-To-Use White Decorator Icing - 1 lb. Can
Orange Icing Color, 1 oz.
Burgundy Icing Color, 1 oz.
3 to 3 1/2 cups Favorite cupcake mix or recipe
Tools
White Cupcake Liners, 75-Count
12 Cup Muffin Pan
12-Inch Disposable Cake Decorating and Pastry Bags, 100-Count
Open Star Cake Decorating Tip 32
Expand and Fold 16-Inch Non-Stick Cooling Rack
Instructions
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- Bake cupcakes. Bake and cool cupcakes in white cupcake liners.
Tint icing. Tint icing following color combinations provided. Prepare three decorating bags with tip 32 and tinted icing.
*Combine orange and pink icing colors to get orange color shown. Combine yellow, green and brown icing colors to get green color shown. Combine pink and burgundy icing colors to get pink color shown.
- Decorate cupcakes.
- Reverse Shell Cupcake (A): Using the reverse shell technique, pipe petals around top of cupcake, starting near edge and moving towards center.
- Shell Flower Cupcake (B): Using the shell technique, pipe shells around top of cupcake, starting near edge and moving towards center. Pipe star in center.
- Shaky Shell Cupcake (C): Using the shell technique, pipe shells around top of cupcake, starting near edge and moving towards center, while jiggling tip side to side. Pipe star in center.
- Stacked Shell Cupcake (D): Using the shell technique, pipe shells around top of cupcake, starting near edge and moving towards center. Pipe second row of shells on top of first. Pipe star in center.
- Rosette Cupcake (E): Using the rosette technique, pipe rosettes around edge of cupcake. Pipe second row of rosettes on top of first. Pipe rosette in center.
- Mini Swirl Cupcake (F): Pipe swirls around edge and in center of cupcake.
- Shaky Swirl Cupcake (G): Jiggling tip side to side, pipe swirl on top of cupcake.
Notes
How To
How to Pipe A Rosette
Learn how to pipe beautiful rosettes, big and small, to add charming floral accents. Rosettes are a great way to create quick decorations. Different tips create different petal effects. Rosettes can be used to add a simple floral accent to a dessert, or cover a cake and cupcakes.
How to Pipe a Shell Border
The shell is one of the most versatile icing decorations. Use it to pipe a simple border or pipe rows of shells to accent or cover a cake. Try piping shells in multiple colors and in combination with other decorations like dots or zigzags to create your own unique designs!
Reverse Shell
Reverse shells look spectacular as top and bottom borders and as framed areas on your cake.
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.
