Sweet Shower Surprise Cupcakes

Instructions

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1. -

   Make and decorate cookies one day in advance. Prepare cookie dough following recipe directions. Use rolling pin to roll out 1/8 in. thick. Cut with bear cutter from set. Bake and cool.

   Prepare Color Flow icing following recipe directions. Tint portions brown and dark brown. Use tip 2 and full-strength brown icing to outline bear. Use thinned brown icing in a cut disposable bag to fill in bear; let dry 4 hours to overnight.

   Use tip 2 and full-strength dark brown icing to pipe in tummy, snout and ears; pat smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch. Let dry 1 to 2 hours. Use black edible color marker to draw eyes, nose and mouth.

2. -

   Make cupcakes. Prepare yellow and chocolate batter following recipe directions.

   Place two-tone insert in baking-cup lined muffin pan. Use a cut disposable decorating bag to fill center ring of insert 2/3 full with chocolate batter. Use a cut disposable decorating bag to fill outer ring of insert 2/3 full with yellow batter. Remove insert and repeat until all cavities are filled. Remove insert. Bake and cool.

3. - Decorate cupcakes. Prepare buttercream icing following recipe directions. Tint yellow. Use tip 1M and yellow buttercream icing to pipe a swirl on top of cupcakes. Insert bear cookie. Position teddy bear sprinkles.

How To

How to Pipe a Cupcake Swirl

Wondering how to frost cupcakes with a cute little swirl? Here is a quick way to decorate cakes and cupcakes. It just takes minutes to pipe a fancy iced swirl and add colorful sprinkles. Learn how to make a swirl using a 1M star tip as well as tips 2A and 2D.