Christmas Ornament Cupcakes

Bakery/Cake Goods Needed:

• Your favorite batch of vanilla cupcakes
• Your favorite butter cream frosting recipe

Ornament Decorating Supplies:

• 1 batch of fondant (homemade or store bought)
• Red Food Coloring (we used Wilton’s paste food coloring)
• Edible Glitter
• Gold or Silver Spray Food Color (we used Wilton Brand)
• Small Rolling Pin
• 2” Round Cookie or Fondant Cutter
• Wilton #2 Round Icing Tip
• Wilton #12 Round Icing Tip
• Small Knife
• Plastic Straw
• Food-safe Paint Brush
• Wax Paper

Cupcake Icing Tools:

• Wilton 1M Star Tip
• Icing Bag

Finishing Touches:

• Green Cupcake Liners

Making the Metallic Ornament Loops:

Step 1: Break off a small ball of fondant. Roll out on a flat surface to about 1/4″ thickness. Using the small knife, cut out small squares about 1/4″ on each side.

Step 2: Using the #12 Round Icing Tip, cut out small circles. Cut out the centers of the circles with a plastic straw.

Step 3: Dampen the food safe paint brush and wet one end of the circle. Place the square over the top.

Step 4: Place assembled loops on a piece of wax paper. Allow to dry.

Step 5: Spray assembled loops with metallic food color. Allow to dry.

Making the Ornament Base:

Step 1: Tint remaining fondant red.

Step 2: Roll red fondant out on a flat surface to a 1/4″ thickness. Using the 2″ round cutter, cut out shapes. Set circles aside to dry and harden.

Step 3: Place about 1 cup of butter cream frosting into a bowls. Tint a deep red to match the fondant color.

Step 4: Place an icing coupler in the opening of your pastry bag and fit with the #2 round tip. Fill with red icing. On the red fondant circle, pipe out swirls in a random pattern (use photo for guidance).

Step 5: Place a small dot of icing where you want to place your ornament loop. Gently position loop over the icing bead.

Step 6: Carefully sprinkle edible glitter over the swirl lines.

Icing and Decorating the Cupcakes:

Step 1: Fit the opening of the pastry bag with a Wilton #1M star metal tip. Fill the icing bag with white butter cream frosting.

Step 2: Starting from the outside edge of the cupcake, use a circular motion and squeeze the icing out to cover the cupcake.

Step 3: Carefully place a completed fondant ornament circle in your cupcake.