Cupcakes
*1 box 16.75 ounce Angel Food Cake Confetti Mix, like Betty Crocker, make according to directions on the box and use Ice-cream scoop, cupcake liners and muffin/cupcake pans. Bake cupcakes 25 minutes or until slightly golden around the edges of the cupcake.
*Rainbow Sprinkles, for the top of the frosted cupcake, optional.
Strawberry Buttercream Frosting
*Note this is a Light and Fluffy Buttercream for cakes or cookies
Ingredients:
*1 cup Butter, room temperature
*3 cups Powdered Sugar, sifted
*1 to 2 tablespoon Heavy Whipping Cream
*3 tablespoons mashed and pureed Strawberries or 1/4 cup Sliced Freeze Dried Strawberries, blended fine
*1 tablespoon, Vanilla Extract
*Pinch of Sea Salt, literally
Instructions:
Cream together, in a stand mixer on medium low speed, the butter and powdered sugar adding the powdered sugar in thirds. Mix until mixture is a pale yellow 2 to 3 minutes.
Add to the creamed mixture the heavy whipping cream, vanilla and sea salt. Mix for 6 minutes or until light and fluffy on medium high speed.
Mix in red food coloring, optional
Use Pastry Bags and Tips use decorative cake tips as desired for cake decorating. I like the star tip, 1M tip and round tips of all sizes.
This is a small Batch of Buttercream Frosting, you will need to double this recipe for frosting a 4 layer (6 inch Round Cake (Pans) or 3 Layer cake (8 inch Round cake (Pans) and you will need to make a third Batch of frosting for more decorated cake.
Chocolate Cactus Mold
*Green Candy Melts, like Wilton, melted according to directions on package
*1-2 Red Candy Melt Disks, like Wilton, melted according to directions on package
*1-2 Blue Candy Melt Disks, like Wilton, melted according to directions on package
*1-2 Orange Candy Melt Disks, like Wilton, melted according to directions on package
**Wilton Candy Molds, I found these at Walmart, I bought 2. They also had them at JoAnn’s Fabric Store
Directions:
Red, Blue and Orange Flowers;
I used a 3 toothpicks (one for each color) to color the flowers in the molds with the melted wafers doing one color at a time. Do them in batches depending on how many you want for your cupcakes. Note: These take time to fill each flower as you can tell I wasn’t very patient in filling them. I did them quickly but take your time if you wish to have them perfect!
Green Cactus:
By the time you have finished with the flowers they will be set enough to add the melted green wafers, I used a Wilton silicon decorating bottle with tip lid.
Enjoy!
Lindy
