For the succulent cupcakes you hold the tip at a slight angle, but for these sunflower cupcakes be sure to hold the tip completely horizontal to create sunflower petals.
Ingredients
- 1 box vanilla cake mix, plus ingredients called for on box
- 1 c. (2 sticks) butter, softened
- 6 c. powdered sugar
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- Pinch kosher salt
- 1/4 c. heavy cream
- Yellow food coloring
- 9 mini Oreos, cremes removed
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350° and line two muffin tins with cupcake liners. Prepare vanilla cake batter according to package instructions and divide between cupcake liners. Bake according to package instructions. Let cool completely.
- Meanwhile make buttercream: In a large bowl using a hand mixer or in the bowl of a stand mixer using the paddle attachment, beat butter until fluffy. Add powdered sugar and beat until combined, then add vanilla, heavy cream, and salt and beat until combined.
- Divide buttercream into two separate bowls and using yellow food coloring, dye one bowl yellow. Add white buttercream to a pastry bag fitted with a star tip. Pipe buttercream onto cupcakes then top each with an Oreo half.
- Add yellow buttercream to a pastry bag fitted with a small leaf tip. Starting slightly off the the edge of the Oreo, pipe petals around the Oreo. Move to the edge the Oreo and pipe a second layer of petals, slightly overlapping the first layer.
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