{Tutorial} Spring Cupcakes

Vanilla cupcakes don't have to be... well, vanilla! They can be fun and exciting and beautiful too!  Just think of a vanilla cupcake as a blank canvas for creating any color or theme to match your event or party.  This tutorial will teach you how simple it is to transform a basic vanilla cupcake into a beautiful Spring cupcake full of color and fun!

Supplies

• Damask grease-proof cupcake liners in various colors from Sweets & Treats Boutique
• Vanilla cupcakes baked in damask liners
• Vanilla buttercream
• Wilton tip #1M
• Disposable piping bag
• Green & Yellow Wilton gel coloring
• Royal Icing Flowers (Tutorial HERE)
• Sugar sprinkles in the same colors your used to color your royal icing flowers.

Technique

• Bake your cupcakes in damask grease-proof cupcake liners.  Use several different colors. 
• Color your buttercream by using both green and yellow Wilton gel coloring.  Add a small dollop of both colors to your buttercream and combine with a spatula until uniform.
• Fit your disposable piping bag with the Wilton #1M tip.  Fill the bag with buttercream.
• Using this technique, pipe a swirl of frosting onto each cupcake.
• Sprinkle sugar sprinkles onto each cupcake and top with a royal icing flower.  Use the same color sprinkles as the flower you are topping the cupcake with.