{"id":3968,"date":"2013-06-07T16:21:32","date_gmt":"2013-06-07T16:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.com\/?p=3968"},"modified":"2013-05-29T21:02:39","modified_gmt":"2013-05-29T21:02:39","slug":"how-to-make-sunflower-cupcakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=3968","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Sunflower Cupcakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Yay! \u00a0Spring is finally here!! \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s rainy and dark here in the East Kootenay&#8217;s of Canada, but I&#8217;ll take the warmer weather and sporadic sunny days over winter and snow any day! \u00a0What makes me think happy spring days (besides the end of school?!) are SUNFLOWERS!! \u00a0Yes, I know they are a fall flower, but they are so sunny and bright, that you can&#8217;t help but be cheery.<\/p>\n<p>I used to have a huge collection of sunflower belongings, but having moved twice in one year, lots of it &#8220;disappeared&#8221;. \u00a0I have my favourites still, a stained glass piece my uncle got me from the East Coast of Canada, and a vase (that he also got me). \u00a0I&#8217;m not into the whole country-chic home decor, so I&#8217;m trying to keep the rest of sunflowers in the garden . . . at school! \u00a0I had my Kinders plant them this spring so we can enjoy them this fall. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In this video we show you how to make sunflower cupcakes. These sunflower cupcakes are quick and easy to make &#8230; enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cGEM8s67Wj0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>How to Make Sunflower Cupcakes:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Cupcakes (any type you like)<br \/>&#8211; Melted Chocolate<br \/>&#8211; Oreo Cookies (or similar sized and shaped cookies)<br \/>&#8211; Yellow buttercream with Wilton tip 366<br \/>&#8211; Green buttercream with Wilton tip 1A<br \/>&#8211; Cookie Crumbs<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Procedure:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>To make these cupcakes, the first thing you will need to do is pipe a round border around the outside of the cupcake top with the green buttercream. \u00a0Next, using melted chocolate, coat the centre of the Oreo cookie and then dip in the cookie crumbs. Press the cookie, crumb side up, into the centre of the ring of green buttercream. \u00a0The final step is to pipe the yellow leaves around the outside of the cookie. \u00a0See the video for the piping technique and how to make the petals. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSC_5974webc.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3969\" title=\"Sunflower Cupcakes\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSC_5974webc.jpg\" alt=\"Sunflower Cupcakes\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSC_5974webc.jpg 600w, http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/DSC_5974webc-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Happy Baking!\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_target addtoany_list\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook_like addtoany_special_service\" data-href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=3968\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter_tweet addtoany_special_service\" data-count=\"none\" data-url=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=3968\" data-text=\"How to Make Sunflower Cupcakes\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_google_plusone addtoany_special_service\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=3968\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/pinterest?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcookiescupcakesandcardio.co%2F%3Fp%3D3968&amp;linkname=How%20to%20Make%20Sunflower%20Cupcakes\" title=\"Pinterest\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/icons\/pinterest.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Pinterest\"\/><\/a><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share_save\"><img src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nwpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Yay! 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