{"id":3693,"date":"2013-02-26T20:59:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T20:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.com\/?p=3693"},"modified":"2013-03-03T00:13:41","modified_gmt":"2013-03-03T00:13:41","slug":"piping-buttercream-icing-flowers-on-cupcakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=3693","title":{"rendered":"Piping Buttercream Icing Flowers on Cupcakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Buttercream, oh buttercream . . . how can a cupcake be topped with anything but buttercream?\u00a0 I top all of my cupcakes with some version of buttercream- cream cheese, salted caramel, chocolate . . .mmmmmm.<\/p>\n<p>When I am at various local markets\/fairs and out with my cupcakes (you know, trolling the Cranbrook strip and all), I often get the comment &#8220;Oooh, they&#8217;re too beautiful to eat!&#8221; Wait, don&#8217;t stop reading . . . I&#8217;m not bragging! \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re actually about to think I am an ungrateful beeotch right now, but when someone says that to me, I sigh.\u00a0 Yes, I understand that these people passing by are trying to compliment me on my decorating, but please, I am obviously trying to sell my cupcakes, not take them home with me to stare at because they are &#8220;too pretty to eat&#8221;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-7cMkGWFP1k\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Now that you hate me and will never buy another cupcake from me because I am a beeotch, let&#8217;s continue this informational tutorial on how to get your own cupcakes to be looked at . . . but not bought.<\/p>\n<p>First, pick a pretty colour and dye your buttercream.\u00a0 People LOVE pretty colours to stare at.<\/p>\n<p>Second, get yourself a petal tip Wilton 125 and fit it to a piping bag.<\/p>\n<p>Third, you&#8217;re going to need some cupcakes to decorate onto . . . so whip some of those up.\u00a0 You&#8217;re going to start decorating from the outside in, using the same tip motion as you would if you were making an apple blossom, or a simple flower.<\/p>\n<p>You will also want to find yourself some dragees (candy decorations) to top the cupcake with to act as the middle of the flower.<\/p>\n<p>And lastly, you&#8217;re going to need to watch the video to see how to do it!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Actually, what is really last, is that you should learn to take a compliment when one is given to you.\u00a0 Unlike myself.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC_1053site.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3694 alignleft\" title=\"Piping Buttercream Icing Flowers \" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC_1053site.jpg\" alt=\"Piping Buttercream Icing Flowers \" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC_1053site.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSC_1053site-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/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=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=3693\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter_tweet addtoany_special_service\" data-count=\"none\" data-url=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=3693\" data-text=\"Piping Buttercream Icing Flowers on Cupcakes\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_google_plusone addtoany_special_service\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=3693\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/pinterest?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fcookiescupcakesandcardio.co%2F%3Fp%3D3693&amp;linkname=Piping%20Buttercream%20Icing%20Flowers%20on%20Cupcakes\" title=\"Pinterest\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/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=\"https:\/\/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>Buttercream, oh buttercream . . . how can a cupcake be topped with anything but buttercream?\u00a0 I top all of my cupcakes with some version of buttercream- cream cheese, salted caramel, chocolate . . .mmmmmm. 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