Garden Roses Cupcake

Garden Roses Cupcake These cupcakes are much easier than they look. Create a pretty garden with little roses right on your cupcake.

Ingredients:

For the Cupcakes

1/2 cup soft butter
1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 egg
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt

For Decorating

Whipped Cream, sweetened
Green and Orange (or other desired) Food Colors
Small Open Star Icing Tip

Makes: 16 cupcakes

Directions:

1. Combine together and beat butter, sugar and vanilla until creamy and then beat in the egg.

2. Sift together flour, baking soda and salt and stir into the butter mixture.

3. Spoon by rounded tablespoon (one to a cup) into paper lined 2 inch cupcake cups.

4. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from oven and cool.

5. Keep some whipped cream and aside and divide the remaining in two parts and mix green and orange (or any other desired color for making the flowers) separately. Fill the icing bag with green frosting first. For making both the garden and the roses, you will need the same tip.

6. When the cupcakes are completely cooled, spread the plain whipped cream on them.

7. Now, start making the garden. Place the tip at a 45 degree angle one inch from the rim of the cupcake and press lightly making a one inch long grassy line towards the rim. Complete a circle in this way. Start the circle another 3/4 inch in from the existing circle and start making similar grassy lines. Since the gap was only 3/4 inch this time and you are making 1 inch long lines, your grass lines will come over the existing circle you just made. The ends of the lines of this circle will overlap with the starting points of the lines of the previous circle. Continue working in circles but don't restrict just to decorating in circles. Keep in mind that you need to fill in the entire space with frosting 'grass'.

7. Once the garden is ready, it's time to make the roses. Using the same tip, use a different color (we have used orange), pipe out the frosting in a circle at the same place. Make 4 or 5 such roses.

Note: If you are a beginner, it will help to try making the grass on a plate first and then on to your cupcake.