I have been posting quite a few of my daughter’s decorated gluten free desserts on the blog, and today, we wanted to do something different.
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You can use any frosting you like or the fun pink lemonade buttercream I mentioned above!! Any frosting works in piping flowers.
We want to teach you how to make the buttercream flowers in the Gluten Free Pink Lemonade Cupcakes recipe on my blog.
Tools you need to pipe flowers:
For the frosting, you will need a combination of powdered sugar, butter, vanilla, and water or cream
The first thing you will need to make this frosting flower design is this Wilton decorating tip. If you don’t have frosting bags, you will need those, too.
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Steps to make frosting flowers:
- The first step is to take your frosting bag and insert the tip.
- Use scissors to snip the end of the frosting bag off.
- Fill your frosting bag and twist the end to squeeze the frosting towards the tip.
- Grab a cupcake and use the frosting tip to draw large “U” shapes circling all along the outer edge of the cupcake.
- Once you complete a ring of “U” shapes around the outer edge, repeat this process starting from the middle of the cupcake.
- You want the “U” shapes to overlap a bit over the beginning of the “U” in the outer ring, as flower petals do.
- Repeat this process one last time from the center of the cupcake.
- Dot frosting in the middle to finish the flower. You can also use an M&M or candy for the center of the flower.
Here is a top view of the flower when it is complete.
You can even top your flowers with these super cute White Chocolate Dragonflies.
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How to Make Buttercream Flowers
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 3 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 2-3 tablespoons water more if needed depending on how thick you want your frosting
Method
- The first step is to take your frosting bag and insert the tip.
- Use scissors to snip the end of the frosting bag off.
- Fill your frosting bag and twist the end to squeeze the frosting towards the tip.
- Grab a cupcake and use the frosting tip to draw large "U" shapes circling all along the outer edge of the cupcake.
- Once you complete a ring of "U" shapes around the outer edge, repeat this process starting from the middle of the cupcake.
- You want the "U" shapes to overlap a bit over the beginning of the "U" in the outer ring as flower petals do.
- Repeat this process one last time from the center of the cupcake.
- Dot frosting in the middle to finish the flower. You can also use an M&M or candy for the center of the flower
Nutrition
Notes
- You can use this homemade frosting recipe or store-bought frosting for this recipe tutorial.
- I used frosting bags and tips by Wilton, but you can use a different brand.
- Food coloring is optional.
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I truly hope you enjoy this recipe. I have been testing and creating gluten-free recipes for over 15 years. Creating gluten-free recipes that do not taste gluten-free is my goal for every recipe. Sometimes I only have to test a new recipe a couple of times, and others it takes multiple times. I do this so you get reliable, delicious results every time!
What tip did you use on these?
I do not know the number but it is a long tear drop shape.