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. We want to teach you how to make the buttercream flowers in the Gluten Free Pink Lemonade Cupcakes recipe on my blog.
You can use any frosting you like, or use the fun pink lemonade buttercream I mention above!! Any type of frosting works in piping flowers.
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Here are frosting recipes:
- Chocolate Cupcakes with a Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
- Gluten Free Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
- Gluten Free Lemon Curd Filled Cupcakes with Coconut Buttercream Frosting
- Gluten Free Mocha Cupcakes with Mocha Buttercream Frosting
Tools you need to piping 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.
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.
You can see this process more in the video.
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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📋 Recipe
How to Make Buttercream Flowers
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 2-3 tablespoons water more if needed depending on how thick you want your frosting
Instructions
- 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
Video
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.
Nutrition
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Robin Forrer
What tip did you use on these?
Sandi Gaertner
I do not know the number but it is a long tear drop shape.
Jenni
What a cute and easy way to make flowers on cupcakes, and I don't even have to buy a fancy tip either!
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you so much Jenni, the tip is super easy to find.
Stef
I love how this looks with the dragonfly on top! Great tutorial. Bookmarking it for the next time I make cupcakes.
Sandi Gaertner
I can't wait to hear how they turnout!
Noelle
I love all the tips this post has! I how cute they turned out
Sandi Gaertner
Thank you so much Noelle 🙂