"To frost the cupcakes" means to spread a sweet and creamy topping, usually made with butter, sugar, and flavorings, onto the cupcakes, giving them a delicious and decorative coating.
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Simply
frost the cupcakes with a butter knife or spatula, smooth out for a flat surface and then add sprinkles around the edges.
Transfer the frosting into a large piping bag fitted with a large round tip and
frost each cupcake with a signature swirl.
Using cloud - white cupcake icing, pipe strips back and forth across tops
of frosted cupcake, overlapping as necessary.
You could also
frost the cupcakes in a simple way and then wrap them in these bowling - themed cupcake wrappers.
Hockey stick cupcakes: top
white frosted cupcakes with pretzel sticks shaped to look like hockey sticks and a small, round, black cookie to look like a puck.
The rum does make the frosting a bit too liquid at your average kitchen temp, so I advise putting it in the fridge for 15 - 20 minutes to harden up a bit
before frosting the cupcakes.
I feel like I steal a few from the bag to munch on every time I walk past the kitchen... and I
also frosted the cupcakes with a peanut butter chocolate ganache that I've been playing with.
I can't
frost a cupcake if my life depended on it so I'm sitting here admiring your beautiful job.
Perhaps you prefer to stick to your diet or maybe you gave up unhealthy food for Lent then comes St. Patrick's Day with all its libations and sugary
green frosted cupcakes.
Ingredients: 1 pkg Pineapple cake mix 3 Eggs 1/4 c Oil 1 c water 1/3 c Bravado Spice Pineapple & Habanero Hot Sauce, separated 12 oz Plain white
frosting Cupcake cups 1.)
- If you hate frosting / don't want to make it / can't make it, you can add 65g (~ a slightly heaped 1/3 cup) of semisweet chocolate chips to the batter (sprinkle them onto the batter once it's in the muffin cups, then poke them into the batter a bit)-- this adds the same number of calories to each cupcake as the frosting
I've made homemade icing in the past but this time I used the frosting tubs, which offers easy and consistent results when I am trying to
quickly frost cupcakes or decorate a birthday cake.
As for the color's power as an appetite suppressant, it's possible it may have a placebo effect, says Health's contributing nutrition editor, Cynthia Sass, MPH, RD. «Some may see the color and think about candy, and
pink frosted cupcakes, while others might see the color and feel a sense of calm and centeredness that helps them better tune into their hunger and fullness cues.»
Consider frosting your cupcakes smooth with a spatula, coating with a layer of crushed graham crackers and then adding the succulents on top to create a sandy desert vibe.
Or
pack frosted cupcakes by slicing them and «sandwiching» the frosting between the cake instead of putting it on top.
Baby June recently posted... The art of frosting a cupcake
While I gravitate toward a balanced diet of colorful, fresh, and varied foods — the kinds that make me feel satiated and strong during long workouts — I don't count calories or restrict any food groups, and I'm not above a glass of wine with dinner or a
heavily frosted cupcake after a solid day of training.
There are lots of great recipes out there using sweet potato, cashews or coconut cream, but when I'm looking for something that won't scare away my omni friends who aren't as much into healthy desserts as I am, I always go back to buttercream
when frosting cupcakes or cakes or filling sandwich cookies.