frosting friday

frosting - or icing - is the easiest way to decorate cupcakes and make them stand out! i use walton's gel food coloring to change up my frosting color and match them to a theme.

i will caution - be careful and make sure to taste test as you add coloring, it can change the flavor if you use too much.

here is an example of cupcakes i made with purple frosting to celebrate mardi gras...to get the swirl effect put a different color on each side of a piping bag (i suggest sticking with only 2 colors) then pipe using a swirl motion.

They don't always have to match perfectly, go with the flow

here is some color inspiration

for the girly girl...

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something as simple as color makes these cupcakes really pop!



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