These Back To School Cupcakes are so simple and easy to make!
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Apple Fondant Cupcakes
Author: Life, Family Fun Team
Ingredients
12 of your favorite vanilla cupcakes
½ stick butter, softened
1 cup icing sugar
1-2 tbsp milk
5-6 oz. red fondant
1-2 oz. brown fondant
2-3 oz. green fondant
6 toothpicks
1 circular cookie cutter, about 2 inches in diameter
Instructions
Before commencing the decorating process, ensure that the cupcakes are completely cool to the touch.
In a bowl, use an electric mixer to beat together butter, icing sugar and milk.
Once the ingredients are well-combined, use an offset spatula to spread buttercream on the center of each cupcake.
Roll the red fondant using a rolling pin. Roll it until it’s about ¼ of an inch thick.
Use the cookie cutter to cut out 12 red fondant circles.
Press one red fondant circle on each cupcake.
Using kitchen scissors, cut each toothpick in half. Insert a half toothpick into the center of each cupcake, having a small portion stick out.
To assemble one apple fondant cupcake:Roll a small piece of brown fondant and shape it into a small cylinder. Insert into the exposed portion of the inserted toothpick.
Roll out 1-2 small green fondant spheres, about 1/3 of an inch thick.
Flatten each green fondant sphere and shape it into a teardrop. Use a paring knife or toothpick to give it some lines to give it realistic texture.
Place 1-2 fondant leaves on the top of each cupcake, right next to the stem. Serve and enjoy!
Hint: If the fondant is not sticking together, brush water on the back of each piece to secure.