Christmas Ornament Cupcakes

 Decorate your choice of cake mix to create flavorful Christmas ornament cupcakes. Tint creamy white frosting with different colors, cut white rolled fondant icing into shapes, and add luster dust for a light sheen.

Ingredients

    12 2 1/2-inch cupcakes in paper bake cups (any flavor)
    1 cup Creamy White Frosting or canned creamy white frosting
    12 ounces Easy Homemade Fondant or white rolled fondant icing*
    Desired colors paste food colorings**
    Powdered sugar
    Water or light-color corn syrup
    12 1 1/2-inch pieces black shoestring licorice
    12 small white gumdrops
    Luster dust (optional)
 

Directions

1. Spread tops of cupcakes with a thin layer of Creamy White Frosting. Let stand until set.
2. Divide Easy Homemade Fondant into several portions. If desired, leave one portion of fondant white. (Keep fondant covered with plastic wrap when not using.) Use a toothpick to add a small amount of desired food coloring to each of the remaining portions of fondant. Knead fondant until color is evenly distributed.*** Add more food coloring as needed to reach desired shade.
3. On a flat surface lightly dusted with powdered sugar, roll out one portion of the fondant to 1/8-inch thickness. Using a 3-inch cookie cutter or a sharp knife, cut out circles to fit tops of cupcakes. Place fondant circles on tops of frosted cupcakes, gently molding them over the edges of cupcake tops and smoothing the edges of fondant. Repeat with other colors of fondant, cutting a total of 12 circles.
4. Reroll scraps to 1/4-inch thickness or thinner. Use a fluted pastry wheel or knife to cut strips; use a straw or pastry tip to cut dots or small circles out of fondant scraps. Lightly moisten backs of strips and dots with water; attach strips and dots to fondant-covered cupcakes. To give cupcakes a three-dimensional effect, curve strips slightly.
5. For ornament hangers, bend a licorice piece in half and insert ends into the top of a gumdrop; attach hangers to cupcakes with frosting. If desired, brush cupcakes with luster dust for shine.

Tip

    *Tip:

    Rolled fondant icing can be found in the cake decorating department of many hobby and crafts stores. Or instead of fondant icing, you can use rolled fruit leather in various colors.

Tip

    **Tip:

    To achieve the colors shown in photo, for red fondant, combine pink and red-red paste food colorings. For green fondant, combine leaf green and brown paste food colorings. For blue fondant, combine cornflower blue and sky blue food colorings.

Tip

    ***Tip:

    If you like, wear plastic gloves to keep from discoloring your hands.

nutrition information

Per Serving: 

cal. (kcal) 425, 

Fat, total (g) 13, 

chol. (mg) 45, 

sat. fat (g) 6, 

carb. (g) 74, 

fiber (g) 0, 

sugar (g) 60, 

pro. (g) 3, 

sodium (mg) 150, 

Mark as Free Exchange () 0, 

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
 

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