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Day of the Dead Cupcakes

Make these colorful Day of the Dead Cupcakes this Halloween! They’re so much fun and so eye-catching. Sure to be the talk of the party!
Prep Time1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time1 hour 20 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Day of the Dead cupcakes
Servings: 32 cupcakes

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Lightly dust your work surface with powdered sugar, and roll the fondant out to a thickness of about 1/8-inch.
  • Use a 2 1/2-inch diameter cookie cutter to cut circles.
  • Mark the fondant circles with a toothpick, as a guide for where the eyes and nose will go.
  • Using a #3 piping tip, pipe 8 long hot pink teardrop shapes in royal icing around the eyes, in an asterisk shape.
  • Using a #4 piping tip, fill in the centers with bright yellow royal icing.
  • Pipe large yellow dots at the temples.
  • Using a #1 piping tip, pipe an upside-down heart in black royal icing for the nose.
  • Pipe the smile and teeth.
  • Using a #1 piping tip, pipe a heart in aqua royal icing, at the center of the forehead.
  • Pipe small aqua dots around the yellow elements at each temple.
  • Pipe aqua scrolls on each cheek.
  • Pipe a large black dot above the heart, and 2 smaller black dots below the heart.
  • Pipe 2 black comma shapes on either side of the large black dot.
  • Pipe 2 yellow dots above the black elements, and 3 yellow dots above each of the eyes.
  • Allow the toppers to dry and harden overnight.
  • Top the cupcakes with buttercream, then press on a fondant topper.

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