Sunflower Cupcakes

produces the sunflower petals AND the cute green leaves!
Chocolate Sprinkles_ or Brown Gel Food Coloring for the center.
Overview How to Make Buttercream Sunflowers
Bake cool about 12 cupcakes.
Make a batch of vanilla buttercream. You want a sturdy frosting that will hold the detailed petal shape. We strongly recommend the vanilla buttercream recipe below.
Tint the frosting two colors. The gel food coloring listed above is best. Liquid food coloring works in a pinch but it can change the consistency of the frosting if you use too much.
Make the yellow center. Add a circle of golden yellow frosting in the center of the cupcake. You can use a knife or just use the leaf piping tip and swirl it around to get a circle.
Add the sprinkles. Dip the frosting circle into chocolate sprinkles. This is the center of the sunflower. Alternatively you can tint some frosting brown to create the center.
Begin piping petals. Lets watch a quick video so you can see how to pipe the petals.

toppings for sunflower cupcakes including chocolate sprinkles on a plate and yellow and green frosting in piping bags
piping sunflower petals onto cupcake with yellow frosting
Success Tips for Buttercream Sunflowers
Take your time. Pipe slowly because this isnt a race! It definitely takes a couple of tries to find your rhythm.
Begin outside. Always start piping the sunflower petals on the outside edge. Adding layers of petals inside creates a realistic depth.
Have fun. This is the main thingjust have fun. Each of your sunflower cupcakes will look better than the last. Practice makes perfect I promise.

sunflower cupcakes on a gold plate
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See Your Sunflower Cupcakes!
collage of sunflower cupcake images
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sunflower frosting design on cupcake
Sunflower Cupcakes
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Author Sally
Prep Time_ 5 minutes
Cook Time_ 0 minutes
Total Time_ 30 minutes
Yield_ 1214 cupcakes
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Description
Learn how to pipe the most beautiful flower design using a leaf piping tip. These sunflower cupcakes are much easier than youd expect!
Ingredients
1 cup 16 Tbsp 226g unsalted butter softened to room temperature
5 cups 600g confectioners sugar
1\4 cup 60ml heavy cream
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
salt to taste
yellow orange green food coloring I use AmeriColor gel coloring
chocolate sprinkles
12_14 baked and cooled cupcakes
Instructions
With a handheld or stand