Poinsettia Cupcakes
The legend of the Poinsettia is a charming story that has the flower blooming out of a bouquet of weeds gathered by a very poor little girl who had no gift to bring to the Christ Child on Christmas Eve. Following that tradition, bake these cupcakes in bright green foil to resemble a potted plant and give them to special people on your gift list.
What you need:
Reynolds® Baking Cups (Green Foil)
1 package (18.25 ounces) red velvet cake mix
1 container (16 oz.) ready-to-spread white frosting
Red food coloring
Yellow nonpareils
Decorating tip: #366
Instructions:
PREHEAT oven to 350°F.
PLACE Reynolds Baking Cups in muffin pans; set aside.
PREPARE cake mix following package directions for 24 cupcakes. Spoon batter into baking cups.
BAKE following package directions (19 to 22 minutes). Cool.
TINT frosting red.
MAKE flower
- Touch one pointed edge of the tip lightly near the edge of the cupcake and sqeeze bag while pulling away from the center of the cupcake slightly. Form a circle of the petals around the edge.
- Next start a little closer to the center and repeat until you have three layers of petals.
- Place a dollop of frosting in the center of the cupcake.
- Drop yellow nonpareils onto dollop of frosting until covered.