(NAPSI)—Bring the beauty of flowers indoors with Delicate Blossoms Cupcakes. The stunning rainbow color palette will have everything coming up roses.

Begin with a basic cupcake made with any favorite mix. Then watch as they bloom into a beautiful bouquet with the addition of vibrantly colored icing, cake sparkles and sugars. These little cakes will be a sensational seasonal dessert or party treat for kids and adults alike.

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Delicate Blossoms

Delicate Blossoms

Ingredients

  • 1 package (15.5?18.25 oz.) favorite cake mix
  • Eggs, water and oil to prepare mix
  • 2 cans (16 oz. ea.) White Decorator Icing
  • Lemon Yellow, Orange, Teal, Rose, Violet and Leaf Green Icing Color
  • Yellow, Blue, Pink and Purple Cake Sparkles or Colored Sugars

Instructions

Preheat oven and prepare cake mix following package instructions. Fill standard muffin pan with white baking cups; fill cups with batter about 2/3 full. Bake following package instructions. Cool completely.

Tint portions of icing yellow, orange, teal, rose, violet and green; reserve some white. Using spatula, ice cupcakes smooth with colored icing.

To make two-tone effect on flower petals, fit bag with petal decorating tip 127; before filling bag, use round tip 12 to pipe a stripe of white icing on the inside of the decorating bag from the narrow end of tip and up the length of the bag; pipe two additional lines on top of the first line of icing. Fill bag with desired color. Pipe a 6-petal flower on each cupcake beginning with wide end of tip touching center of cupcake, narrow end pointing out slightly above cupcake. Move tip 1/2 inch out toward edge of cupcake. Turn tip slightly, forming remainder of petal, relaxing pressure when moving tip back to center. Repeat for 5 more petals. Pipe round tip 5 dot or open star tip 16 swirl icing flower center. Sprinkle flower petals and centers with matching Cake Sparkles or Colored Sugars.

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