Description
These Candy Corn Frosting Cupcakes are a delightful treat perfect for festive occasions. Featuring moist yellow cupcakes topped with creamy vanilla buttercream frosting tinted in vibrant orange and white swirls, they capture the fun and colors of candy corn in a delicious, easy-to-make dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
Yellow Cupcakes
- 1 batch of your favorite yellow cupcake batter
- Paper liners for 12 muffin cups
Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
- 1 batch Wilton’s vanilla buttercream frosting
- Orange gel food coloring, 1 oz.
Instructions
- Bake Cupcakes: Prepare your preferred yellow cupcake batter or use your favorite recipe. Line a muffin pan with paper liners and divide the batter evenly among the 12 cups. Bake according to your recipe’s instructions until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and place on a cooling or wire rack; allow cupcakes to cool completely.
- Prepare & Tint Frosting: Using Wilton’s vanilla buttercream frosting recipe, prepare a batch of frosting. Separate a portion of the frosting and add orange gel food coloring to achieve a candy corn orange hue. Mix well until color is even.
- Decorate Cupcakes: Fit two piping bags each with a star tip 2A. Fill one bag with the orange tinted buttercream and the other with white buttercream. Pipe two base layers of orange swirls onto each cooled cupcake, then pipe white frosting swirls on top, creating the signature candy corn design. Place decorated cupcakes on a dessert stand and serve.
Notes
- Ensure cupcakes are completely cool before frosting to prevent melting.
- Use gel food coloring for vibrant colors without thinning the frosting.
- Practice piping on a plate to get consistent swirl shapes before decorating cupcakes.
- Store frosted cupcakes in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
