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Ingredients
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- 24 cupcakes, baked and cooled
- 1 recipe vanilla buttercream (or 3 cans of vanilla frosting)
- 10 ounces white candy melts
- Gel food coloring: pink, purple, teal
- Sprinkles
Instructions
- Melt the candy melts in three microwave-safe bowls using 30-second intervals, stirring in between until smooth. Add vegetable oil if necessary.
- Color each bowl of melted candy with gel food coloring (pink, purple, teal).
- Transfer each color into a small ziploc bag and cut off one tip. Pipe into mermaid tail molds as desired, allowing them to set.
- Carefully remove hardened tails from the molds once set.
- Separate the frosting into three bowls and color each with gel food coloring (pink, purple, teal).
- On a piece of plastic wrap, place the colored frostings in horizontal lines so they touch. Roll it up and twist the ends.
- Prepare a pastry bag with a 1M tip, cut off one twisted end of the frosting bag, and add it to the pastry bag. Squeeze until colors swirl out.
- Frost the cupcakes as desired, add sprinkles, and top with a mermaid tail.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Notes
Using paper bowls for melting candy makes cleanup easier.
Store any unused frosting in an airtight container for later use.
Feel free to customize colors to match your party theme.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 34g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 35mg