I love a good cupcake.
And I love a cute personalized cupcake. Not necessarily with names on them, but just a personal detail for the recipient… something that lets them know the treats were made especially for them.
I made these for my boys.
I am kidding.
Maybe.
I have always loved those little rings that the big chain bakery’s put on cupcakes but never wanted my kids to choke as they were sucking the frosting off.
Yes, I have bought cupcakes from a store for my kids. And sometimes I buy Betty Crockers Classic White frosting and eat it out of the container with a spoon.
Shame spiral.
Anywho, I went nuts and made a ton of these little rings. They are CHOCOLATE! Just some candy melts I put into a disposable pastry bag and piped out. (well, I melted the chocolate before I piped them, but I am sure you figured that out)
For the part that slips on your finger I piped out a circle then “glued” it to the base using more chocolate.
Little hearts and circles embellished with glitter or candy pearls.
Red glitter.
Pink hearts.
Now, if you love white cake and want the best white cake recipe… you should really try this one. I know it says its a white wedding cake, but who wouldn’t love a little ‘wedding’ cake in their Valentine cupcake?
Its the day of LOVE right???
And my favorite buttercream recipe of all time. Yes it has shortening in it. I would prefer pure lard but apparently that is not recommended.
Just sayin.
A whole plethora of ring embellished cupcakes for the kids.
My only advice is, share them with someone you love.
This is one of my loves.
Who would you share a cupcake with this Valentines Day?
They are super cute and the perfect ring to top cupcakes, who needs plastic! Chocolate rings are sure to become all the rage now that you’ve created them 🙂 Very sparkly!
My kids would.love the rings, not to mention the cuppies 🙂 perfect.
So cute! What a great and fun way to decorate cupcakes. Have a good weekend.
Look at that sweet picture of your daughter. So precious!
And lovely, beautiful cupcakes. Thanks for the link back 🙂
Amanda…I just want you to know that although your updates and recipes and pictures are always fun, interesting and beautiful, I absolutely LOVE the way you write. (“Shame Spiral”, “Just Sayin”) You make me smile and you make me laugh. Love your humor and I just wanted you to know that! Keep up the good work!
I would share mine with one of my sisters.. or both.. better make that a big cup cake!
I love cupcakes and wish I had the knack for decorating them like you do! The ring idea…genius! I would share my cupcakes with my own little cupcake at home…and probably my hubby too! 🙂 Would you mind sharing how you got your frosting like that? I’m sure it’s a special tip or something…they just look so pretty with that smooth spiral! Anyway…I love checking your blog and seeing what you come up with…thanks for all the yummy ideas 🙂
P.S. I know you said you like rainbows…you’ll have to check out my blog for my daughters 1st birthday party…I made rainbow cupcakes and I was pretty proud of how they turned out…I think it’s maybe 2 posts down when you scroll down…they aren’t fancy but they sure were fun and had the *wow* factor when you bit into them 🙂 Anyway…that’s as creative as I get when I bake…I just layer colored batter and see what I get 🙂
These are absolutely adorable! I love your idea to make little rings for the tops of the cupcakes. I love making cupcake decorations with piped chocolate… So fun!
Love!! Xx
Such pretty cupcakes (indluding the docrations, definitely.)
And your daughter is soooooo adorable.