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Happy Father's Day Cupcakes on Rustic Gray Background
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Easy Father's Day Cupcakes

Easy Father's day cupcakes, homemade with simple ingredients. Use gum paste with candy molds to make edible handyman tools to decorate Guinness beer chocolate cupcakes.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Decorating time1 day
Total Time1 day 30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 24 Cupcakes
Calories: 303kcal
Author: Abeer Rizvi

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Bake cupcakes and allow them to cool completely.
  • Make chocolate ganache frosting while the cupcakes and baking and cooling.
  • To make edible tools, rub shortening or sprinkle powdered sugar in the cavities of a candy mold. Place some yellow gum paste into the cavity and start pressing with your fingers.Flip the mold and press down until the mold is lying flat on your table. Flip your mold back again.Gently, peel your gum paste out of the cavity and place it on a sheet of wax paper or parchment paper. Use a sharp knife to cut out all the excess and smooth out all the sides and corners with your fingers. 
  • Use a fine tip black edible marker to draw out all the black details. To add silver details, mix clear vanilla extract and CK Nu-Silver luster dust and paint silver where needed. Make as many tools as you need.
  • Allow them to dry for 24 hours.  
  • Pipe a swirl of frosting on top of cupcakes using TIP 1M and place one edible tool on top of each one. Enjoy!

Notes

  • Read all my tips above.
  • Leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 3 days. 

Nutrition

Calories: 303kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 210mg | Potassium: 115mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 23IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 59mg | Iron: 1mg