Clown Cupcakes

The kids will be begging you to send in the clowns when you create these adorable birthday cupcakes.

You’ll Need

1

Set the cupcakes out on a large work surface.
2

Score a small circle in the centre of each cupcake. Cut a cone shape from the cupcake by inserting the knife at an angle as you go around the circle. Remove the cone from the centre of the cupcake.
3

Using a large round tip placed inside a piping bag (or alternatively a large Ziploc bag with a hole cut in one corner), pipe icing into the cavity of the cupcake and continue over the cupcake to make a head shape.
4

Place a small dollop of icing on the top of the cones and cover it in sprinkles. This is the clown hat. Set aside.
5

Fill two piping bags with the red and blue icing. Fit each with a #10 tip (or alternatively use small Ziploc bags and cut a small hole in one corner) and pipe blue and red dots around the ‘clown head’ to make a ruffled collar.
6

Place the hats on the clown head, pipe a small red dot for the nose and insert the yellow sprinkles for the eyes.
7

To make the Big Top cupcake, place one cupcake minus the clown hat and face decorations in the centre of your cake stand. Make a paper cocktail umbrella using red and white striped paper and insert into the cupcake. Add a flag to the top if desired.

Category: dessert