What is the best way to frost cupcakes?

To frost the cupcake, scoop out the frosting using the cookie dough scooper and drop the frosting on the top of the cupcake. Then spin your spoon or spatula in a circle, pushing the frosting out to the edges as your spin the cupcake. That’s it! One perfectly frosted cupcake!

How do you spread frosting on cupcakes?

Hold the cupcake in one hand and the knife in the other. That will let you get a good view of the cupcake so you can spread the frosting evenly over the entire surface. Use the spatula to scoop up frosting and place it in the center of the cupcake top. Spread outward, smoothing the surface with the edge of the knife.

Does Georgetown Cupcake still do secret flavor?

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Should I refrigerate Georgetown cupcakes?

We recommend that you store your cupcakes at room temperature and enjoy them on the date of pick-up, delivery, or shipping arrival. If you will be consuming the cupcakes more than 24 hours after purchasing them, we recommend freezing them and enjoying them for up to 10 days after they are purchased.

How do you swirl the top of a cake?

Using a Wilton 1M piping tip, pipe on a swirl, going around three times, press down slightly, then lift up. Repeat so there are 8 swirls on top of the cake. I do swirls at 12, 3, 6, and 9 o’clock. Finish the final swirls by adding one between each of the previous ones.

How do you Frost cupcakes with frosting?

To frost, scoop a large dollop of the frosting and place it on top of a cupcake. With an offset metal spatula, spread the frosting in a thick layer in one direction, smoothing it with the spatula. Use the tip of the spatula to create a swirl in the frosting, and flip the tip of the spatula to make a peak.

Can you put two different colors of frosting on a cupcake?

If you have two different colors of frosting, you can swirl them together on top of your cupcakes, frost with one color and use the other for writing, or make different-colored stripes or dots. If you only want one color for all of your cupcake decorating, tint the entire batch.

What is cupcake frosting made out of?

Buttercream Frosting: Buttercream is a classic cupcake frosting made with sugar, butter, and eggs or egg whites. Less sweet than a butter frosting, buttercream has a silky-smooth texture.

Are pastry bags good for frosting cupcakes?

Pastry bags are great for beautifying your cupcakes, but they are also the unsung heroes of cupcake time-saving: a pastry bag makes it SO easy to frost a large amount of cupcakes quickly and prettily. There are so many frosting tips available now that it can be hard to tell which one does what.