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Fluffy Sheep Cupcakes
Prep Time
30
mins
Total Time
30
mins
Adorably cute cupcakes decorated like sheep using Peppermint Patties.
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Keyword:
easter dessert, sheep cupcakes
Servings
:
6
Author
:
Beth Klosterboer
Ingredients
6
Peppermint Patties
4
ounces
melted black confectionery coating
Candy Melts
12
candy eyes
½ inch
6
pink sugar pearls
12
baked cupcakes
2
cups
bright white frosting
Instructions
Unwrap Peppermint Patties and set on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
Using a Peppermint Patty as a guide, pipe two tear drop shaped ears out of the black candy coating then set the Patty on top, over the tips.
Pipe 4, 1 inch long, tear drop shaped legs for each lamb
Place pan in freezer for 3 minutes.
Remove and peel candies off the parchment paper.
Use black candy coating to attach two candy eyes and one pink sugar pearl nose to each Peppermint Patty.
Cut the domed tops off each cupcake.
Pipe frosting on the cut top of half of the cupcakes.
Turn another cupcake upside down on top of the frosted cupcake.
Carve each stack of cupcakes into a ball.
Pipe or spread frosting all over the cupcake, making it look woolly.
Pipe an inch tall mound of frosting on top of the frosted cake.
Set a Peppermint Patty sheep in front of the mound of frosting.
Pipe some dots of frosting on top of the Peppermint Patty sheep heads.
Insert 4 tear drop shaped legs into each lamb cupcake.