Our annual 4th of July BBQ is right around the corner and I just had to share with you the yummy red, white and blue velvet cupcakes that I whipped up! This year I wanted to make something different, something a little more colorful and with a little more shine! After all it’s 4th of July and the fireworks are the star of the night!
I made my gum paste stars ahead of time. They are simple to make and you can store them away until you are ready to use them.
Tools Needed:
- Gum Paste
- Star cutter
- Small Fondant Rolling Pin
- Red Food Coloring
- Red Sanding Sugar
- Brush
- Wax Paper
- Edible Glue
Directions:
- Color your gum paste red
- Using your small rolling pin roll out your fondant about 2-3mm thick
- Using your star cutter, cut out as many stars as possible. Continue to do this until you have all your stars
- Allow your stars to dry out 24-48 hours on a piece of wax paper
- With a small brush apply a small amount of edible glue on the stars
- Immediately sprinkle the red sanding sugar over the top
- Wait a few minutes and tap off the excess sanding sugar
- Place them on a clean piece of wax paper to dry out for 24 hours
For the cupcakes I used my favorite Red Velvet Cupcake recipe.
But since I was inspired by the red, white and blue theme I decided that instead of red food coloring I would use the Wilton Royal Blue gel food coloring so that I would have Blue Velvet Cupcakes!
Tip: When adding color to your cupcakes make sure to use bleached cake flour because unbleached cake flour can alter the color.
The Wilton Royal Blue food coloring gave the cupcakes the perfect blue hue that I was looking for!
I hope everyone has a safe and happy 4th of July!
Thank you for stopping by!
Stay sweet,
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