{"id":3675,"date":"2019-03-29T20:01:34","date_gmt":"2019-03-30T01:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/?p=3675"},"modified":"2019-11-23T11:39:35","modified_gmt":"2019-11-23T17:39:35","slug":"buttercream-oreo-sunflower-cupcakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neverdonewithfun.com\/staging\/5228\/2019\/03\/29\/buttercream-oreo-sunflower-cupcakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Buttercream Oreo Sunflower Cupcakes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
How-To Tutorial to Decorate Cupcakes or Cake — with No Fondant!<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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I’m 100% a mom of boys — the theme birthdays I throw are LEGO<\/a> or zombie apocalypse<\/a>. So when a friend reached out to see if I wanted to help out with a cake and cupcakes for her daughter’s “Frozen Fever” second birthday, I jumped at the chance. But first, I had to ask: “What’s ‘Frozen Fever’?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apparently, it’s a “Frozen” short that involves a birthday party, sunflowers, Olaf, and the rest of the gang. I haven’t watched it yet because #boymom, but I quickly checked Pinterest for inspiration and fell in love with the bright blue-and-sunflower feel for the party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The centerpiece of the “Frozen Fever” short is a 4-tier turquoise layer cake. Unsurprisingly, a 4-tier layer cake from a bakery costs wedding cake prices — not what anyone wants for a child’s 2nd birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So we quickly scaled down the project to be more budget-friendly and appropriate for a small house party: a simply frosted 2-layer cake that could be purchased from a local grocery store bakery (if you’re in the Chicago area, Mariano’s does an amazing job on their cakes, and their Chicago Buttercream frosting is delicious). Then I would decorate and embellish with the sunflowers and details to make it “Frozen Fever” perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We also agreed upon simple, elegant vanilla sunflower cupcakes, to make sure there was enough dessert to offset the small layer cake. These sunflower cupcakes are bright, cheerful, and perfect for spring — they’ll be making a reappearance at Easter for my family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While I’m pretty good at fondant, I quickly learned that making fondant flowers involves purchasing several molds or shapes. Plus, while fondant does look pretty, it doesn’t taste good. I wanted to make decorations that were beautiful and<\/em> delicious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buttercream frosting is the solution for cake decorations that taste good. For these sunflowers, I used a stiff buttercream frosting and mini Oreos to create cheerful sunflowers that topped the white-frosted cupcakes perfectly and made just the right-sized accents for the layer cake, including the topper. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Making the sunflowers didn’t require much technique at all, and could be made entirely with a single cake decorating tip (though I ended up using two: one for the petals and one for the green leaves on the cupcake).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My step-by-step tutorial will show you exactly how I made the sunflowers. Then, at the end, I’ll share my tips for making sunflower cupcakes and\/or accenting the “Frozen Fever” cake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.<\/em> Read my full\u00a0<\/em>disclosure policy<\/em><\/a>\u00a0for all the boring details<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Buttercream Oreo Sunflower Tutorial<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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