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sparkly cupcakes
recipe
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Sparkly Cupcakes
Prepare Ingredients
2 cups
vanilla frosting or chocolate frosting
12
cupcakes, baked and cooled
Sprinkles, nonpareils, or sanding sugar
Gather Equipment
1-tablespoon measuring spoon
Small icing spatula
Small cookie cutter
1
2 cups
vanilla frosting or chocolate frosting
12
cupcakes, baked and cooled
Mound 2 tablespoons frosting in center of cupcake, forming a thick layer. Use small icing spatula to spread frosting to edge of cupcake to create flat top. (Keep frosting off paper liners.) Then use spatula to smooth frosting so it is flush with edges of cupcake. Smooth edge of frosting so it is straight up and down. Flatten top again as necessary. Repeat with remaining cupcakes.
