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Bee Cupcakes with Bubblewrap Buttercream
Dessert

Bee Cupcakes with Bubblewrap Buttercream

1 hServes 12Nutri-Score E€€
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what you need

Ingredients

12 people
  • cupcakes (baked and cooled)Bakery12 pieces
  • butter (softened)Dairy200 g
  • powdered sugar (sifted)Pantry400 g
  • milk (room temperature)Dairy30 ml
  • yellow candy melts (melted)Pantry150 g
  • black candy melts (melted)Pantry30 g
  • white candy melts (melted)Pantry20 g

per serving

Nutrition

323kcal

Carbs
43 g
Proteins
2 g
Fat
16 g
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what you’ll use

Tools

  • sphere ice cube mould
  • Mixing bowl ×2
  • Hand mixer
  • Piping bag
  • Pastry brush

step by step

Method

  1. Make the bubblewrap buttercream

    • Beat the softened butter until pale and fluffy.
    • Gradually add the sifted powdered sugar and beat until smooth.
    • Loosen with the milk to a pipeable consistency.
    Step 1
  2. Create the honeycomb texture

    • Spread the buttercream over the cupcakes.
    • Press bubblewrap gently onto the surface and chill until set, then peel it off to reveal the honeycomb pattern.
    Step 2
  3. Mould the bees

    • Melt the yellow candy melts and fill the sphere moulds, then chill until firm.
    • Unmould the spheres and pipe thin black stripes over them with melted black candy melts.
    • Add small white candy melt dots for the wings and let them set.
    Step 3
  4. Assemble

    • Place a bee on top of each frosted cupcake.
    • Serve once the decorations are fully set.
    Step 4