Giant Flower Cupcake

Sponge Recipe from the Large cupcake Christmas Tree

A batch of Chocolate buttercream icing from the christmas tree recipe

A batch of Vanilla buttercream icing from the christmas tree recipe but omitting the green food colouring.

Glace Cherries (chopped)

1. Make the cake mixture as described for the large christmas tree.

2. You can add cherries, chocolate drops or leave the mixture plain.

3. When the cake is baked leave it too cool before decorating.

4. Make up the batches of buttercream icing as decribed in the christmas tree cupcake recipe.

5. Decorate the bottom of the cupcake first with the chocolate buttercream

6. Use a thin piping knozzle to pipe verticle lines up and down to form the cupcake casing for the cake.

7. Please the top sponge layer on top of the bottom.

8. For the top of the cake, fill a large piping bag with the vanilla buttercream and a twirl (large) knozzle onto the piping bag.

9. Squirt a dob of buttercream icing all over the top of the cake making a good decorative flower design.

10. Chop the cherries in half and place over the cupcake

11. Tuck in and enjoy!

N.B. you can also use smarties, chocolate drops or silver ball balls to decorate the top of the cupcakes