These adorable cupcakes will bring a smile to anyone’s face. You could use fancy chocolate melting wafers for the flowers but this short-cut recipe uses white chocolate chips with vegetable shortening to make the petals. Once you’ve mastered the basic daisy cupcakes, you can experiment with other candies and treats to make all different types of flowers.
- 1 box (18.25 ounces) Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Yellow Cake Mix
- 1 bag (12 ounces) white chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
- 1 can (16 ounces) Duncan Hines Creamy Home-Style Classic Vanilla Frosting
- 1 cup lemon curd
- Yellow food coloring
- Line 3 cookie sheets with wax paper. Place the chocolate chips and the vegetable shortening in a microwave proof bowl. Microwave the mixture, stirring frequently, until smooth, about 1 minute. Spoon some of the melted chocolate into a resealable bag. Snip a very small corner from the bag and pipe 2 inch long tapered petal shapes with the melted chocolate on the wax paper lined cookie sheets, about 1/2 inch apart. Fill each lined cookie sheet with the petals, adding more chocolate when necessary. (you will need about 12 petals per cupcake) Transfer the pans to the refrigerator until set, about 5 minutes. Petals can be made in advance up to 1 week and kept in an airtight container in a cool place.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners in each cup. Prepare the cake mix according to package directions. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans. Bake until cupcakes are lightly golden and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 18 to 21 minutes. Transfer the cupcakes to a wire rack and cool completely.
- Spread the top of the cooled cupcakes with the vanilla frosting and make smooth. Peel the chocolate petals from the wax paper. Insert the small end of the petals into the cupcake almost in the center. Arrange about 12 petals, close together, per cupcake to make the flower shapes.
- Tint the lemon curd with ithe yellow food coloring to make a bright yellow. Spoon the lemon curd into a resealable bag and seal the bag.
- Snip a small corner from the bag and pipe a circle of lemon curd in the center of the flower. Repeat with the remaining cupcakes.
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Comment by: melanee.johnson.5 (no discussions) on Apr 19, 2013 at 12:40 PM
Could you use buttescotch candies held in place with frosting istead?
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sherie.dunn.9 (1 discussion) on Mar 19, 2013 at 07:09 PM
How about making Black Eyed Susan's. Tint the white Chocolate yellow and use Chocolate for the centers. I'm going to try this I'll post a pic if they turn out good.
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PUNKYSMOM (2 discussions) on Mar 15, 2013 at 04:20 PM
OR, like it was suggested before, tint the chocolate into several different pastel colored daisies and add them on top of the vanilla icing!
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PUNKYSMOM (2 discussions) on Mar 15, 2013 at 04:15 PM
I actually think they would be prettier and stand out more if you were to divide the icing into 3 or 4 equal parts and ice the cupcakes with pastel colored icing. Then, add a white daisy on top! This is just IMHO!!!
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Jeanuine (78 discussions) on Mar 6, 2013 at 05:25 PM
You could do these a little different and use the Comstock Lemon and Key Lime Pie Fillings.
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luann.meyer.5 (1 discussion) on Jan 28, 2013 at 10:56 PM
Beautiful! Makes me think of Spring!
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Jeanuine (78 discussions) on May 7, 2012 at 07:13 AM
Love it, but I need more lemon, so I'll try it with the lemon cake mix.
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Meowmom (1 discussion) on May 6, 2012 at 10:28 PM
I'm wondering if lemon pudding or even canned lemon pie filling would work as well? Imagine the possibilities! Blueberry or raspberry pie filling centers with tinted petals- a whole bouquet of cupcake flowers from one recipe. I think I know what I'll be doing this week!
Comment by: Jeanuine (78 discussions) on May 7, 2012 at 07:14 AM
There is a huge taste & texture difference between lemon curd and lemon filling. They really aren't interchangeable.
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tipmasses (1 discussion) on Dec 2, 2011 at 11:50 AM
these look so good!! will have to make some myself!!
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sassyone04979 (2 discussions) on Nov 23, 2011 at 04:41 AM
i never heard of lemon curd, what is that and where do i find this please.
Comment by: dottie.mccollor (no discussions) on May 6, 2012 at 09:18 PM
Hi sassyone04979. Lemon curd is a tart creamy spread. It is usually used as a tart filling or a spread on scones. It is yummy. I would look for an easy old fashioned recipies. The newer ones that cut corners do not taste as well. Don't be intimidated, it is easy and worth learning.
Comment by: Jeanuine (78 discussions) on May 9, 2012 at 11:22 AM
Usually you can find lemon curd in the same aisle as you find jelly. It's also not hard to make. I have a great recipe from Emilie Barnes if you'd like it.
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hondamama3 (1 discussion) on Apr 30, 2011 at 08:33 PM
I'm going to try these cupcakes for Pastor Appreciation Day , at my church, wish me luck . They look so great !!!!!!!!!!
