Wishing Well Cupcakes
What it looks like
3 StarsDifficulty:
What you need:
    Recipe:
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2/3 cups milk
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 2 tsp baking powder

    • Icing:
  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 2 cups icing sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tbsp corn syrup
  • 1 tbsp milk
  • Food coloring

What you do:

  • For the cupcakes: Cream the shortening and sugar. Add the two eggs and beat until light fluffy. Stir in the flour and baking powder and beat until combined. Stir in the milk and beat until mixture is light. Prepare a cupcake pan with twelve paper cupcake cups. Fill each cup about 3/4 full. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes (until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the cupcakes).
  • For the icing: Beat the butter, corn syrup and vanilla together. Gradually add the icing sugar. Add enough milk to make the icing a good spreadable consistency.
  • Helpful Hints: Color about half the icing green (or whatever background color you like best). Frost the cupcakes when they're cool. With an icing bag, pipe on the Wishing Well symbols. The fruits are easiest to copy and look great against a contrasting background.
 
 
You can put any of the Wishing Well symbols on these cupcakes!