Buzzy bee sunflower cupcakes recipe for school holidays

These buzzy bee sunflower cupcakes are easy to make and the perfect boredom beater during the school holidays. Your children are bound to love cooking - and eating - them. See the full recipe here.

Brighten up the school holidays with a big bunch of sweet sunflowers

What you’ll need

Modelling paste (see related recipe)

Queens Yellow food colouring

Dark chocolate melts, melted

Natural sliced almonds

Butter cream icing (see related recipe)

Cupcakes

Chocolate sprinkles

Method

Step 1: Knead modelling paste on a work surface lightly dusted with icing sugar until smooth. Add a few drops of yellow food colouring and knead until well combined.

Step 2: Working with a small amount of modelling paste at a time, use a rolling pin to roll out until 2mm thick. Use a 41/2 cm leaf-shaped cutter lightly dusted with icing sugar to cut out some petals. Cover the petals with plastic wrap to prevent them from drying out.

Step 3: Gently pinch a petal in half lengthways and open out slightly to create a three-dimensional effect. Place on a clean board and repeat with the remaining petals. Set aside overnight or until dry and firm. Brush each petal with yellow food colouring. Set aside to dry.

Step 4: To make a bee, roll a level teaspoon of yellow modelling paste into an oval shape. Spoon the melted chocolate into a small sealable plastic bag with 1 corner cut off. Pipe 3 lines of chocolate over the oval to create the body of the bee. Use a little melted chocolate to secure 2 small pieces of sliced almonds to the body of the bee to create the wings. Pipe 2 small dots on the body to create eyes. Set aside until chocolate has set.

Step 5: Combine a few drops of yellow food colouring with the butter cream icing to tint it to the desired colour. Spread butter cream icing over the top of a cupcake. Insert about 20 petals into the icing to create a flower, leaving a small semi-circle on one edge. Sprinkle the semi-circle with chocolate sprinkles to form the centre of the flower. Carefully top with the bee.

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Originally published as Buzzy bee sunflower cupcakes recipe for school holidays