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Going Buggy Over You

You will need

• Cake Decorating Tips: #3 & #5
• Cupcake Pan
• Cupcake Liners
• Rose, Black, Red-Red, Christmas Red Icing Colors (Can be purchased here)
• Hearts Remembered Icing Decorations
• Conversation Hearts or any heart-shaped candies
• Your favorite Buttercream Icing Recipe
• Black licorice
• Cornstarch

Directions

1. Cut licorice into 2 1/2 in. lengths.
2. Attach icing decorations to licorice with buttercream icing.
3. Allow to dry overnight.

1. Combine Red-Red and Christmas Red to produce red shown.
2. Make, bake and cool your favorite cupcake recipe.
3. Frost cupcakes smooth in buttercream.
4. Using cake decorating tip 3, outline mouth in black.
5. Fill in the mouth area with a, zigzag and smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch.
6. Using cake decorating tip 5, pipe whites dots of eyes, pink dot cheeks and red oval nose.
7. Add tip 3 dot eye pupils in black and red outline tongue.
8. Insert antennae.