You can always shellac frosting over your cupcakes, but learning a few simple but sophisticated techniques can give your pretty pastries a professional touch, not to mention impress your friends ...

How I Make These Vanilla Cupcakes (Step-by-Step) Preheat and Prep. I preheat my oven to 350°F (175°C) and line two standard muffin tins with paper cupcake liners.

Saffer won Season 4 of the Food Network show She closed her New York bakery%2C Dollop%2C to focus on frosting Saffer%2C who once had an eating disorder%2C saves her cupcakes for the weekend ...

Try one of these 35 ideas for Easter cupcakes that are as cute as they are easy to make. ... And while they look totally fancy, the frosting design is as simple as using the right pastry tip.

Because both the cupcakes and frosting are completely from scratch, you will need ingredients like shortening, brown sugar, flour and molasses. You will of course also need ginger, plus nutmeg ...