Fireworks Cupcakes

Loving these fireworks cupcakes from Wilton. They don't look to difficult and they are definitely bursting with color. This top recipe uses royal icing for the bursting fireworks, but I think you could use twizzler pull and peels cut to size, inserted into your cupcake. You can find red, white, and blue star sprinkles at just about any store this time of year. Fun stuff!!
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Instructions:
Step 1
In advance: Make fireworks. Prepare Royal Icing recipe. Tint half Red-Red/Christmas Red combination and half blue. Cover pattern with parchment paper. Using royal icing, pipe Round Decorating Tip 5 fireworks; make 240 red and 240 blue fireworks arcs (20 for each cupcake; number includes extras to allow for breakage); let dry.
Step 2
Bake and cool cupcakes in your favorite Patriotic Themed Baking Cups.
Step 3
Prepare Buttercream Icing recipe. Using white buttercream icing, pipe Large Star Decorating Tip 1M swirls on tops of cupcakes.
Step 4
Insert fireworks arcs and attach icing decorations using white buttercream icing and Round Decorating Tip 5 dots.
Step 5
To assemble, place 10 in. plate and pillars on Cake Base. Place 6 in. plate and pillars on 10 in. plate. Place one pillar on 6 in. plate. Position 1 cupcake on top pillar, 4 cupcakes on 6 in. plate, 8 cupcakes on 10 in. plate and remainder on Cake Base.

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Instructions:
Step 1
Bake cupcakes in Stars & Stripes or Patriotic Themed Standard Baking Cups and cool completely on Cooling Grid.
Step 2
Prepare Buttercream Icing recipe. Tint 1/3 of icing with Royal Blue Icing Color. Tint another 1/3 icing with Christmas Red Icing Color.
Step 3
For fireworks, pipe a ring of fringe around rim of cupcake with blue icing and Multi-Opening Decorating Tip 233. Using same tip, pipe a concentric circle with white icing. Finish by piping red icing fringe in the center and inserting a 4th of July Party Pick.