Year of the Ox Cupcakes

Celebrate the Lunar New Year with these Year of the Ox Cupcakes! So easy to create, these cupcakes will be the perfect addition to your celebration!

You will need:

• cupcakes
• white buttercream frosting
• ice cream scoop
• mini marshmallows
• black pearl sprinkles
• red fondant
• gold fondant
• small oval cookie cutter
• toothpick
• gold luster dust
• vodka

1. Using an ice cream scoop, scoop out frosting and place on top of cupcake.
2. Cut a mini marshmallow in half diagonally for the ears and place each half on either side of the scoop of frosting.
3. Place the black pearl sprinkles in the frosting for the eyes.
4. Cut out a small oval shape out of the gold fondant for the nose. Using the toothpick, poke 2 holes for the snout.
5. Make the horns with the gold fondant and place on top of the frosting leaving room in the middle for the hat.
6. Using the red fondant, create a ball for the hat. Wrap the bottom with a rope of gold fondant. Place a small ball of gold fondant on top of the hat. Paint the top of the hat using gold luster dust mixed with a little vodka.
7. Place hat on top of frosting.

Now you have the cutest Year of the Ox Cupcake!