These Pink Lemonade Flamingo Cupcakes are sure to be a hit at any summer event! Perfect for birthdays, pool parties, cook-outs, and any time you need a little splash of color and fun in your day!
Recipe courtesy of Samantha Chiu of @samanthachiu.
Make the flamingo’s head by rolling out pink fondant into a thin s-curve. Take white fondant and form a triangular shape for the beak. Roll out a thin layer of black fondant to form the outer layer of the beak.
To make the flamingo’s eyes, roll out two tiny black balls from the black fondant and use water to glue it to the s-curve. Let fondant dry for 24-48 hours.
To make the wings, cut out heart shapes from the pink fondant and let dry for 24-48 hours.
For the Cupcakes
Preheat oven at 350 degrees F.
Line mini cupcake pan with paper liners or grease pan with butter and lightly dust with flour.
Melt butter and add eggs one at a time, then stir in lemon extract.
In another bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar and salt. Add flour mixture with milk to the butter mixture.
Add yellow food coloring to the batter.
Fill cupcake cups 1/2 full.
Bake for 15-17 minutes or until the toothpick inserted into cupcakes comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack. Allow cupcakes to cool completely before frosting.
For the Frosting
Combine butter, sugar and salt and beat with electric mixer until blended. Add the milk, lemon extract and beat for 5 minutes or until it reaches a smooth and creamy consistency.
Mix a few drops of pink gel paste food coloring into the frosting and place the frosting into a piping bag. Frost all cupcakes.
Assemble cupcakes by placing the flamingo heads and wings into frosting.
