How Do I Make A Buttercream Shamrock???

Decorating By txboog Updated 16 Mar 2006 , 2:16pm by CakesByEllen

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txboog Posted 15 Mar 2006 , 7:20pm
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I want to make some st. patrick's day cupcakes for friday. I'm thinking something super simple...white frosting with a single green shamrock, but I'm not sure which tip(s) I should use for the shamrock. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!

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smashcakes Posted 15 Mar 2006 , 7:24pm
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there's a pic in my photos, i used tip 353, it makes the smaller shamrocks. if you don't have that tip, you can use a round tip to make hearts, just imagine each heart is one of the shamrock leaves.

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peg818 Posted 15 Mar 2006 , 8:12pm
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If you can make primroses, you can make a 3 petal primrose then just add a stem

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Alien_Sunset Posted 15 Mar 2006 , 8:28pm
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I used tip 100 or tip 103 and made something like a three petaled primrose, but I made the dip much deeper.
And then made a tip 3 stem.

On a few I made four leaf clovers. It looked really cool; I let them dry for a day or so and then put them on my cake. Hopefully I'll be able to borrow my mother's camera to take pictures.

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SheilaF Posted 16 Mar 2006 , 3:15am
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I did four leaf clovers using the 103 and then a #2 for the stem as well. These are out of Royal Icing. You can kind of see the stem on the one in the upper left corner.
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txboog Posted 16 Mar 2006 , 3:46am
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Thanks everyone for all the great "tips." icon_smile.gif Thanks SheilaF for posting the photo. That's exactly what I had in mind!!! I'm a very visual person, so your photo really helps me a lot.

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CakesByEllen Posted 16 Mar 2006 , 2:16pm
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What a Great Idea!

Thanks for the "primrose" tip!

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