

They keep in the fridge for up to 5 days.

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All Purpose Flour – This recipe turns out best with AP flour, but you can use a gluten free flour blend or cake flour if that’s all you have on hand.While I love this recipe just the way it is, I know some of you might not have all these ingredients on hand!īelow are some swaps and substitutions that can be made in this recipe. Is it happy? Or feeling silly? Maybe it’s laughing?Īll my dumplings were in a great mood! They were mostly happy, but a couple were surprised! I made they eyes and mouths by rolling out bits of black and pink fondant by hand. The face of each little dumpling is what really defines it. This is where your imagination can really run wild. Or for little dumpling cupcakes like this! The Facial ExpressionsĪfter you’ve frosted the dumplings, it’s time to add their faces.

They’re a real lifesaver for sculpted cakes or cakes with rounded edges. An acetate sheet is essentially a thick piece of plastic that is flexible and can be bent and used to smooth a curved surface on a cake. I order my acetate sheets in big sheets on amazon and cut them down into smaller squares. To make the process easier, I love to use acetate sheets. Smoothing the frosting onto each cupcake can be a bit challenging because they have curved sides. Just be sure it has a light base so you can color it a bit, and that it’s stiff enough to be piped. Whether you prefer a different type like Swiss meringue or Russian frosting, or a different flavor like cream cheese buttercream, you can use whatever you like best! I added in 1 tsp of cocoa powder to make the frosting an off-white color. However, any light-colored frosting would work. I used my American buttercream on these dumpling cupcakes because it’s my favorite frosting to decorate with. Now that we have the dumpling “filling” figured out, it’s time to discuss the dumpling dough! Or in this case, the frosting. You can omit that step to make them easier to frost though! The Dumpling Dough – Off White Buttercream I wanted these cupcake dumplings kind of like a mini dumpling cake, so I cut the cupcakes in half and filled them with frosting! This does make them a bit harder to frost, but I think it’s worth it. If you want to make a smaller batch, you can totally halve the recipe to make 6 little dumplings. I used my one-bowl vanilla cupcake recipe to make a dozen of these dumpling cupcakes.
