Piping

I've been seeing so many fancy cupcakes with nice piped icing on the tops of them lately.  Well, I decided that if the bakers of walmart could do it, then so could I.  My cousin Jen's birthday was last month and I decided to give it a whirl.

Yeah, well....it is harder than it looks.  The consistency of my icing was off.  I think I had left it in the mixer too long.  Plus, it was hot in the kitchen, so I put it in the refrigerator, which also made it difficult to squeeze out of the bag.

My dream was chocolate cupcakes with light, fluffy pink icing piped on top and mini-chocolate chips sprinkled over them.

Here is was my reality.....