Christmas Cupcakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb white fondant icing
1/4 cup powdered sugar (approx)
1/4 tsp red food colouring
1/4 tsp green food colouring
12 None ready-made un-iced chocolate cupcakes
None None Red writing icing, to decorate
None None Silver sugar balls, to decorate

Preparation

Divide fondant into 3 equal pieces. On a work surface dusted with powdered sugar, knead each piece until soft and pliable. Tint 1 piece of fondant red. Tint the second piece green. Leave last piece white. Wrap colored fondant, separately, in plastic wrap.
On a work surface dusted with powdered sugar, roll out white fondant to 1/16-inch thick. Using a 2 1/2-inch ring cutter, cut out 12 rounds. Place on a sheet of parchment, cover with plastic wrap.
On a work surface dusted with icing sugar, roll out colored fondants to 1/16-inch. Using a 2-inch star cookie cutter, cut out 12 stars from red fondant. Using a 1 1/2-inch star cookie cutter, cut out 12 stars from green fondant. Place on a sheet of parchment, cover with plastic wrap.
Brush fondant circles with a little water. Place on top of cupcakes. Brush red stars with a little water and place on the circles. Brush green stars with a little water and place on red stars. Use red writing icing to secure the silver balls around the stars.