Food & Cooking Recipes Dessert & Treats Recipes Cupcake Recipes Hedgehog Cupcakes 3.1 (31) By Martha Stewart Editors Martha Stewart Editors Facebook Instagram Twitter Website An article attributed to "Martha Stewart Editors" indicates when several writers and editors have contributed to an article over the years. These collaborations allow us to provide you with the most accurate, up-to-date, and comprehensive information available.The Martha Stewart team aims to teach and inspire readers daily with tested-until-perfected recipes, creative DIY projects, and elevated home and entertaining ideas. They are experts in their fields who research, create, and test the best ways to help readers design the life they want. The joy is in the doing. Editorial Guidelines Updated on January 16, 2019 Print Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Raymond Hom Our adorable hedgehogs have buttercream "hair," almond "spikes," jellybean "noses," and chocolate-covered sunflower seed "eyes." Ingredients Cupcakes (any flavor) Swiss Meringue Buttercream for Cupcake Decorating Unblanched almond slices Black jelly beans Chocolate-covered sunflower seeds Tools Pastry bag Small multi-opening tip Directions Frost tops of cupcakes with a thin layer of buttercream. Fit pastry bag with small multi-opening tip, and fill with buttercream. Pipe "hair" all over the top of each cupcake, placing the tip on the frosting, squeezing gently, and pulling bag upward. Insert almonds around perimeter of each cupcake, into the sides of frosting to create spikes. Use jelly bean for nose and sunflower seeds for eyes on top of each. Repeat with remaining cupcakes. Print