Get 3 bowls. Put half the buttercream in one bowl (5 ounces), a little over a quarter in the second bowl (3 ounces). Place the remaining buttercream in the third bowl (2 ounces).

In the first bowl, add 2-3 drops of pink gel color and mix together to make the buttercream pink. In the second bowl, add 1-2 drops of white food gel color and in the third bowl, add 1-2 drops of orange food gel color. Then mix the buttercream in each bowl until they are the desired color.

Put each color of buttercream into its own piping bag.

Cut a medium-sized hole into the tip of the pink bag of buttercream.

Pipe the pink buttercream on top of the cupcake. Be sure not to leave any gaps.

Get a cookie sheet and line it with parchment paper.

Place the cupcakes upside down on the parchment paper. Lightly smash the cupcakes down so the tops will be flat.

Put the cupcakes in the fridge upside down for 10 minutes.

When you take the cupcakes out of the fridge, place the cupcakes right side up. Then take the heart cookie cutter and lightly press it into the buttercream to create the penguin’s center.

Cut a medium size hole in the tip of the white icing. Pipe a thin layer of the white buttercream along the outline of the heart shape and fill it in.

Place the cupcakes upside down on the parchment and put them back in the fridge for 10 mins.

Take the cupcakes out of the fridge and turn them right side up.

Using your hand or tweezers, place 2 black bead sprinkles at top of the white area to represent the eyes of the penguin.

Cut a small hole in the orange bag of the buttercream. Use it to pipe a triangle below the eyes for the penguin’s beak.

Using the same orange buttercream, pipe mini heart shapes at the bottom of the cupcake to be the penguin’s feet.

Use a spatula to smooth out the beak and feet.

Put 1 red heart sprinkle in between the beak and feet of the penguin.

With the leftover pink buttercream, pipe a line of icing from the heart to the end of the cupcake to create the penguin’s wings. Do the same on the other side. Use a clean spatula to smooth out the wings.

Spray the penguins with edible glitter for a frosty look.

Serve and Enjoy!