Pom Pom Mum Brownies

Brownies become extra special with a colorful mum as decoration. Pull-out stars, a technique anyone can master, create these multi-toned pom pom mums

Each brownie serves 1.

Step 1: Make The Brownies

Bake and cool brownies following recipe instructions, or purchase ready-made brownies; cut into squares.

Step 2: Color The Icing

Tint portions of the buttercream icing light rose, dark rose and green.

Step 3: Make The Mum

Attach flower square to flower nail with dot of icing. Pipe a tip 12 circle of dark rose icing on square. With tip 16, pipe a cluster of dark rose pull-out stars, about 1 in. long in center of circle. Pipe tip 18 light rose icing pull-out stars about 3/8 in. long around base of icing circle. Continue piping tip 18 light rose pull-out stars in rows, angling each rose upward more, to fill in mum. Place on brownie. Add tip 352 green leaf.