Fun Cupcake Decorations

     It is very easy to spice up any type of cupcake for any occasion. A very simple way is to change up the liners of your cupcakes. You can purchase many varieties at cupcake liners at your local supermarket. Liners come in different colors, patterns, themes, and material. The classic way to spice up a cupcake is to dye the icing using food dye and to add sprinkles. You can also add candy toppings to the top of the cupcake such as Hershey Kisses, chocolate bits, M&Ms, or any type of candy you want. Another way to animate your cupcakes is to go to Martha Stewart's webpage and use her different styles of cupcakes. With her instructions you can add many different toppings such as animals, numbers, seasonal objects, and holiday objects. Here is one of my favorite cupcakes from her website:

Monkey Cupcake

Tools and Materials

·         Cupcakes (any flavor)
·         Chocolate candy wafers, such as Necco
·         Chocolate Frosting
·         12 ounces fondant, tinted with yellow gel-paste food coloring
·         2-inch round cutter
·         7/8-inch round cutter
·         3-inch flower-shaped cutter
·         Pastry bag
·         Small plain round pastry tip

 

Monkey Cupcake How-To

 1.      For ears, make 2 small horizontal slits with a paring knife in opposite sides of 1 cupcake, just above paper liner, and then partially insert a wafer into each slit. Frost cupcake and wafers. Repeat, reserving remaining frosting.

 2.      Roll fondant to a 1/8-inch thickness. For each cupcake, cut out 1 round at 2 inches and 2 rounds at 7/8 inch; cut a straight edge on each 7/8-inch round. Using flower-shaped cutter, cut out 1 flower from fondant; cut off 2 petals, creating straight edges. For eyes, press the 2 petal pieces at top of each cupcake. For mouth, overlap bottom of eyes with 2-inch round. Place the 7/8-inch rounds on ears, straight sides in. Pipe pupils, nose, and mouth with reserved frosting, above.

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