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January 1st, 2012

Dinosaur Cupcake Decorating Ideas


Everyone has a favourite dinosaur, and it’s not just the kids. So if you are faced with a dinosaur themed birthday party, try getting your teeth into some of these cupcake decorating ideas:

 

This cupcake looks like it took some messy fun to make. It is a Cupcakeasaurus and it’s featured on the Birmingham Patch blog.

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Why not look at the bigger picture, combine all your cupcakes into one big dinosaur like this one by Sweet Tooth Cupcake

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Moving onto Sugarcraft dinosaurs, this one sits calmly on a cupcake topped with piped icing grass. It is made by Abigails Bake Shop 

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Not all dinosaurs lived on land, and if you’re struggling to do the whole body, why not try these swimming dinosaurs (maybe Plesiosaurs?) as made by A Baked Creation
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However, if you have full confidence in your sugarcraft skills, try the most popular dinosaur of all, the T-rex with their characteristic short arms and large teeth. By Zoeycakes
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Whichever cupcake decorating ideas you choose, I’m sure your cupcakes will be extinct in no time.

 


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May 28th, 2011

Father’s Day Cupcakes

The best way to express a message of love to your father is by writing it, these cakes by wANiE beSh on Flikr are done perfectly, the contrast of the chocolate frosting and the white writing is so effective with the little heart motifs on each.

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If your dad just loves watching all kinds of sports (although my own father is not a sports fan at all), why not try this selection of balls by Flour and Sun Bakery

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If your sugarcraft skills are up to scratch then try these more detailed sports (and other hobbies) themed  cupcakes for Fathers Day by The Frosted Cake N Cookie

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I came across these golf course cupcakes and fell in love with them. You can create the sand with crushed up biscuits, the rough with a grass piping nozzle and the green with geen sugar sprinkles. This collection is by Patty Cakes Bakery

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Fd006 – Is your dad a fan of fishing? How cute are these little fishing rid cupcakes by Kids Fun Reviewed?

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For dads that love photography and have probably taken photos of you at every stage of your life, there are these great camera cupcake decorating ideas by Designer Celebration Cakes

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For the non-sporty dads, there are these nice simple designs if he works in an office, by Sweet Talk Cupcakery

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Death by Cupcake have made a much more detailed version of the office shirt and tie, which look fab.

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May 8th, 2011

Fairy Cupcakes That Will Make Your Party Magic

Fairy Cupcakes are not to be confused with fairycakes. These are cupcakes decorated with a fairy theme that will fuel the imagination of the kids eating them. Take a look at what ideas are out there already:

The easiest cupcake design for a fairy party is to make the cupcakes into toadstools, as Speckled Freckle has done on her Fairy Party Ideas blog post.

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The iconology of fairies is so well known, that you can make fairy cupcakes without adding an actual fairy at all, like Cupcake Sweeties in New Zealand have done.

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In adition to the toadstool, Cupcake Woman has added a fairy relaxing against one on her cupcake.

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Here is an awesome idea for making cupcakes into actual fairy wands, which I found on Sweets By Dee.

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Here Sugarcrushmiami has made a beautifully colourful collection of cakes which feature fairies, wands, toadstools, butterflies, and tulips.

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Tinkerbell must be the most famous of the fairies, and here are some Tinkerbell decorations you can try yourself, these are by Karen Tack who has also included instructions for how to make these cupcakes.2 Fairy Cupcakes Large Fairy Cupcakes That Will Make Your Party Magic

 

Patacake Parties has made this cute little collection that would take a little bit of extra time and effort to make, but it would be worth it.

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I love it when someone thinks out of the box when decorating for a certain theme, how cute is this “crashed fairy” cupcake!? Made by Socake on Flickr 

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March 13th, 2011

Comic Book Superhero Cupcakes

I’ve made cakes and cupcakes for kids, and I have to say – cupcakes are MUCH easier.  However I’ve found some little boys don’t want cupcakes for their birthday, as cupcakes “are for girls”. Well we all know that’s not true, so how do we convince them to agree to cupcakes? Make them superhero cupcakes, it works every time.

Here is a collection of some of the designs out there you may want to try yourself:

Superman:
There is no straight forward way to do this, the logo is always going to be tricky, however this is a great attempt by cakecentral.com
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Spiderman:
I can’t find out who made these, so if you know, please tell me. They are a great collection, and if you don’t feel confident with the sugar craft heads you could just stick to doing the piped webs.
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Batman:
Once again, a bit of a tricky logo, but I love the way these cupcakes have incorporated themes of the Joker from the Dark Knight movie.
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Photo by alicia rae on flikr

Green Lantern:
A much easier symbol to achieve with sugar paste or piping, however – check out this alternate idea of how to approach a superhero cupcake.
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Go here for the rest of the superhero collection by jennyvier on flikr

Generic Comic Book:
Still not confident about piping or sugar craft? How about just keeping the icing bright and adding cut out colour print-outs stuck to toothpicks, like in this photo by mychiclife.com
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March 8th, 2011

Getting Ready For St Patrick’s Day

As we are moving towards St Patricks Day (March 17th), lets take a look at some of the ideas out there that you can try yourselves at home:
 
This cupcake is simple but beautiful to look at, however all the real effort has gone into the ingredients rather than the design. The sponge is made with Guinness Stout, and the frosting is made with Baileys. I have already decided to try this one out myself this weekend.

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For a full review of this cake, and more great photos, read Chris Blakeley’s Flikr entry here

If you are confident with making the basic sponge, and the basic buttercream, but not much else (or just don’t have too much time spare) why not try this effective idea by Martha Stewart:

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Now on the complete other end of the scale, check out these designs by Sweetie Pie’s Boutique Bakery (n.b if you want to try doing these for yourself, you might want to get started now to have them done by the 17th!)

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And finally, for a final burst of inspiration, *kimmie* on Flikr has put together this great montage:

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the best of Irish luck to you all. x

 

         

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