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June 26th, 2011

Vampire Cupcake Ideas, Perfect for Twilight and True Blood Fans – or Halloween!


Do you think you could every happily drink blood? No? How about if it was in cupcake form? I challenge you to not find these bloody creations mouth-watering.

Wet Paint features these blood splashed red velvet cupcakes (the vampire flavour of choice). It’s simple but effective, and the presentation on the plate is genius!

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A very popular way to decorate a ‘vampire cupcake’ is to have make it look like a vampire bite with blood pouring out. I’ve not seen it done so well as these cupcakes by Sweet Avenue Bake Shop. Instead of the classic red velvet, they’ve gone for their own cherry liqueur flavour. If I lived near Rutherford I’d be right down there to buy my own!

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A variation of this design is one that includes penny sweet fangs dripping with blood, or strawberry sauce. Simply Gluten Free not only created these, but have included a gluten free recipe with instructions for you to try at home.

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If you would like the people eating your cakes to feel like vampires themselves, why not fill your cupcakes with a strawberry or cherry filling. Carly put this photo up on her blog Lightning Bug Watch Party. She has included links for recipes and instructions for filling the cupcake.

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If you enjoy creating designs with sugarpaste, this is an effective idea in incorporating the fangs again. Baking and Caking on Flickr decorated this red and black wonder.

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On a slightly different theme, how about making these vampire bat cupcakes with chocolate wings, as featured on the Ifood Blog.

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May 14th, 2011

USA Memorial Day / American Independence Day Cupcakes

This is a bit of a bumper post as I try to cover two American events with the same cupcake decorating ideas; Memorial Day (previously known as Decoration Day) and the fourth of July, Independence Day. Both of these days are traditionally celebrated with the US colours of red, white and blue – which is evident in these cupcakes:

Cookies and Cups created these M&M topped cupcakes as part of their patriotic range. If you look carefully you’ll see that not only is the buttercream frosting a swirl of white and red, but the sponge is too. You could also alternate the red with blue and top with red M&Ms

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Lizespo on Flickr has also gone for a multi-colours swirl, but with all three colours and little American flags for each one.

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Here is a beautifully simple design from Martha Stewart she has also given instructions as to how to make these yourself.

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I’m surprised that I have not seen this technique for  fireworks before, it’s so simple and effective. These cupcakes are by GinaMig on Flickr

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These Uncle Sams have been lovingly piped by  BarbaraF on Cake Central.

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The beauty of July is that some wonderful red and blue fruits are in season, and they can be used perfectly for this theme (and taste great too). This cake from Getty Images makes perfect use of a single strawberry.

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These cakes from Annie’s Eats make great use of the fruits in season, I was also surprised to find there are in fact Ice Cream cupcakes, click on the link for full instructions of how to make them.

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Amazing Moms have given instructions as to how to make these little cupcakes, which include a drizzle of chocolate (not pictured)

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These Cupcake Kabobs are featured on Poca Cosa with step by step photos to help you make them yourself at home.

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If you look at the wider picture, your cupcakes don’t have to be red white and blue each, they can decorated as a collection:  Blisstree features this strawberry topped flag.

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jcasbill on Cake Central made this perfect collection, and even laid them out like a flag blowing in the wind.

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These cupcakes have red and blue sponge with white buttercream frosting and are topped with red white and blue chocolate stars, created by Hoosier Homemade

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Cupcake Woman has created bold stripes with the buttercream frosting with sprinkle stars in the blue tip.

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Finally,  a collection of sugarcraft designs by Inspired By Michelle.

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Surely after this mammoth blog you’ve found some American inspiration for your own cupcakes at home.

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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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May 4th, 2011

Mother’s Day Cupcakes for your Mom or Mum

So I’ve been made aware that although Mother’s Day has been and gone in the UK, it is approaching this weekend in many other countries. I thought I’d better put together another collection of Mother’s Day cupcake ideas for those of you thinking of adding a personal touch to your mother’s day gift this year.
Don’t forget to check my previous past blog post on Mother’s Day cupcakes with a ‘rose’ theme. You can find it by clicking the Mother’s Day tab in the categories section on the right of the screen.
The running theme with these cupcakes is that they all feature the word ‘mum’ or ‘mom’.

As I always start with the most simple to create cupcakes, take a look at these cuties by Life As Mom

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There is nothing sweeter than a single cupcake personalised just for you, and to have it sprinkled in chocolate? Well that has to be a winner. Made by Yummy Cupcakes

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Using shape cutters, doesn’t mean you’re taking all creativity out of a design. These cakes are created with just shape cutters, but it is the colours and composition that makes them look original and fun, featured on The Daily Cupcake 

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If you are reading this blog the chances are you love Cupcakes and your mum. I’m going to take a stab in the dark and guess that you and your mum love chocolate too? This is the perfect little cupcake for all those themes. This comes from Best Hudson Valley Wedding Ever

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Here is a beautiful collection with a great colour scheme, I love the way the ‘O’ is in the shape of a button. These are from the Cupcake Blog

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I’m such a sucker for cupcakes with glitter on, and somehow this cupcake from Cake Love has managed to use lots of glitter and keep the cupcake looking classic and elegant.

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Finally are these beautiful flowery cupcakes by CustomCreationsCupcakes with the chocolate and pink colour scheme popular with mother’s day, and the attention to detail that is the little butterfly on the petals of the flowers. The writing is created by piping melted chocolate onto a non-stick surface and leaving to set before sticking onto the cupcake.

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I hope that whatever your mother ends up doing on Mother’s Day that she has a wonderful time. x

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April 17th, 2011

St George’s Day Cupcakes – Dragon Fighting Patron Saint of England

This year (2011) St George’s Day falls on the day before Easter Sunday. Two great reasons to have a cupcake filled weekend! Luckily for you, the England flag is nice and simple, so lets start with a couple of designs you should be able to try at home quite easily;

Here are some beautiful homemade cupcakes, fitting as many flags possible onto one single cupcake. There come from Cupcake Recipe

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Another way to do that flag which has a more simplistic look, but a little bit more tricky to make it look perfect is this idea from jembogawa on flickr

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Another symbol of England is the red English Rose. You can buy pre-made roses from some supermarkets and most cake decorating shops. Adding one to a buttercream mountain is simple but effective, like this one from Great Belfast Food

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It is possible to make the roses by hand with sugrpaste and a simple leaf stamp can make some realistic rose leaves. Cupcake Woman made this one to celebrate England playing in the football world cup.

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The most famous story of St George was that he slayed a dragon, and with that – why not make your own dragon cupcakes with a mixture of whatever sweets and toys you can get your hands on. An example of this is here on The Cupcake Blog. You’ll notice that this is made out of two cupcakes joined together.

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If you feel more comfortable with sugarpaste, try this curled up dragon (or buy it pre-made from this etsy page) 

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April 10th, 2011

Royal Wedding, British Cupcakes for Prince William and Kate Middleton – Or the Queens Jubilee!

So, on 29th April 2011 Prince William and Kate Middleton are getting married. Those in the UK are getting a day off work to celebrate, and what do we do at Cupcake Decorating Ideas when we want to celebrate something? Yes, we come up with Cupcake Ideas for it so you can make your own at home.

We are basically looking at union jack colours and royal symbols. So as always, let start with the more simple ideas out there that you can try. These cakes could also be made for the Queens Jubilee comming up in 2012.

First of are these quirky cupcake from Tesco Real Food I love the strong deep colours of the icing. It just goes to show you don’t need fancy icing equipment have fancy icing. Tesco have also included a recipe for the cupcakes and instructions for making the crowns.

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If you have a steady hand you can try piping little union jacks, like on these cupcakes as shown on English Wedding

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These cakes from Completely Cakes are cute. If you don’t have time to order in edible picture decorations you could try just printing pictures out on paper and sticking them to the tops of toothpicks as decorative flags to be removed before eating.

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If however you do have time to order some edible photos, why not try placing them on buttercream frosting in Union Jack colours? I do not know who made these cupcakes, so if you know, please tell me so I can credit them.
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No British street party can be complete without bunting, why not try these hand painted bunting flags stringed together with strawberry lace, courtesy of Cupcake Revolution.

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As we get into more complicated designs, we move onto royal purple, which I love with gold. These crowns are perfect for the royal wedding and the little cameo ‘W+K’ in the background are a special touch. These cupcakes are by Rachael Walker and shown on Good To Know.

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These cakes are as if the royal butler made them himself, pure perfection, not a touch out of place. Made by Donna Makes Cakes.

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 If you are making these cakes for the Queens Jubilee you can easily change some of the elements to be more fitting to the situation.

Finally, less focus on the ‘Royal’ and more on the ‘Wedding’, look at this elegant design by. You could always use a photo of Kate Middleton in place for the head. Once again, I cannot find who made these, so please let me know if they’re yours.
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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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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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