March 13th, 2012
Perfectly done, but reasonably simple – these cupcake decorations are made of only a few shapes cut out of sugapaste and a little blick piping icing. They are featured on Daily Easy Food Recipes
Mixing it up with some bows, flowers and hearts – all part of the Hello Kitty theme. The pink is a nice contrast to the chocolate icing. Made by Blue Cupcakes
Wonderful bright colours, with cute little Hello Kitty toppers – making sure their hair bows don’t match the frosting. Simple and stunning cupcakes by Love To Cake
So much more detail with these 3D Hello Kitty cupcake toppers. I love the little extras of the single flower on each cake and the quilt effect sugapaste cupcake cover. I’m not too sure about the pairs of knickers on each cupcake though. They were made by Ana Fuji
Here is one made with just piping icing, I love the criss-cross technique of the pink icing. Although I haven’t tried this cupcake decorating idea myself, it seems this could be one of the easiest options for making Hello Kitty Cupcakes. Michelle at i heart baking made these ones.
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January 1st, 2012
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.
Why not look at the bigger picture, combine all your cupcakes into one big dinosaur like this one by Sweet Tooth Cupcake
Moving onto Sugarcraft dinosaurs, this one sits calmly on a cupcake topped with piped icing grass. It is made by Abigails Bake Shop
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
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
Whichever cupcake decorating ideas you choose, I’m sure your cupcakes will be extinct in no time.
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December 27th, 2011
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1…… Happy New Year!!! No matter what the year, the celebrations are the same, friends, family, food, drink, fireworks and a countdown to the stroke of midnight.
The key word for us there being food – and if you’re reading this blog, then you’re obviously thinking “cupcakes!” – so lets see what New Year’s Eve Cupcake Decorating Ideas there are out there:
So simple but eye catching and perfect for the occasion. It’s more and more common to find these small indoor sparklers in the party section of shops. This colourful cupcake is featured on Cupcakes Taste Nice
If you have a little more time to spare, why not try this firework cupcake design featured on Daily Easy Food Recipes. It seems the cupcake is covered in black sugarpaste and the fireworks have been painted on with metallic food colouring (possibly luster dust mixed with a little vodka to make paint)
If cupcakes are the food for celebration, and champagne is the drink of celebration, then why not bring them together like Cupcake Woman has done with this sugarcraft bottle in buttercream and sugar pearl bubbles.
Getting a bit trickier – and time for the sugarpaste skills. These cupcakes are by Happiness In A Bite – I love the party streamers, and obviously you can change the year to which ever applies at the point of reading.
Combining pretty much all the elements of the other cupcakes we have this cupcake, which must have been very time consuming, but worth it. There are some serious sugarcraft skills at work here, and by the looks of it, some gold plating has been used too. This creation is by AbbieTabbie.
Happy New Year!!
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November 1st, 2011
Call it what you like, but this is a great time to brave a cold night in front of a bonfire, watching fireworks with friends and family. Only cupcakes can make it better, so try some of these decorations:
The bonfire is the main focus of attraction, so why not make your own edible versions in cupcake form. These simple cupcakes with chocolate matchsticks as logs were an idea created by someone on the Money Saving Expert Forum
I think these fire cupcakes are so effective for a technique which is reasonably simple. There are a couple of ways to do two tone icing. You can try painting food colouring into the piping bag before putting another colour frosting inside, or simply mixing a couple of batches of colours and alternating spoonful’s of colour into the piping bag. These are by Dozen Cupcakes
Here’s one to make with the kids, buttercream and royal icing swirls, covered in all the sparkly sprinkles you can find. These are by cakebysugar on Flickr.
With a similar technique, but a little more time and care, you can draw classic firework designs onto your cupcake using sprinkles to enhance the explosions. These are from the book Cupcake Magic, which is a wonderful little book I’d highly recommend. Please click the link below this post to see where you can get this book on Amazon.
If you have some extra time to spend with the sugarpaste, have a look at these cupcakes by Cake Lady Hinkley on Flickr. I love the Oohs and Ahhs, with the use of Flakes as logs of wood
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May 28th, 2011
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.
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
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
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
Fd006 – Is your dad a fan of fishing? How cute are these little fishing rid cupcakes by Kids Fun Reviewed?
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
For the non-sporty dads, there are these nice simple designs if he works in an office, by Sweet Talk Cupcakery
Death by Cupcake have made a much more detailed version of the office shirt and tie, which look fab.
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April 3rd, 2011
As spring approaches, so does Easter. As if you couldn’t get enough sugar from all the chocolate eggs, how about some cupcakes too. There are many spring themes to work with, so I’ve found examples of some of the main ones to get your ideas flowing.
A Nest of Eggs:
One of the easiest decorations to do, I remember making these with my mum when I was a child. The nest is made with a Cadbury’s Flake and the eggs are Cadbury’s Mini Eggs – however there are possibly alternate brands of both these products.
From Spooonful Of Sugar
Hatchling Chicks:
These are many many ways to do chicks, but I love this collection with some still in their shell. An alternate method would be to replace the yellow sugarpaste with a layer of yellow buttercream instead.
From The Cupcake Blog
Easter Bunny:
Now not only are these cute, but they combine cupcakes and cookies. Not only that, but the wonderful blogger at Sweet Sugar Belle has included step by step instructions.
From Sweet Sugar Belle
Spring Flowers: Tulips
Tulips are my favourite flowers, so I’m in love with these simple but stunning tulip cupcakes (the sweet Easter Bunny cupcake stand doesn’t do any harm either).
From The Cupcake Blog
A Full Easter Collection:
And for you sugarcraft enthusiasts who are looking for something more complex to try out, how about this beautiful Easter collection? My favourite is the basket on the tip right, genius!
From Rouvelee
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March 27th, 2011
Flowers are the classic Mother’s Day gift, but how about tweaking this to be more personal, and more edible? There are a million different ways to do flowers with cupcakes, so for this blog post, I’m just going to limit it to Roses.
I’ll start with the easiest design, the rose buttercream swirl. This is a beautifuly simple technique – example by Sandi4tpc on Cake Central
Use a large rose piping nozzle or swirl nozzle like the Wilton 1M. Simply start in the middle of the cupcake and spiral the buttercream (frosting) outwards until the whole cupcake is covered.
You can use this technique to do a smaller rose on a buttercream base. Have a look at this design by Claire at Little Bird Bakery
Real rose petals can also be used on top of cupcakes. Take one washed rose petal, brush in egg white and dust in granulated sugar. Once dry, this is the perfect addition to a simple cupcake. An added bonus would be to flavour the cupcake sponge and frosting with rose water. Here are some that jensteele on Flickr made:
Beyond buttercream and actual rose petals, roses can be made out of sugarpaste or cocoform. They are a bit more fiddly to create, but very effective.
There are rose moulds you can buy, in which you press the sugarpaste or cocoform into, and out comes a perfect rose shape time after time. Here is an example by De Leukstet Taarten Shop
If you don’t have a mould, you can easily form them by hand, the simplest way is to swirl strips around each other like Gems Cottage has done.
However, the more practiced you become, the more intricate you can make your roses, like this single white rose by ejcorns on Flickr
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March 20th, 2011
Just as Superhero parties are popular with little boys, princess parties are popular with little girls.
The most simple and effective symbol to incorporate into princess cupcakes is the crown. Even without a vast amount of sugarcraft experience, crowns can be made with little more than a bit of patience. Have a look at these simple but beautiful cupcakes by hollyz1 at Cake Central
Or these piped crowns by Sprinkles Dinkles
It seems when you want to advance from crowns, your designs may have to become a little more intricate and complicated. However, if you are confident to try, see if you can get any inspiration with this great collection of Cinderella cupcakes by Girlie Bubble
Or these cute chunky designs by CuteCupcakes
And if you want to go to whole hog, maybe have a go at actual princesses on cupcakes, these are by Crazy Beautiful Cakes
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March 13th, 2011
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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:
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:
the best of Irish luck to you all. x
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