Sunshine & Rainbows

Sugar and spice

and everything nice

that's what little girls are made of

Sunshine and rainbows

and ribbons for hair bows

that's what little girls are made of

Tea parties, laces

and baby doll faces

that's what little girls are made of

I was asked to make 100 mini baby shower cupcakes for a lady that I go to church with. They wanted something fun, but not actual baby shower themed cupcakes. They wanted something a little more mature and bright and with a color scheme that matched the baby's bedding.

I had made these flower cupcakes a few times before, and then decided to put something else fun with it. You can't get more fun than polka dots and stripes! I was told the color scheme and started from there.

I have begun working more with fondant lately, so that's what I decided to use for the polka dots and the stripes. I need to say thanks to my wonderful husband, because I began making the flower cupcakes out of marshmallows and decorating sugar while he was so kind to knead the fondant for me. It was definitely a whole day's task since we were dealing with 100 mini cupcakes.

I started with the flowers and decided to use pink and orange decorating sugar for the petals. I thought those two colors would match the same color fondant the best. Once I was finished putting the marshmallow flower petals on the cupcakes, I added a yellow M&M for the center of the flower.

I then began working on the striped cupcakes. My husband and I rolled the fondant out really thin and cut out thin stripes of each color. One of the best ways to cut the fondant is with a ruler and a pizza cutter. I know that sounds strange, but it is true! We placed all the stripes on different plates arranged by color. I first iced the cupcakes with whipped vanilla icing and then began putting the stripes on the cupcakes. I mixed up the color stripes to make it more fun.

Lastly, I started on the polka dots. I've found out the best way to make different size circles is find random things around your house to make them. I used the top of a sharpie marker to make this specific circle. No worries, I washed it before I used it :) I cut pink and yellow circles out of the fondant to make the polka dots. I iced 12 mini cupcakes with green icing and 12 mini cupcakes with orange icing. Then I finished by adding the polka dots to each cupcake.

When these cupcakes were put together they ended up being some of the cutest cupcakes I've ever made. I absolutely love being a part of people's lives in this way. If I can put a smile on someone's face with a cupcake, then I know I have done my job well :)