Spring Fever

These three duos will have everybody talking. They are sweet, classy and scream Spring. They could also be used for a baby shower or a bridal tea. Don't forget that when you try these cupcakes you can always change the colors to what you like.

First I took three spoonfuls of icing and put each into separate measuring cups and mixed a little food coloring to get the colors I wanted. Then I heated each measuring cup in the microwave for 9 seconds stirring every 3 seconds. Once I got the icing a certain texture I then took 3 cupcakes and dipped one into each color. So at the end I had one purple, one blue and one white and then put them in the freezer for 10-15 minutes.

Next I started on the fondant flowers. I rolled the pink fondant out rather thin and took a very small flower cookie cutter and cut out 3 small flowers, one for each cupcake. I then took a pearl sprinkle and put one in the center of each flower. Once I finished the flowers I put those aside and then started working on my icing.

I cut the tip of an icing bag and put the #5 icing tip into it. I then took a spoonful and a half of icing and put it into the baggy and twisted the top part so the icing is almost coming out of the tip and there are no air bubbles in the bag. I then got the cupcakes out of the fridge and started to pipe the icing. For the purple and blue cupcake I piped icing in a swirl shape. I started from the inside and moved outward. For the white cupcake I started at the top of the cupcake and did zig zags all the way to the bottom of the cupcake. Finally, I placed the fondant flowers on the cupcakes. For the purple and blue cupcakes I placed the flower in the middle where I started the swirl and on the white cupcake I put the flower on the top right corner. But remember to change it up a little. It never hurts to add your own "lil somethin somethin" to it :)

Spring Is Here

Spring time has finally arrived. I am not a winter person and would rather skip winter time and have Fall go directly into Spring. I wouldn't mind having warm weather for Christmas at all! I love spring because everything changes. The days get longer, the flowers start blooming and most of all it brings warmer weather along. My next few cupcakes will be spring cupcakes to show my appreciation to the season. Hopefully you will be encouraged to try some and make them your own!

This cupcake may take a few more steps to make but the outcome is completely worth it. I first took 2 spoonfuls of icing and put them into a measuring cup. I put it in the microwave for 9 seconds, checking on it every 3 seconds. If you forget about it then I promise it will be messy :) You want it to be more liquid than icing so that it's dripping off your spoon or knife. If you try dipping the cupcake and the icing doesn't stick then you can either stick in the freezer to cool it down or try adding a little more icing to thicken it up. Once I got the texture I wanted I added a little bit of dye to make it the color I wanted. Then I turned the cupcake upside down and dipped it. You may want to hold it on it's side to let some of it drip off or it will start dripping down the side of the cupcake liner and that can be a mess. If you see that it's not as smooth as you would like than you can dip it again until you get the smoothness that you desire. Then you stick it in the freezer for about 5-10 minutes.

Next I simply took a ball of white fondant and rolled it out. I took my butterfly cookie cutter that I got from Michaels and cut out a small butterfly. I placed it into a shaping cup which I also got at Michaels which will allow it to fold up a little on the edges.

Once I took the cupcake out of the freezer I placed a small amount of icing on the bottom of the fondant butterfly and stuck it onto the top of the cupcake. Because the cupcake it so cold, once you stick the butterfly onto it than you can't really get it off with out making a mark so make sure you place it exactly where you want it on the cupcake. And then you are done and ready to eat or show it off to your friends.

"I Do"

For my last wedding cupcake, this is one of the most simple cupcakes I've done. You can dress it up with the color scheme of the reception or the shower and you can make the lettering as elegant, classic and simple as you please. This cupcake would also be a great topper to you cake. This cupcake is letting everyone know that your name has now changed and you are proud of it!

I simple took an undecorated cupcake and put a spoonful of icing into an icing bag or you can simply use a zip lock bag and cut the tip. I used an icing tip to make the edges a little more crisp. I simply piped the icing on the cupcake, a little to an angle so the letter will be able to sit properly.

As the for lettering, I simple found a font that I like, printed it out and simple traced it onto wax paper with sharpie. Make sure though that you turn the wax paper around because if you don't then you will have sharpie on your letter and it won't be edible anymore. After I traced it and it's the size I want, I melted some black melting chocolate and traced the letter. I put the wax paper letter on a pan and put it in the freezer for a good 10 mins and once I took it out I simply pilled the letter of the wax paper and stuck on top of the cupcake. The icing will help make it steady so that it doesn't fall off.

Also remember that you can make the chocolate letter matching the them color to the party. The melting chocolate can be found at Michaels and they have all sorts of close to choose from!

And The Bride Wore White

This is my second blog for wedding cupcakes. This one is very simple and can be changed to any color that you would want. All you need for this cupcake is white icing, a measuring cup, a small round icing tip, white fondant, a flower fondant cutter, and small pearl sprinkles.

I started by putting 2 large spoonfuls of icing in a measuring cup and heating it up for about 10 seconds, stirring every 5 seconds. If the icing is too runny then add more of the solid icing to even it out. I then dipped the top of the cupcake into the melted icing to give it a very smooth look and then put it in the freezer for about 10 minutes. I took my icing tip that was attached to an icing bag and put 1 big spoonful of white icing into the bag, and twisted the top of it to get the air bubbles out. Once the cupcake in freezer was ready I took it out and began using my icing tip on the cupcake. I started in the middle of the cupcake and swirled outwards to the edge. For the flower, I simply rolled out my white fondant rather thin and then used my fondant cutter to cut out a flower. Then I stuck one pearl sprinkle in the middle of it. I then placed the fondant flower in the middle of the cupcake where I started the swirl.

These cupcakes are simple and would look great for a wedding or a shower. Try them out yourself and let me know how it goes!