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DECORATING TIPS:
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Try making a variety of cupcake flavors and set out various frostings. Let family or
guests select their favorite cake flavor and decorate as they prefer.
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Leave cupcakes unfrosted for easy packing in a lunch box or when transporting in
the car.
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Split cupcakes or muffins horizontally and fill with frosting, jam, preserves, lemon
curd or cream cheese.
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Tint frostings into complimentary colors, holiday colors, the color of your favorite
princess dress. Frost cupcakes with one color - or frost some cupcakes in different
colors and group them on serving platters.
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Use the tip of a knife or offset spatula to spread the frosting, or fill a decorating bag
and pipe the frosting. Try the different styles of decorating tips for different looks
and finishes.
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Drizzle swirls of melted dark chocolate over a white frosted cupcake (or melted
white chocolate over dark chocolate frosted cupcakes).
CANDY TOPPINGS AND ADDITIONS:
Sprinkle tops of frosted cupcakes with sprinkles. Other candy toppings might include:
Crushed peppermints
Toasted chopped nuts
Gummy candies or jelly beans
Mini chocolate chips
Candy-coated
chocolates
Chocolate
stars
Toasted coconut
Decorating or dusting sugar
Conversation
hearts
Candy
corn
Cake decorating shops or craft stores sell many cupcake picks or premade sugar
decorations that are fun, colorful, easy and perfect for a variety of themes.
FONDANT:
Roll packaged, prepared fondant on a board lightly coated with cornstarch. Cut fondant
into rounds to cover the cupcakes or be creative and cut a variety of shapes using small
cookie cutters. For example:
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Cut flower petals or a flower by cutting a ruffled round. Add green stems or leaves,
as desired.
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Frost cupcakes pink. Cut fondant in the shape of hearts and tiaras.
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Cut fondant with small alphabet cutters to decorate with initials or names.
