Cupcake Decoration For All Occasions
Cupcake decoration is both fun and easy to do. It also offers a whole range of possibilities as you can use a variety of different designs and colors (select from a myriad of shapes and designs – or create your own) to decorate a single batch of cupcakes, something you cannot do when decorating a regular cake. Read the cupcake decorating ideas in this article to get a glimpse of a just a few of the wonderful ways in which you can embellish plain cupcakes.
Decide how to decorate your cupcakes according to the occasion or the season. Cupcakes make very handy snacks on any outing. Taking your children to the zoo, for example, is an occasion for which you can use animal cupcake decorations. Likewise, flower cupcake decorations are an excellent choice if you’re hosting a summer garden party. Butterfly cupcake decorations are perfect for any little girls’ gathering, and there are innumerable ways in to decorate cupcakes for holidays such as Easter and Christmas. Decorating cupcakes according to a specific occasion makes it easier to select the colors to use for your cupcake decorations since many occasions are associated with certain colors (orange and black for Halloween, green and red for Christmas, pink, blue and yellow for baby showers etc). Cupcake decorations are made out of sugar-icing. You can either purchase pre-made varieties or make the icing yourself. If you’re making the icing at home, be sure that the consistency is firm enough so that it will adhere to the top and sides of the cupcake.
To decorate cupcakes you will need a frosting spatula, an icing bag, icing tips for the icing bag, toothpicks and greaseproof paper or aluminum foil. The frosting spatula is used to spread icing evenly on the cupcakes, the icing bag and icing tips are used to form the various decorative shapes. Purchase icing tips in several shapes and sizes. Available shapes include star shapes, shell shapes, drop flower shapes, v-shapes, round shapes, and more. You can start by purchasing a set that includes several icing tip shapes and sizes.
Shape the different decorations using the sugar icing mixture on the foil. This is where the icing tips come in handy. Petal shaped tips will help you shape the flower and bows; round ones will help you write letters and numbers. Let the decorations dry then paint on any additional details you want to feature in your decorations. Toothpicks work well for this. Your cupcake decorations are now ready to use!
Spread the icing or frosting on the cakes. You can also use pre-made fondant. This does not have to be in plain color. Add food coloring to give it some color before spreading it on the cupcakes. Then take your decorations and stick them onto the icing. They stick very well on butter cream icing. Now your cupcakes are ready to show off to your friends!
As you perfect the art of cake decoration, you can slowly incorporate more complex shapes, such as fondant flowers – daffodils, mushrooms and sunflowers among others. Some more cupcake decorating ideas you can try out include falling flowers where you shape a stalk and petal and place it on the cupcake top, so that the stalk lies on the icing and the petal falls to the side. Cover the top with more petals in different colors. You can also paint the faces and names of your guests on the cupcakes. Present each guest with the corresponding cupcake that has their name and face! They will feel special.
Anya is not a expert chef, however really loves to bake and also decorate cakes Her content involve cupcake recipes that are as simple to generate because they are delectable, not to mention valuable cupcake decorating ideas tips for every season and event.
