Tuesday Toppers: Pumpkin /Jack 'o Lantern

This week I'm going to show you how to make the second topper in my halloween set, this super simple pumpkin topper. Its so easy that it would be a great project to do with the kiddies in you life (just use the straight side of a butter knife). It would also make a great fall or Thanksgiving topper too! At the end I show you how to quickly turn it into a jack o' lantern . Here's what you will need to make one:

-Knife
-Black edible marker (optional)
-Orange fondant
-Whole clove (available in spice section of grocery stores)

-Roll out a 1" ball of orange fondant. Take the knife and starting at the bottom, rock the knife upwards to make vertical indentations all the way around.

-Take the whole clove and gently press it into the top of the ball.

-Couldn't be any simpler!

-If you want to make it a jack o' lantern, take the black edible marker and simply draw a spooky face on it!( One helpful tip is to let them sit over night to dry before drawing)

Happy Tuesday!

Tuesday Toppers: Witches Hats

Well I think we finally got the flu out of our house! My daughter got it first, then me, then my youngest! It was quite the week! Luckily the hubby had it a few weeks back so I think he's been spared this time around. Now that the house is completely wiped down and sanitized I can pull out the fondant and get back to the fun :D. This week I'm starting the first of my three Halloween toppers, the witches hat. Here is what you will need to make one:

-Rolling pin
-Fondant smoother
-Knife
-2" round cookie cutter
-Purple and black fondant (I somehow forgot to put the black in the picture)

-Take the fondant and divide in half. Make a 1" ball and flatten the other piece.

-Using the 2" cookie cutter, cut a circle for the brim of the hat.

-With the fondant smoother at an angle form the ball into a cone shape.

-Press the bottom down to flatten.

-Pinch edge so it will set better on the base. (ignore the funky colors on my thumb, I just colored the fondant, lol)

-Bend the tip down to one side and with the knife make three indents to simulate the fabric folding.

-Take a small amount of black and roll into a log.

-Using the rolling pin roll it out to about 1/8" thick and cut a 1/4" strip to go around the hat.

-Take some of the excess purple and roll it into a thin rope.

-Place the hat onto the base using a little bit of water to attach.

-Attach the black band.

-Take the purple rope and form into a small circle then pinch out four corners for the buckle.

You are now ready to bewitch your guests with your awesome talents!

Happy Tuesday :D

Tuesday Toppers: Basketball Cupcake

This week I'm showing the last of the 3 sports cupcakes. The basketball. It isn't quite basketball season yet, but since it's just around the corner I decided to show it to you this week. Here's what you need to make one:

-Fontant smoother
-Black edible marker
-Orange fondant (made with orange, and a touch of brown and red)

-Take a 1" ball and flatten slightly with the fondant smoother

-Using the fondant smoother again, round off the edges.

-Take the black edible pen and make a two lines that cross in the center, then a half circles on each side.

Don't forget to check in next week when I start my halloween cupcakes!

Happy Tuesday!

Well it's football season again and depending on how you look at it, this could be a good thing or a bad thing.:D Fortunately I've grown fond of football, or at least I can tolerate it now, lol. And of course with football season comes football parties and tailgating, both great excuses to make cupcakes! So this week I'm going to show you how to make the football cupcakes that will make you the MVP of the party. Here's what you will need to make one:

-Fondant smoother
-Knife
-Paint brush and water
-Redish-brown and white fondant

-take a 1" ball of the brown fondant and flatten slightly with the fondant smoother.

-Pinch both sides to form almost a diamond.

-Round off the top and bottom edges with the fondant smoother and pinch ends to define them more.

-Take the white fondant and form it into a thin rope (if I were going to make a lot of these, I would probably either use royal icing for the stitching or make sure i had a extruder gun!)

-Cut a 1" piece and 8-1/4" pieces.

-Attach the long piece first with a little water.

-Then evenly divide the short pieces along the longer piece attaching them with a small amount of water. (ok so i only used 7 of them because they would have been too crowded, but if you want to be completely accurate you need to use all eight of them :)

Your now ready for kickoff!
Happy Tuesday Everyone!

Tuesday Toppers: Sports Cupcakes

With baseball season coming to a close, football season starting in a few days , and basketball season right around the corner, I figured now would be the perfect time to bring these cupcakes out. In our house we favor football, GO COLTS!, but I decided to start with the baseball since the season will be ending next month. Next week i'll be doing the football topper just in time for tailgating season :D. Here's what you will need to make this very simple topper.

-Fondant smoother
-Red food safe marker
-White fondant

-Take a 1" ball of white fondant and flatten just slightly.

-With the fondant smoother at an angle, go around the fondant forming it into a half circle.

-Now for the lines take the red food marker and draw two curved lines.

-And then make the red stitching lines.

Now your ready to hit a home run!
Happy Tuesday!

Tuesday Toppers: Lighthouse Cupcakes

I'm happy to report that we were able to fix the computer without too much pain ;D. And I was able to pull these cupcakes that I made for my mother-in-laws birthday out of my cupcake vault. She is a huge fan of lighthouses so these were the obvious choice for her! Today I am going to show you the basics of the lighthouses, but as you can see there are quite a few possibilities on how you can decorate them. Here's what you will need to make them:

-Rolling pin
-Fondant smoother
-Knife
-Paint brush
-White, black, and red fondant

-Take the white fondant and roll into a log.

-With the fondant smoother make one end smaller than the other

-take a small ball of red and flatten just slightly to form a fat disc.

-take a larger ball of black and do the same.

-For the top of the lighthouse take a ball of the black about the same size as the last piece and roll into a ball.

-With your fingers make a cone/pyramid shape.

-For the stripes, roll out the remaining black fondant very thinly and cut into 1/8" strips.

-Take the strips and decorate the white base as desired. Then attach the disc to the base, then the red, and finally the top cone.

-You can now beacon everyone to your cupcakes :D
Happy Tuesday, oops I mean, Wednesday Everyone!