Tuesday Toppers: Cake Cupcake

I had such a great time this past weekend. We have an annual Johnny Appleseed festival near us that we go to every year and I was lucky enough to get to go both days! On top of that it was my sisters birthday weekend so I made her a cake (I hope to post it soon) and we went out for dinner to celebrate. Unfortunately I'm going to have to workout for the next two days straight to make up for all of the yummy food I ate over the weekend, lol. Now on to this weeks topper. I'm finishing up my series of cake cupcake toppers and showing you how to make the cake topper. Here's what you will need to make one.

- Fondant smoother
-Knife
-Paint brush and water
-White, light and dark pink, and red fondant.

-Take the white fondant and flatten just slightly.

-Pinch the top and bottom edges all the way around.

-Then take the fondant smoother and smooth it into a cake shape.

-Take both of the pinks and roll into thin ropes. ( I think I'm going to have to invest in a fondant extruder!)

-Take the light pink and zig zag it back and forth bunching it as you go, making it about 3/8" wide.

-Cut in half.

-Take the paintbrush and water and lightly go around the bottom of the cake. Next take on of the halves of pink and go around the base (it may not come up in once piece, and if it doesn't just piece together going around).

-Take the paintbrush and water and do the same around the top. Then take the darker pink fondant and make a scallop.

-For the cherries on top make 5-7 small balls of red and evenly place them on top of the cake with a little water.

-Happy Tuesday Everyone!

Tuesday Toppers: Cupcake, cupcake

I get so many emails asking when or if i'm going to do the tutorial for this cupcake topper and it has finally come up next on the list (yes i keep a list! I LOVE lists, lol). Although I think that when I make them again as toppers I will make them a tiny bit smaller. I also have plans to make these as ornaments in polymer clay and sell them in my etsy store (not open just yet, but soon!) Here's what you'll need to make one:

-Fondant smoother

-Paint brush and water

-Knife

-Pink, white, and red fondant

-Ball tool

-Leaf veiner

-Take pink fondant and roll into a tube with the fondant smoother.

-Pinch top and bottom edges to define them more.

-With fondant smoother taper one end just slightly.

-Using knife make lines all the way around base.

-For Frosting take white fondant about the same size as the pink.

-Flatten slightly with the fondant smoother.

-Using Ball tool, push up into center to form dome.

-Take leaf veiner and make 5 evenly spaced indents around the base.

-Icing all ready to go!

-With a small amount of water attatch icing to cupcake base and add cherry on top!!

Have a great Tuesday everyone!

Tuesday Toppers: Cake slice

Today's tuesday topper is a cute little slice of cake.
and here's what you will need to make one:

-fondant smoother

-knife
-paint brush and water

-leaf veiner

-white, pink, purple, and yellow fondant

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

-Form into triangle shape with index finger and thumb.
-Pinch all edges to form it into a cake slice shape.

-Take pink fondant and roll out into a thin rope.

-zig zag rope back and forth bunching as you go, making it about 1/4" wide and then cut in half.

-Attatch half to top edge with a little water.

-Do the same for the bottom border.

-Take another piece of pink fondant and roll out into a thin rope.

-Flatten with fondant smoother.

-Attatch along front middle with water.

-For candle, roll out purple fondant into thin rope and twist it on to itself leaving a small point at the end.

-Take small amount of yellow and form into candle flame.

-Attatch to candle with water.

-Using leaf veiner, poke hole in cake for candle.

-Attatch candle with small amount of water.

Now wish someone a very happy birthday!