Cupcake Design Ideas

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Cupcakes have taken over the world. Those little wonders have been re-created in hundreds of different flavor combinations and served in shops all across in the world. With cute wrappers and funny sounding names, they tempt you with their size and keep you coming back for their incredible taste and texture. Their huge following will keep new shops opening up to capitalize on the demand for this delicious miniature treat.

cupcake usually plays second fiddle to the cake, but with a few simple cupcake decorating ideas this delicious treat may move into the lead. Most people only serve cupcakes for children's parties, and they rarely make them for an everyday snack. These individual cakes are easy to make and fun to eat, though, and they can be a much bigger hit than an ordinary cake at all types of special events.

One of the hottest new trends for parties has been around for years, cupcakes. There are many cupcake decorating ideas that will replace the need for a birthday cake and save you money. You can search for a homemade cupcake cake recipe that suits your eating habits. If you are a vegetarian or organic food lover, there are many recipes available to you. If you are less inclined to a special type of food, boxed cake mixes work very well. Follow the instructions on the box specifically for cupcakes. There are also tons of recipes for methods to frost the cupcakes. Believe it or not, you do not need to be a cake decorating expert to make cupcakes that will be the hit of the party.

Cupcakes are much more flexible than ordinary cake because they are small and they can be shaped and stacked. Frost and organize cupcakes into numbers on a platter to celebrate a sweet 16 party, or move them around or pile them up to create a themed image. Just make a quick plan ahead of time to make sure things are placed properly.

Baking and decorating the cupcakes will take some time. If you are a busy person and want to serve cupcakes, there is the option to purchase them ready made from a bakery. Each person can still have their individual serving, and cupcakes require less work at the party. Any type of cupcake you choose will require fewer supplies such as forks and plates and will allow you to keep up with the crowd without having to slice cake as they come through the food line.

There are themes to go with each celebration so base your decoration ideas on that. For example, a summer rose would be an appropriate theme during the summer. For the kids, superhero, the princess would make perfect Christmas cupcake decorations. A theme makes it easy to choose the shapes and colors to work with. You will use sugar icing to make your cake decorations. Follow the given sugar icing recipe carefully in order to get the consistency right. It should be creamy and not runny, in order to stick to the cake. Alternatively, you can buy pre-made sugar icing from department stores.

The next things you will need to learn in decorating your cupcake are the different techniques in smooth icing. In order for you to get perfect and marvelous results, you must consider the right way of putting in some icing. There are several ways on how to frost your cupcake. These techniques depend on the design of your cupcake. When putting in some icing, you have to spread just enough buttercream on the top surface of your cupcake. You have to use a spatula in order to achieve best results. Next, you have to put in just enough icing to cover the sides of your cupcakes. When putting in the buttercream and icing, don't exert too much pressure when holding the spatula.

Technically oriented individuals can try to take it to the next level: animated cakes. These cakes have moving parts and work well with a theme based cake. For example, if your child loves fairies you can make a rectangular cake. Using icing and fondant cover it with flowers, or other forest ground cover.