Baby Shower Cupcakes

What better way to show off your skills than decorating baby shower cupcakes!

A quick look at the gift wrap section of your local store or even a baby giftware shop can give you dozens of ideas for your cupcakes. Even browsing the clothing section of your local department store can be a source of inspiration. If you're still not sure, using the simple blue or pink color motifs are always a hit. Whether you are topping your cakes with sweet storks and baby bibs or simply adorning them with cute little flowers, your friends, family and guests will be impressed if you try any one of these ideas.

Baby Shower Cupcake Tutorials Pink and Brown Cupcakes Pink and brown are such popular colors, your cupcakes will be a hit with this cute dot decoration. Using different size circles keeps the design fun. >>See the instructions on how to make these Polka-Dot Cupcakes. Little Star Cupcakes Twinkle, twinkle little star. How I wonder... All will be revealed when you take a look at the instructions on how to make these adorable cupcakes. >>Learn how to make these Little Star Cupcakes Sweet Mini Baby Shower Cupcakes Liven up your celebration with a batch of sweet mini baby shower cupcakes! >>See how to make these Sweet Pink and Blue Mini Baby Shower Cupcakes Baby Sock Cupcakes Cupcakes made from baby socks? Even though they aren't edible, these cupcakes are still adorably sweet to look at. >>Learn how to make these Baby Sock Cupcakes

Pink and Brown
Baby Shower Cupcakes

Difficulty Level: Easy

Bakery/Cake Goods Needed:

• Your favorite batch of chocolate cupcakes
• Pre-made batch of white fondant
  (we recommend homemade)
• Small recipe for white butter cream frosting

Polka-Dot Decoration Supplies:

• 1 small pre-made batch of white fondant (homemade)
• Pre-made batch of chocolate fondant
  (we recommend homemade)
• Pink food coloring (we used Wilton’s paste food color)
• Metal round shaped cutters
  (we used the small ½” and medium 1” circle cutter from Wilton's Round Fondant Cut-outs)
• Small rolling pin
• Food-safe paint brush
• Butter Knife

Cupcake Fondant Decorating Tools:

• Rolling Pin
• 2” Round Cookie Cutter

Finishing Touches:

• Brown cupcake liners

Directions for Covering the Cupcake with fondant:

Step 1: With the rolling pin, roll out the white fondant on a flat surface. With the 2" cookie cutter, cut out round shapes from the fondant.

Step 2: Ice the tops of the cupcakes with a small amount of butter cream and lay a fondant circle on top. Gently pull the fondant so it comes as close to the cupcake liner as possible.

Directions for making the Polka-Dots:

Step 1: Color the small batch of white fondant pink.

Step 2: With the small rolling pin, roll the pink fondant out on a flat surface. Cut out various sizes of circles with the ½” and 1” round cutters.

Decorating the Baby Shower Cupcakes:

Step 1: Using the food-safe paint brush and water, wet the back of the circles and attach to the cupcake.

Step 2: With the small rolling pin, roll out the chocolate fondant to 1/8” thickness. With the butter knife, cut into a ribbon about ¼” wide. Lay ribbon across the top of the cupcake and cut to fit. With additional chocolate fondant ribbon, fashion into a bow and attach to the center of the cupcake.

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Little Star Baby Shower Cupcakes

Difficulty Level: Experienced

Twinkle, Twinkle, little star…bring these cleverly designed baby shower cupcakes to the next mom-to-be gathering you attend and everyone will definitely wish upon a star for more. You make the moon and stars out of fondant dipped in colorful sugars. The cupcakes baked in light blue liners set the backdrop for your pastel colored shapes. If you have extra time, pipe light cream filling into the centers of the cupcakes for an extra dreamy effect.

Bakery/Cake Goods needed:

• Your favorite batch of yellow cupcakes
  
• Your favorite Butter Cream Frosting tinted light blue (we used Wilton paste color in Blue)

Moon Decorating Supplies:

• 1 small batch of fondant dividing into five sections. Leave one section white and tint the rest yellow, lavender, pink and green
  (we used Wilton paste food colors)
• 1 medium round cutter about 1” in diameter
  (you can find something suitable around your home, make your own template or use the open end of a large icing tip)
• Mini Star cookie cutters
• Small Rolling Pin
• Various colored sugars or make your own pink, lavender and green
• Blue Food Writer Pen
• Small Food-safe Paint Brush
• Small knife
• Wax Paper

Cupcake Icing Tools

• 1M Star Icing Tip
• Icing Bags

Finishing Touches

• Light Blue Cupcake Liners

Directions for making the Moon:

Step 1: Roll out the yellow fondant on a flat surface. You can use wax paper underneath if you need to.

Step 2: You can either cut a moon free hand or use a round cutter. If using a round cutter, after cutting a circle, move the cutter over the round shape to cut into a crescent. Set aside cut outs on wax paper to dry slightly.

Step 3: With the food writer, draw on a smile and eye. Roll a small ball of yellow fondant to form the nose. Roll out a small amount of pink fondant and cut a small circle. The opening of a drinking straw is the right size. Using the paint brush, dampen the end of the smile with water and attach the pink circle.

Directions for making the Stars:

Step 1: Roll out the other colors of fondant and cut various sizes of stars. Set the cut outs aside on wax paper to harden and slightly dry.

Step 2: When the stars are stiff enough to handle, fill an icing bag with buttercream and fit the opening with a #3 icing tip. Pipe a white outline along the edges of the stars. Dip the star edges in various colored sugars. Set aside to dry completely.

Directions for making the text plaques:

Step 1: Roll out the white fondant on a flat surface. Cut into strips about 2” long. Finish the ends of the strips by cutting into a dove tail. Set these aside to dry completely, preferably over night.

Step 2: With the black food writer pen, write out “Twinkle, twinkle…” on one fondant plaque; and “Little star…” on the next fondant plaque.

Directions for Icing and Decorating the Baby Shower Cupcakes:

Step 1: Fill the icing bags with blue Butter Cream and fit the opening with a 1M tip. Using a figure “8” swirling motion, squeeze out icing to cover the top of the cupcakes.

Step 2: Place the fondant moon on one cupcake and dot with stars. Place stars on other cupcakes and vary the location and size. Carefully place the fondant plaques.

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Sweet Mini Pink & Blue
Baby Shower Cupcake

Difficulty Level: Easy

Bakery/Cake Goods needed:

• Your favorite batch of vanilla cupcakes
  baked in mini cupcake tins
  
• Pre-made batch of fondant
  (we used Wilton's Ready-To-Use Fondant in White)
  

Flower and Cupcake Decorating Supplies:

• Pre-made fondant (see above for details)
• Small Flower Cutter
• Round Cutter
  (we used Wilton's 1-1/4" Round Fondant Cut-out from their set of 3)
• Wax Paper
• Rolling Pin
• Food-safe paint brush
• Blue and Pink food coloring
• White pearl candy sprinkles

Directions for making the flowers:

Step 1: Divide the fondant in half. Color one half pink and the other half blue.

Step 2: With each color, roll out the fondant and cut out flower shapes. If desired slightly shape the fondant flowers on a sponge to allow them to "cup" but you can leave them flat as well. Secure a white candy sprinkle in the center of each flower. Set aside.

Directions for covering cupcake with fondant and decorating the baby shower cupcakes:

Step 1: With each color, roll out the fondant and cut out fondant circles. Place the circles on the tops of the baked mini cupcakes.

Step 2: With the food safe paint brush, dab a bit of water in the center. Attach the fondant flower.

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