How to Decorate Horse Cupcakes

This article is about decorating the cupcakes, therefore, we are going to start with the cupcakes already baked, cooled and ready for decorating.

I started this project alone, but I became so frustrated that I needed a bit of support. As always, my husband ran to my rescue. Between the two of us, we tried several different methods of attaching the head, inserting the neck to the body and when to add the decoration. We have now refined the art of decorating horse cupcakes. The following instructions are given step by step with photos and will save you a world of time and frustration if you follow our methods. The reasons behind some of our directions may not make sense as you proceed, but we devised these instructions through trial and error. Trust me, this is one cupcake you don't want to completely assemble and then try to decorate!

Just so you get the picture, I have included a photo of my first attempt on the right. Poor thing! He tried so hard to work for me. Believe me, I was just as faithful to him. I gave him a new body and my husband gave him a new face. Now, he is happily a part of our pony parade.

Wax Paper

Large Cupcakes (White or Chocolate ~ We used chocolate)

Chocolate Frosting

Black Frosting/Decorating Gel for the Eyes & Nose (We used a small tube of Black Gel)

Candy Circus Peanuts (White if you can find them. Orange is the most common)

White Chocolate Pieces/Melts

Sugar Wafer Cookies

Sprinkles or desired decoration

Pretzels

Potato Sticks for Hay optional

Step 1: Cover a tray with wax paper.

Step 2: Melt White Chocolate pieces. I melted mine in the microwave.

Step 3: Dip each Circus Peanut in the melted white chocolate and set on wax paper to dry. You can place the entire tray of coated peanuts in the refrigerator to harden quicker. Trim away excess white chocolate after they are dry. This will be the head of horse.

Step 4: "Glue" 2 Sugar Wafer Cookies together with melted candy and let them dry.

Step 5: With a serrated knife, gently saw the bottom of the sugar wafers (neck) at an angle. This will allow the neck to slip into the cupcake (body) easier later.
*We also tapered one long side of the sugar wafers for a shapely neck.

Step 6: Affix the candy coated circus peanut (the head) to the top of the sugar wafer cookies (the body) with melted chocolate.

*Icing/frosting will not hold the head on. The Circus Peanut is too heavy. You will have to hold the head & neck together until they dry together. (about 60-75 seconds)

Step 7: Frost the back of the neck and head for the mane. I used a fork to make a hair effect.

Step 8: Form ears with frosting.

Step 9: If you haven't already done so, frost the cupcakes.

Step 10: Decorate the cupcakes (body) with sprinkles.

Step 11: Cut a small square out of the cupcake. (See photo)

*After the first horse assembly, we started cutting the small square in the cupcake to keep the cupcake from splitting and breaking when you insert the neck and head.

Step 12: Cut a pretzel for the tail.

Step 13: Place the neck/head in the hole in the cupcake.

Step 14: Frost the pretzel (tail) and poke it in behind the neck. The tail will help balance the head.

Step 15: "Paint" on eyes and nose with black decorating gel.

*We found that adding the eyes and nose last was best. It was hard to keep from smearing them while working on final assembly of horse cupcake if they were already applied.

This article was featured on Oct. 4, 2010 on Childrens Birthday Parties

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This lens was chosen as the RocketMoms Superstar lens on April 22, 2010.



The Horse Cupcakes are honored and grateful to be named Superstars!



Thank you Bonnie and all RocketMom's!
You are all AWESOME!

These horse cupcakes were decorated in honor of my friend and Squidoo lensmaster, HorseandPony. She is a fellow RocketMom, as well as the club leader of The Horse Review, a wonderful Squidoo club of which I am a member. I believe we first met during a Giant Squid challenge, but I feel like I have known her all of my Squidoo life. She is kindhearted, caring and we both love animals. She is very hard working and committed to excellence.

Therefore, these horse cupcakes are dedicated to HorseandPony, but I think everyone can enjoy them. Allowing the children and other members of your family to help decorate these horse cupcakes is a fun way to include everyone in creating these special show ponies.

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