How to decorate cupcakes

I have to say it, the impression icing method is a fantastic way to transform your amateur looking cupcakes into stunning professional looking masterpieces! This method is quick, easy and keeps mess to a minimum, even your children can use this method and get fantastic results! Just make sure that these cupcakes aren't too beautiful because you'll never want to eat them!

There are two ways of getting a textured icing effect, one is by using a textured rolling pin:
Simply roll out your ready roll icing (or homemade royal icing) with a normal rolling pin, then roll over it with your textured rolling pin (lightly! You don't want to make your icing fragile). Once your icing's textured all you need to do is cut out circles with a cutter and stick them on top of your little cupcakes (I often use marmalade as an adhesive).

The other way to get beautifully textured icing is to use an icing impression mat. To use an icing impression mat all you need to do is first roll out your icing (make sure that you have colored it first), then place the icing on the mat and roll over your icing lightly with a normal rolling pin, to impression the pattern of the mat onto your icing. Make sure that your icing is longer than the textured mat, as you will have to peel the icing off of the mat afterwards. Once you have taken your icing off of the impression mat, lie the icing pattern side up and cut out circles with a cutter and stick onto your cupcakes (again using marmalade as a 'glue').

Cupcake toppers are a great way to jazz up your cupcakes for special event/occasion! They add colour, pizzaz, and individuality to each and every cupcake that you want to add a little something to. You can get cupcake toppers for all sorts of different occasions: Birthdays, Christmas, New Years, Halloween, Christenings, Weddings, and so much more... Cupcake toppers come in all different shapes and sizes; and whats even better is that they are reusable (unless they are the edible kind that is! Tee hee)

Cupcake stands are beautiful ways to decorate your cupcakes, to showcase them and show them off in all their glory to your friends, family and if you are in the cupcake business your customers!! I love cupcake stands, they come in all different shapes, sizes, colors and materials! You can get round ones, square ones, one that hold 1 cupcake to holding 24 cupcakes, you can get colors from white to red to green etc... You can get cardboard cupcake stands, wire ones, plastic ones! The possibilities are endless! But for me the wire or plastic cupcake stands are the best... You can reuse them so many times and they easy to assemble and simple to clean (just wipe!). So next time you are holding a party or a group gathering and you have make some cupcakes... Invest in a cupcake stand to show off your beautiful creations!

Cupcake gift boxes are so cute, they are great when you want to give some cupcakes as a gift to friends and family. They ooze luxury and sincerity into your gift of a hand baked cupcake. They showcase your beautiful design especially showing off your decoration technique! A great idea is to contrast the color of your box against the colour of your cupcake's icing, then you can add matching ribbon to really tie off the delectable treat.