30 Days of Fondant Cupcake & Cake Toppers by Cupcake Stylist: day 17 - My little peanuts

This design was for a baby shower for twin girls -- edible fondant "my little peanut" elephant cake topper by Cupcake Stylist

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30 Days of Fondant Cupcake & Cake Toppers by Cupcake Stylist: day 16 - Cowboy baby

There is nothing like celebrating a new little life...and this little fondant cowboy cake welcomed in a little guy who will surely grow up and be a cowboy one day.

Edible fondant baby cowboy cake topper by Cupcake Stylist

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30 days of Edible Fondant Cupcake and Cake Toppers: Day 1 - Two Peas in a Pod

Two Peas in a Pod, Fondant Cake Topper by Cupcake Stylist

I am always delighted to be involved in the celebration of a new little life...or in this case, TWO little lives.  This custom, "Two peas in a Pod" fondant cake topper was made for a baby shower for twins.

What is YOUR baby shower dream cake?  Share your vision with me -- I'd love to help make your dream a reality!

Deborah Jeffrey

Cupcake Stylist

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Ring in the New Year with this 2014 Fondant Elephant Cake Topper!

3" tall Fondant 2014 Elephant Cake Topper (shown on 6" diameter cake)

Can you believe it, 2014 is right around the corner!

You can make your New Year's celebration unique, by decorating your home-made, store-bought or bakery made cake with this ready- made elephant cake topper by Cupcake Stylist.  Made of edible fondant, this little guy sports a top hat and holds a silver star proclaiming the year 2014.

I have four of these toppers available:  2 with 2" tall elephants ($15.00, plus shipping), and 2 with 3" tall elephants ($20.00, plus shipping).  2014 Elephant cake toppers are available in my Etsy shop (www.CupcakeStylist.Etsy.com) on a first come-first served basis.  (To receive by December 31st [within the United States], please order on/by December 25th).

Happy New Year!

Cupcake Stylist Cake and Cupcake Topper of the Week - Fondant Balloon Elephant

When you want to dress a cake in a hurry, fondant balloon elephants are a perfect solution!  They can be used to celebrate birthdays, baby showers, smash cake photo sessions, or any other elephant themed party.

Made of edible fondant, there are a number of ways to style balloon elephant cake and cupcake toppers.  This particular elephant was personalized  with an orange balloon and letters to match.

Balloons can be colored to match your color scheme...

and numbers, party hats, bows, etc. can be added to personalize them even further.

How might this little elephant be personalized for you?

•           Sized to meet your need (2”, 3”, 4” tall elephant)
•           Colored to match your color scheme.
•           Add a bow, flower, party hat, bow tie, etc.
•           Add a number to the balloon
•           Add a decorative base

The possibilities are limitless.

If you want to make a statement with a fondant balloon elephant cake or cupcake topper, please visit my Etsy shop or website.

Happy styling,

Deborah
Cupcake Stylist

How To Turn Your Cake Into An Edible Safari

Several years ago I took a cake decorating class.  It was a wonderful experience where I learned many tricks---tips that I now use on creating your toppers!---but one of the most important things I was taught was how to frost a cake...

My instructor placed the cake on a turntable and showed us two methods for frosting a cake: 1 using a bent spatula, and the other using a special cake icing tip...

I have to confess, I like to take the easy route and when I saw that you could fill a bag with frosting and essentially squeeze out the frosting in three easy steps

 I knew this was the method for me!  I had watched my instructor get her cakes beautifully frosted in a matter of minutes and it looked easy enough.  I was confident I could do the same.  So I went out and bought tip #789, baked my cake, let it cool, leveled it, placed it on a cake board, and put it on my turntable for a "quick" frosting -- HA!  Instead of smooth, straight lines of frosting that covered the sides of the cake evenly, my lines spiked and dipped like a electrocardiograph monitor in an emergency room. 

What I forgot is that the instructor has YEARS of experience and what took her just a couple of minutes to do BEAUTIFULLY, took me too many minutes to confess here. 

A similar experience has happened to many of you, as well---you have a beautiful idea in mind, you assemble the right tools, but before you know it you have a full-scale disaster on your hands! 

Here is a quick and easy guide to turn your humdrum cake into a spectacular safari---no disaster necessary!

To create the cake (as pictured at the top of the post), you will need several items:

A delicious cake

The Classic Safari set*

A palm tree (or two, depending on the size of your cake)*







A set of rocks*

Some leaves*

Once you have frosted your cake (usually with green or brown frosting), place the animals and accessories on top of the cake (as pictured below).

When complete, you will have a safari cake that nobody can resist!

Happy styling!

*All fondant items are available for purchase at my website: www.CupcakeStylist.com or at my Etsy: www.CupcakeStylist.Etsy.com

NEW! Frilly Fondant Flowers by Cupcake Stylist

I saw this frilly flower made out of t-shirt material and thought it would make a great fondant flower.  What do you think?  Should I add it to my shop on Etsy?????