“Is This a Cupcake Topper?!”
Vanilla Cupcakes, Vanilla Buttercream, and Fruit Loops
When it comes to cupcakes, let’s think outside the box. Sprinkles and brightly dyed sugar crystals have been the go-to for so long, considering something different might require a little nudge in an alternate direction.
Sometimes I get so caught up in the flavors of the cupcake, filling, and buttercream that at the last minute I’m pressed to “find a cupcake topper right now because I’m not walking back to the store for one more item.” That’s when I swing open the pantry and find something.
I’ve learned… if sugar is the first ingredient of the cereal, it’s a cupcake topper!
Fruity Pebbles on Vanilla Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Buttercream. Fiesta Ware: Vintage Sweets Compotes
Peanut Butter Cap’n Crunch on Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Buttercream. Fiesta Ware: Vintage Turquoise and Contemporary White
Rice Krispie Squares tinted Pink. Fiesta Ware: Contemporary Rose and Flamingo
Did you find some chocolate candy in your “emergency chocolate stash?”
Mini Nestle Morsels. Fiesta Ware: Vintage Sweets Compotes
Peppermint Patties on Chocolate Cupcakes with Mint Buttercream
Ritter Sport Chocolate Bar, Milka Chocolate Bar, and Reese Cup. Fiesta Ware: Vintage Sweets Compote and Contemporary Demitasse Cups and Saucers in Yellow, Rose, and Chartreuse
M&M Chocolate Candies. Fiesta Ware: Vintage Sweets Compotes, Contemporary Demitasse Cups and Saucers, and Tea Cup Saucers
White Chocolate Mask pieces from Venice. Fiesta Ware: Vintage Sweets Compotes
Those salty snacks…let’s drizzle some chocolate over them and call it awesome!
Pretzel drizzled with chocolate, Chocolate Cupcake with Vanilla Buttercream. Fiesta Ware: Contemporary Chartreuse Cappuccino Mug, Demitasse Cup and Saucer, Vintage Sweets Compote
Crackers Jacks on Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Buttercream. Fiesta Ware: Vintage Sweets Compote, Contemporary Fruit Bowl, Demitasse Cups and Saucers
Ohhhh…. you found donuts, waffles, and cookies?? Yes, please.
Chocolate Donut, mini-Orea Cookies, Whoppers/Maltesers, Pocky Sticks, and mini-Milky Way candy on White Chocolate Cupcakes with Dark Chocolate Buttercream. Fiesta Ware: Contemporary Demitasse Cups and Saucers in Black and White
Waffles!!! Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream. Fiesta Ware: Vintage Red Demitasse Cup and Saucer, Sweets Compote
There are never too many cookies. Butter cookies, wafers, Ginger Snaps, Pocky Sticks, Nilla Wafers… on Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Buttercream. I was working on my Thanksgiving Dessert Table. Fiesta Ware: Vintage Tidbit Tray, Sweets Compote, Dessert plate, Tea Cup saucer
Macarons on Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream. Fiesta Ware: Vintage Turquoise Coffee Server
Butter Cookies dipped in Wilton Candy Melts and fashioned into turkey feathers. So stinkin’ cute!
Now for the candy that fell to the bottom of a bowl or bin or bag. Seriously, I’m trying to make anything work.
Melted a caramel square, rolled it out, and used a leaf press/cutter to top a Butterscotch Cupcake with Vanilla Buttercream.
The mini-Blow Pop leftover from Halloween. Add a bow and call it crafty.
Cupcakes that are featured on the Food Pyramid… Fruits!
7-up Cupcake with Lime Buttercream with a small sliver of fresh lime and a beautiful Bing Cherry.
Blueberries and Lemon Blueberry Macarons on a Lemon Cupcake with Lemon Buttercream. Fiesta Ware: Vintage Sweets Compotes and Contemporary Demitasse Cup and Saucer in Yellow
Raspberries on Vanilla Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream. Fiesta Ware: Contemporary Rose Vase and Demitasse Cup and Saucer with Flamingo Berry Bowl
Blueberry Compote on a Strawberry Cupcake with Vanilla Buttercream. Fiesta Ware: Contemporary Lilac
Strawberries, Blackberries, and Raspberries on White Chocolate Cupcakes with White Chocolate Buttercream. Fiesta Ware: Contemporary White Tea Pot and Demitasse Cup and Saucer
The creative process is the best. I love that I get to work with flavors and colors and shapes and textures.
In the meantime, I’m going to take it one day at a time.
