Easy Cupcake Decorating Ideas

What's cuter than a cupcake? 

Create the cutest birthday cupcakes ever using candy, frosting, boxed cake mix, and a little imagination.

Find the information and inspiration you need right here to help you easily decorate delicious homemade cupcakes that they will be talking about for weeks after the party.

Cupcakes are all the rage right now because they're so easy to make and decorate. They're single sized which makes them great for controlling how many calories you eat as opposed to cake where a single slice can be humongous.

Read on to find all of the great cupcake decorating ideas!

Cupcakes are all the rage in birthday party desserts right now. They're easy to serve, and carry, making them the top treat at school functions and for birthday parties celebrated outside the home.

Because birthday cupcakes have become so trendy, Cupcake boutiques are popping up in cities all over the country. Why pay exhorbitant boutique prices for sweet litlle somethings you can easily make yourself?

With the right products and a little cupcake know-how you can create beautiful birthday cupcakes at home that look just as good as boutique cupcakes without the high prices.

Warning: Cute birthday cupcakes are fun to make and cupcake decorating can become addictive!

Read on to find the best birthday cupcake recipes, awesome cupcake decorating ideas, the best cupcake baking products and inspiration for creating adorable bithday cupcakes they are sure to love..

There is no right or wrong way to make cute birthday cupcakes and trust me, even if you aren't an artist, your children will absolutely go nuts for cupcakes baked and decorated with love by you.

Simple designs are best for the new birthday cupcake baker.

For candy topped cupcakes, start by frosting your cupcakes the way you usually do and add candy decorations on top.

You can use store bought decorations or make your own unique candy decorations using melted chocolate and candy molds. (See spa cupcakes)

A simple but spectacular approach to decorating cute cupcakes is to draw simple designs with decorator tips and different colored frosting as demonstrated by the Happy Faces photo .

Another great simple birthday cupcake design is to use a decorating kit to pipe your frosting on to the cupcakes as shown in the pink flower and jungle cupcakes photos.

You'll notice that each of these designs are very simple to do and yet make a dramatic cupcake presentation.

Each of these design techniques can be used in many different wonderful and unique ways to add character to simple homemade cupcakes.

You may want to do a few practice runs before you settle on a design idea for the big day.

Have fun! And remember, even if you mess up a little, they'll still taste great because nothing beats the taste of a home baked cupcake!

Your girls are going to love these! Just be sure to tell them that the dolls are not edible.

What you need:

You'll need to buy undressed craft dolls small enough to fit into your cupcakes (approximately 4 inches tall) at your local craft shop. One for each cupcake you plan to serve.

Homemade unfrosted cupcakes.

Enough frosting to cover all cupcakes and to decorate your chosen amount of dolls.

Small doilies to use as a base.

Easy Directions:

Place an unwrapped cupcake upside down onto a doilie on a plate or platter. Carefully insert the doll into the middle of the cupcake.

Frost the cupcake with a thin (crumb catching) layer of frosting.

Starting with the bottom layer, use a medium sized flat-type frosting decorator tip to make ruffles to form the doll's dress. Work using a slight zig-zag effect and by making a full circle around the bottom of the cupcake.

Continue doing this up the cupcake until you reach the doll's belly.

Use a small tip to decorate the doll's dress bodice as shown in the photo above.