If you are looking for a new hobby, cupcake decorating may be just what you have been looking for. It’s not expensive to get started and it’s not expensive to maintain. Cupcakes are perfect for any take-along for a dinner invitation, they make excellent gifts for all occasions and they can be dressed up for any holiday! Cupcakes may well be the most versatile little dessert item around. If you find a really good mix to make them with they turn out so moist and delicious. Most often people use cake mixes off the shelf from the local grocery store, but you know your mother or grandmother had a few good ones in their recipe boxes! No matter where you get your recipes, old or new, from an online sight or from a cooking magazine, you’ll need to taste one of your cupcakes before you share them!
Once you have decided on a mix and the flavor of the mix you want to use, you will need to make a decision regarding the type of cupcake icing you will use. Once again you will have ample kinds to choose from. Anything from sugar free jam to sugar crystals that have been colored with food coloring, to a fluffy, sugary Icing, it’s all up to you and your taste. Icing itself is very versatile since it can be made into any color or colors, it can be stiffened to create beautiful works of art or thinned to act more like a drizzled topping. Peruse some internet sites or magazine articles to get ideas of some ways to use icing to decorate your cupcakes.
If trying to make flower petals or fancy piping is too frustrating for you, consider the many other edible items you can use to decorate your cakes. Try little chocolates, brightly colored candies, licorice cords can make for some very interesting decorations. You can use candy corn, gum drops, spice leaves or almost anything else you can think of to top your little gems. You can go really simple and just open a container of cake frosting and apply a thin layer to the cupcake tops to hold any candy pieces you choose to use securely on top. It is, after all a hobby, so come up with your own ideas or embellish upon the ideas of others. Just keep it fun; eating your mistakes is perfectly acceptable!
Keep them simple or dress them to the nine’s, cupcakes are versatile enough to handle almost anything you want to do with them. Think of particular celebrations or holidays way ahead of time and start collecting your thoughts as to what kind, how to decorate, and how many cupcakes you will need to make. Every time you go to a store, keep your new hobby in mind and pick up little things you think may work well. Often, party favors are a good choice, as are little baby shower trinkets, of small wedding favors. You may also want to pick up a three tiered candy dish to display your works. This keeps all of the little cakes in easy view and it helps to keep hands off other cakes while trying to get the one you want.