How to make a Halloween Witch Cupcake

I love Halloween.  Every year around this time my husband and I have a little game we like to play... who can play the scariest prank on the other.  My last year's attempt of hanging a fake mummified body in the garage to greet him made him laugh.  This year I've already tried fake spiders and rats on his desk to which he snubbed.  Dear husband of mine, this is your warning.  I WILL get you this year.

In the meantime, here is my newest tutorial.  How to make a witch cupcake.  Enjoy!

1.  Begin making the witch's face by rolling a cone shape of flesh colored fondant.  Give her a pointy chin by pinching the end of the cone.

2.  Mold a pointy nose and wart, and glue onto the face with gum glue.

3.  Use the end of a paintbrush to create the mouth and eye holes.

4.  Roll two small black balls of fondant and glue into the eye holes.

5.  Use a grass tip and piping bag filled with purple buttercream to create the witch's hair.

6.  Place the witch's head onto the cupcake.

7.  Add more buttercream hair as needed.

8.  Cut out a half circle of fondant and hand model the top of the witch's hat.

9.  Place hat onto her head and glue the gold dragee into place using gum glue.


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Two Peas in a Pod Cupcake Topper

Do you know what I love the most about this pea pod cupcake topper?  Once I got all my supplies ready, it only took me 5 minutes to make.  Cute and fast... my favorite kind of cake decoration.

1.  Roll out a thin piece of fondant and cut out a circle using a circle cutter.

2.  Slightly fold the circle in half leaving room for the baby heads.

3.  Roll two equal sized flesh colored balls of fondant for the baby heads and glue into the folded circle using gum glue.

4.  Use the small end of a Wilton tip 10 to create a smile on the faces.

5.  Roll two tiny balls of fondant for the noses and glue onto the face using gum glue.

6.  Mix together black food powder (or gel) color with a little dab of clear alcohol.  Paint black dots for the eyes.

7.  Brush the cheeks with pink luster dust.

8.  Roll out a thin log of fondant for the vine and twist the ends to curl it.  Cut out two leaves.

9.  Glue vine and leaves to the pea pod.

See?  Cute and fast.


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