Birthday Cupcakes

The cupcake order we made last week was so fun. It was made for a little boy turning 3 who loves diggers and the colour pink. I had fun planning this design and think it came together perfectly. The figurines and tools have been made from modelling paste and the gorgeous signs were handpainted. All of the cupcakes except the road cupcakes were made with our yummy white chocolate frosting. The road cupcakes are fondant with a thin layer of ganache underneath. The road has been painted on and the grass was made with royal icing and Wilton piping tip #233.
Here are some very yummy cupcakes to try at home. Bake cupcakes with your favourite chocolate cake/cupcake recipe. Then top with a swirl of dark chocolate ganace (left to set) and finish with shards of chocolate and chocolate dipped strawberries.

These soccer cupcakes were made for my son to take to Preschool on his birthday. The chocolate soccer balls were purchased from The Reject Shop. I had seen similar previously at Darrel Lea but unfortunately they had none in stock the week I needed them.

When frosting the cupcakes I first smoothed a small amount of the green frosting to cover the cupcake and then piped on the grass with more of the green frosting using wilton piping tip #233.