Graduation Cupcakes

Items needed:

Cupcakes

Butter Cream Icing

Peanut Butter Cups

Chocolate Squares

Star Tip

Round Tip

Ice each cupcake.  Place a peanut butter cup on top of the cupcake.  Then add the chocolate square to the top of the peanut butter cup.  Secure it with a dot of icing.  With a star tip make the tassel and finish with a round tip dot on the very top.

Zebra Striped Purse Cake

Items needed:

1- 10" round cake

Butter cream icing

fondant

brush

water

paste colors of choice

cornstarch

rolling pin

Bake and level a 10" round cake.  Cut the cake in half and ice with butter cream.  Stand the two halves up on the ends.  Cover cake with butter cream icing. 

 Color your fondant with paste color of choice.  Cut a 1 1/2 to 2" wide strip of colored fondant and place on the top middle of the cake as the purse opening.  At each end of the strip place 2 triangles.  Cut another strip to place as the closer for the purse.  Cut 2 large circles, cut in half and place at each corner of the purse bottom.  Cut zebra stripes and apply to purse with a damp brush.  Insert handle into the cake.  After all fondant is placed onto the cake brush each piece with a damp brush to remove any cornstarch.  Then pipe, with tip 2 stitching, on the corners, triangle and purse closure. 

The handle of the purse should be made 24-48 hours ahead of time to allow time for drying. 

These great ideas were brought to us by Tracie Rich.

Tracie owns "A Cake for You...Designed by Tracie."

If you would like to contact Tracie call 501-413-8637,

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