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Simple Sparkling Cupcake Toppers

8 Mar
Sparkling Fondant Cupcake Toppers

Sparkling Fondant Cupcake Toppers

I recently did a Wizard of Oz, Over The Rainbow Theme party for my daughter’s fourth birthday. Happy Birthday Nora! I wanted to do a Pink Lemonade Cupcake and thought a cupcake topper representing Glinda, The Good Witch of The North would be perfect.
These toppers are so easy to make and were a big hit! My son ate a couple like cookies! :)

Glinda the Good Witch of the North

Glinda the Good Witch of the North

What you need:

1 recipe Marshmallow Fondant

Pink gel food coloring

Pink Sparkling Sugar

Small food safe paint brush

Rolling pin (one which can be set to certain widths is helpful)

Powdered sugar (for surface dusting)

Star Cookie Cutter

What to do:

  • Make and tint your Marshmallow Fondant
  • Roll your fondant out to 1/4 inch on a surface dusted with powdered sugar
  • Cut as many stars as needed
  • using very little water, brush one side of a star
  • sprinkle sugar all over star
  • gently press sugar into fondant using your fingertips
  • repeat with remaining stars
  • let stars sit out on a cookie sheet overnight, covered with a paper towel, to harden
  • the following day shake excess sugar from stars and store in a airtight container until you are ready to use them. Light will cause the fondant to fade so store in a cool, dry, dark place
  • when storing, separate the layers of stars with parchment paper
  • Put your toppers on cupcakes close to the time of display, the fondant will absorb moisture from frosting and soften
  • this would work with any number of smaller shaped cookie cutters, when choosing a cutter make sure it is similar to the size of cupcake. 2 inch cutters generally work for regular cupcakes and 3 inch cutters for jumbo cupcakes
brush fondant stars with water

brush fondant stars with water

Cover with Sparkling Sugar and gently press with finger tips

Cover with Sparkling Sugar and gently press with finger tips

Pink Lemonade Cupcakes with Sparkling Fondant Toppers

Pink Lemonade Cupcakes with Sparkling Fondant Toppers

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Marshmallow Fondant

9 Apr

1 bag mini marshmallows

2 Tablespoons water

7 cups shifted powdered sugar

1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract *optional

  1. mix water and marshmallows in microwave safe bowl

    Fondant Step 1

    Fondant Step 1

microwave in 30 second intervals mixing in between until all marshmallows are melted

(no longer than 2 minutes)

fondant step 2

Fondant Step 2

add 6-7 cups powdered sugar and mix with spoon until the fondant has a dough like consistency (most recipes call to mix the sugar and marshmallow by hand on a surface, I find it much less messy way to incorporate most of the sugar into the marshmallow by mixing it right in the bowl. Less clean up is always a good thing)

fondant step 3

Fondant Step 3`

knead by hand on a surface dusted with powdered sugar until smooth and not tacky

fondant step 4

Fondant Step 4

add water if too dry or more powdered sugar is sticky

to color, use gel food coloring after fondant has been kneaded with a tooth pick

fondant step 5

Fondant Step 5

knead until incorporated

fondant step 6

Fondant Step 6

you can store your fondant up to 2 weeks in the fridge, coat with shortening and wrap tightly in saran wrap, keep away from “smelly” foods to avoid it picking up any other flavors

Cake decorated with marshmallow fondant

Cake decorated with marshmallow fondant

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