Cup Cakery Bakery

INSPIRATIONSPRODUCT ake cupcakes for friends, parties or just for fun! Just tie on your apron and take a peek at these scrumptious, easy-to-bake ideas. cup cakery bakery {CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS free FROM HOBBY LOBBY®} Tall Order Tall, chic and yummy? Oh, yes! Go for king-sized wrappers and jumbo muffin pans for this gourmet-style goodie. The super-sized cupcakes are impressive on their own, so stick to minimal embellishments like swirls of whipped cream icing and simple ribbon. We predict this look is gonna be big! Just Scrumptious If you want a look that’s good enough to eat, use a star tip to create fluffy textured swirls like the ones on our giant cupcakes. Simply pipe in concentric circles until you’ve spiraled to the desired height. 2 Hobby Lobby Product Inspirations Need buttercream that’s a perfect baby blue? Skip liquid food coloring, which can water down your icing. Instead, look to concentrated pastes and soft gel pastes. Add concentrated pastes to your icing with a toothpick. Dip the tip into the color and swirl it in—and be warned, a little goes a very long way. Add gel paste one little drop at a time. « Quack That You need baby shower treats with cutie-pie style. Mini muffin pans and petite cupcake liners set the stage for this splish-splash motif. We turned buttercream into water droplets with a round decorating tip, added pearls for bubbles, and topped it all off with a quacky duck made with a cookie cutter and fondant. » For thisCake yummy project Kabobs (featured on the cover), bake a batch of mini cupcakes and slide them onto bamboo skewers. Push skewers into a square of floral foam and plant them in a sweet little flowerpot! Some icing…some sprinkles…and you’re good to grow! Tip: For extra color, layer your little cakes with upturned cupcake wrappers. 3 Hobby Lobby Product Inspirations Fine China Teacups turn oh-so-cute when filled with bow-bedecked cupcakes. What a great way to incorporate mismatched china into your tablescape! Standard cupcakes work best here. Tip: The bows are rolled fondant, cut into strips and shaped by hand. To Add Color: We carry pre-tinted fondant in a variety of basic colors. But if you need a special hue, you can tint plain white fondant at home in a snap. Let’s talk fondant You’ll need some icing color, available as a thick, concentrated paste or as a thinner gel paste. Stay away from old-fashioned liquid food coloring—it can The versatile confection can be rolled, stamped, cut and sculpted ruin the consistency. to create an endless array of one-of-a-kind embellishments. You • Work fondant into a ball. It should be soft and pliable. • Add dots of color. Drop them from the bottle if you’re using gel paste, or apply can buy it readymade. Look for it, along with a nice selection of with the end of a toothpick if you’re using the concentrated stuff. tools and molds, near the cake decorating supplies in our Card • Blend. Simply knead the fondant until it’s a consistent color. If the color isn’t as intense as you would like it to be, add more and knead again. and Party Department. 4 Hobby Lobby Product Inspirations Garden Variety These pretty yet functional scalloped cups are made to hold a standard cupcake—think bridal shower or Mother’s Day brunch. But look closely, we turned one topsy-turvy to add personality to our teatime tablescape. 5 Hobby Lobby Product Inspirations Flying Colors Paint a birthday party with a rainbow of deliciousness. Start with some razzle-dazzle striped wrappers—these come in standard and mini sizes. Then play up the look with brightly tinted buttercream and a generous dusting of sprinkles. SeeingNeed cute cupcakes Double in a hurry? Try this little trick. Use a mini cookie cutter to turn out these adorable fondant embellishments. Then pop on top of 6 Hobby Lobby Product Inspirations swirls of white buttercream. I 'll Bite It’s time to think outside the pan! That’s because these handy mini loaf wrappers can function on their own! We went the chocolate route, filling them with scrumptious, pre-cut brownies. Now these treats are birthday party or bake sale ready! Tied Up Who says cupcakes have to be cutesy? Say “chic” with a grown-up color palette and carefully chosen embellishments. We went with cocoa-colored wrappers, simple white icing and two sophisticated ribbons. And for the finishing touch? Sophisticated fondant flowers—made with the help of an off-the-shelf fondant cutter. 7 Hobby Lobby Product Inspirations Meet Your Match Does your heart leap at the sight of matchy- matchy goodness? Well, we have the boxes… to go with the wrappers…to go with your custom-made cupcakes. Pack your perfectly coordinated goodies one by one, or box them by the half dozen. What’s in a Cup Treat Cups: Fill our wrappers with treats like Drink Covers: Use a hole punch to make Sure they’re made for baking, but our cupcake hard candy, nuts or popcorn. It’s a great way holes in the bottom of our wrappers. Then wrappers can handle way more than meets the o distribute individual servings at a party. turn the wrappers upside down, and poke eye—and we have so many designs to choose Sticky Stopper: Slide wrappers on the end straws through the holes. Now pop the from! Here are a few sweet tricks to get you started. of popsicle sticks to catch drips. straws into drinking glasses. DO NOT ALLOW CHILDREN TO COMPLETE PROJEcts ALONE. ADULT SUPERVISION REQUIRED. 8 Hobby Lobby Product Inspirations .

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