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Nursery Rhyme Cupcakes!

September 24, 2010 By Melissa D. 11 Comments

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CUTE Nursery Rhyme Cupcake Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com! Free step by step cupcake tutorial!

Today I’m sharing the CUTEST Nursery Rhyme Cupcake Tutorial! This step by step cupcake tutorial will show you how to make adorable cupcake toppers simply & easily! These cupcakes would be perfect for baby showers!

Although I’m not wild about eating fondant, I do LOVE cupcake toppers!  They can be easily removed, revealing yummy buttercream underneath–and they really do make for a sweet presentation.

Let’s get started!

First, cut out some fondant shapes with cookie cutters–I like to do this at least 2-3 days in advance.  If you have CMC or tylose powder, knead a little into your fondant–it will dry faster!

 

I chose shapes large enough to nearly cover the tops of my cupcakes. All are approximately 2 inches wide.   Save any extra shapes for another time!

These have all dried nice and firm on parchment paper.  I have my piping bag fitted with a tip 4B  (use whatever you like for piping swirls!)

Adorable Nursery Rhyme Cupcake Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com! Free Tutorial and perfect for baby showers! Now that our fondant shapes have dried nice a firm, it’s time to create our toppers!  Here are 5 designs for you to experiment with!

For the Three Little Pigs, you’ll notice that I used  both ends of a Wilton tip 12 to cut out 2 different sizes of circles— faces & snouts!  :0)

Adorable Nursery Rhyme Cupcake Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com! Free Tutorial and perfect for baby showers!

Adorable Nursery Rhyme Cupcake Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com! Free Tutorial and perfect for baby showers!

Adorable Nursery Rhyme Cupcake Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com! Free Tutorial and perfect for baby showers!

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star….CUTE Nursery Rhyme Cupcake Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com! Free Tutorial and perfect for baby showers!

Adorable Nursery Rhyme Cupcake Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com! Free Tutorial and perfect for baby showers!

Now, frost your cupcakes!  I used a swirl of my favorite crusting vanilla buttercream and topped off with our cute creations!

**If you happen to have a Mother Goose handy, she makes a great addition to your platter!  As an afterthought, I did a quick “freeze frame” demonstration in a blog entry–the pictures were taken from our video tutorial for members and so the photo quality isn’t quite as clear as in my usual blog posts…but you can get the idea for sure!  Click here if you’d like to see–-:O)

Adorable Nursery Rhyme Cupcake Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com! Free Tutorial and perfect for baby showers!

I hope you’ll give these a try!  The technique is great no matter what your theme!  Need some great cupcake or cake recipes? Don’t miss the Cakes & Cupcakes listed in our Recipes section. Our favorites!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Related posts:

  1. Octopus Cake Tutorial! My Cake School
  2. Owl Cupcake Tutorial
  3. Mother Goose Cake Topper Tutorial
  4. Frog Cake Tutorial- My Cake School

Filed Under: Baby Showers, Blog Tutorials, Cupcake, Cake Pop, etc. Methods, Custom Toppers & Figure Modeling, Gum Paste & Fondant, Showers, Themes and Occasions

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Comments

  1. Lauren @ Crave. Indulge. Satisfy. September 24, 2010 at 7:47 pm

    Adorable! My faves are the 3 little pigs and humpty dumpty! What a great idea for cupcake toppers!

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  2. samiam September 25, 2010 at 9:01 am

    Melissa…
    I thought that I was creative..but you never cease to amaze me. I shall never look at my Wilton tips the same again. I have used them for cutting circles..but pig snouts and moons,etc..who knew??? too cute.

    Reply
  3. Melissa Diamond September 25, 2010 at 4:15 pm

    Thanks Lauren & Sam! Sam, I’m glad you are seeing your piping tips in a different light, lol :0) !! There really are a lot of possibilities!

    Reply
  4. Katie September 26, 2010 at 6:00 am

    They’re great Melissa! Well done :)

    Reply
  5. dybonacossa October 1, 2010 at 12:30 pm

    LOVE THESE!! THey are soooo cute!! Can’t wait to try them out!

    Reply
  6. pomita12345 November 1, 2010 at 8:25 am

    Excellent Melisa! You never disappoint me! It is such a sweet experience visiting your wonderful site. With love from Chile!!!!

    Reply
  7. Melissa Diamond November 3, 2010 at 12:14 pm

    Thank you pomita12345!! I’m so glad that you are happy with the site!

    Reply
  8. Pinky572 March 24, 2011 at 9:57 pm

    I just discovered your blog today, thanks to Sweetopia, and have been spending my time looking at all of your wonderful treats! When I saw this cupcake group I knew I needed to comment! Absolutely adorable!! If I ever make baby shower cupcakes, this will be my first idea.

    Reply
  9. Araz S August 25, 2012 at 3:42 pm

    Thank you so much for this wonderful tutorial! I made them for a baby shower and they turned out delightful (not quite as nice as yours, but still far better than I expected for my first try at fondant)! https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/p_7ebgjWOCATjL72vp08XZ432bNkn1lOuYknfhY8sb4?feat=directlink

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  10. Esther lara July 17, 2013 at 7:03 pm

    están realmente bellisimos , gracias

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  11. stephanie August 16, 2015 at 1:59 pm

    Was looking for a beautiful design for my kids birthday and I stumbled on this. Wow! So adorable every kid would love this. Thanks Melissa for sharing.

    Reply

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