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‘Re-launch Week Tutorial No. 1′: How to make an easy Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer cupcake

This is a really quick and easy tutorial to make your cupcakes festive and fun in the winter months! What makes the Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer cupcake even better is that anyone can try it! If you’ve limited cake decorating experience, want quick cupcakes to wow your family and friends with or you need a tasty project to do with the kids in the holiday season then this may be the perfect tutorial for you!

What you will need:

A cupcake
Buttercream (your prefered flavour, we used butterscotch)
Pretzels
M&Ms or Cinnamon Drop sprinkles by Wilton
808 tip by Ateco
White Candy Melts by Wilton
Jet black edible ink pen by Rainbow Dust
Disposable piping bag by Ateco
Fully edible glitter by Twinkle Baker Decor

Step one: Take your filled disposable piping bag by Ateco and pipe a generous swirl atop of your cupcake. Sprinkle with some fully edible glitter to finish!

Step two: Set your cupcake aside and take two white candy melts by Wilton. Using the jet black edible ink pen by Rainbow Dust draw pupils in the centre of the candy melts; now you have your reindeer eyes.

Step three: Now push your reindeer’s eyes into the buttercream at the top and then nestle an M&M below at the centre for Rudolf’s nose.

Step Four: Take your pretzels and push them into the top of the buttercream behind the eyes.

Now you have created your very own Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer cupcake to enjoy during the holidays! Keep checking back to find out how to whip up the other cupcakes below!

Merry Christmas from Juniper Cakery

 

 

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‘Tutorial Tuesday': How to make a sugarpaste witches’ hat and broom for Halloween!

With autumn underway and Halloween just around the corner we’re celebrating the upcoming festivities by bringing you autumn and Halloween themed tutorials from now ultil the end of October!

What you will need:

Edible glue
Hologram Graphite cake glitter by Rainbow Dust
Lush Lime cake glitter by Rainbow Dust
White Lustre Dust by Sugarflair
Custom coloured fondant
Blade and Shell tool by Tala
Paint brushes
Non-stick rolling pin by Tala
Circular cookie cutter by Tala

Step one: Roll out the black coloured fondant and cut a circle out using the cookie cutter. This will form the base of the witches’ hat

Step two: Using the left over black icing form a ball ensuring it begins to taper at one end. This should look like an oversized ‘raindrop’.

Step three: Once rolled out use the blade tool to create a ghoulishly green band.

Step four: Paint the base of the hat and the larger end of the ‘raindrop’ with edible glue and esemble them as shown above.

Step five: Using a small amount of the grey coloured fondant form the shape of a buckle. To give the buckle a metallic sheen brush with a little lustre dust. Before attaching use the tip of the blade tool to create ‘buckle holes’.

Step six: Using the Lush Lime and Hologram Graphite Rainbow Dust add a finishing sparkle to the witches’ hat. Gently paint with edible glue before applying the glitter if it does not stick.

Step seven: To make the witches’ broom roll the dark brown fondant until it resembles a broom handle. Roll the light brown icing and use the blade tool cut out a ‘fan’ shape’. Continue to use the blade tool to create a bristle effect.

Step eight: Glue both pieces together and add extra detail by applying small amounts of grey fondant to secure the broom end to the broom handle.

Now you have two spooktacular sugarpaste creations to decorate your Halloween themed cupcakes!

 

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