Festive Cupcakes Cake Tutorial

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1. Fondant Festive Cupcakes

Let Mish take you on journey to explore some great opportunities to create delighted festive cupcakes made from fondant.

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2. Buttercream Festive Cupcakes

Mish finishes with a couple of easy, but very impressive buttercream cupcakes.

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3. Other Ideas

Mish shares some different ways to use the skills learned here and shares some more interesting hints and tips.

Join award wining cake artist Mish Pattinson from VS Cakes as she takes you through a delightful festive cupcake decorating journey. Mish shares her vast knowledge as she immerses into the world of fondant and buttercream cupcakes, which will be perfect for your festive table.

In the following tutorial, you will learn how to…

Emboss ‘Merry Christmas’ onto a fondant cupcake
Pipe a buttercream Christmas garland
Use moulds to create decorative details like bows
and lots of extra hints and tips along the way

A Brief History of Festive Cupcakes

Cupcakes have been around for centuries, but festive cupcakes are a relatively recent tradition. The first known recipe for a festive cupcake appeared in a cookbook in 1828. This recipe called for a simple sponge cake batter that was baked in small cups and then decorated with a frosting made from sugar, butter, and milk.

In the Victorian era, festive cupcakes became popular as a way to celebrate holidays and special occasions. During this time, cupcakes were often decorated with elaborate designs, such as flowers, animals, and even people.

In the 20th century, festive cupcakes continued to grow in popularity. In the 1950s, the invention of the cupcake liner made it easier to bake and decorate cupcakes, which helped to make them even more popular. Today, festive cupcakes are enjoyed by people of all ages around the world.

Here are some of the most popular seasonal cupcakes:

Christmas cupcakes: These cupcakes are often decorated with red and green frosting, sprinkles, and candy canes.
Valentine’s Day cupcakes: These cupcakes are often decorated with pink and red frosting, hearts, and chocolate chips.
Easter cupcakes: These cupcakes are often decorated with pastel frosting, bunnies, and eggs.
Halloween cupcakes: These cupcakes are often decorated with orange and black frosting, spiders, and ghosts.
Thanksgiving cupcakes: These cupcakes are often decorated with fall-themed frosting, leaves, and turkeys.

Festive cupcakes are a delicious and festive way to celebrate any occasion. They are easy to make and can be decorated in endless ways. So next time you’re looking for a fun and festive treat, try making a batch of festive cupcakes.

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The Tutor

Mish Pattinson

Based in West Yorkshire, Mish from VS Cakes is a full time IT consultant with a cake hobby on steroids! She is also a self confessed cake productaholic. Mish got into cake decorating as she didn’t want to suffer empty nest syndrome when her rugby playing son left home to go to university. She decided she need a hobby to keep her busy and booked her self on a cupcake course at Fair Cake in London. This was very quickly followed with a cake course with Paul Bradford where she completely fell in love with cake art Since then she has won multiple cake awards including golds and a very well deserved Best in Class at Cake International. She has recorded tutorials for CakeFlix, written for cake magazines, and has participated in multiple features and collaborations. She is also responsible for creating and organising the Cake International features Wedding Gowns Through the Ages (2017) and Weddings 2 - The Posh Frock Shop (2019), both of which were stunning and very well received by the Cake Community. Mish is also known for her Cake Shed in the garden. This is filled to the brim with cake products and all things Duck Egg Blue. The shed has recently been turned into a mini filming studio. This is where she films her tutorials and Facebook lives.