cupcakes & desserts & fondant & kids & party food 16 Jan 2008 11:54 pm
Pirate Cupcakes
I decided that the idea of working with fondant would be fun, but I was worried about the dyeing process. Turns out that was fun too! Fondant is very easy to work with and the results are outstanding.
ingredients:
fondant
gel dyes
gloves
straw
toothpick
knife
biscuit cutters
I just bought plain white fondant. I used gel dyes which work way better than liquid or paste. To get some of the darker colors, you need to really knead in the dye. So I used disposable baker’s gloves that worked great.
For the pirate broke the fondant up into 3 batches. Red for the scarf hat, pink for the skin, and black for the eyes and eye patch. I also saved a tiny bit of white for the eye.
To get that perfect shape for the face, that will sit on top of the cupcakes, I used a medium sized biscuit cutter. It is a perfect round shape.
I cut out the red fondant in the same size as the face, but cut it at an angle to make it look like a head scarf. Since it is the same size as the face, it fits perfectly on top.
To make the eyes I hand cut out the white area, but for the black of the eye, I used a straw.
To finish it all off, I added a little tie of the scarf, a black eye patch and string, and a tiny mouth. The scarf decoration and the earrings are star and moon sprinkles that I got at Surfas.
Fondant lasts for a long time in a sealed container. I plan to make cupcakes, frost them and then plop these on top. Yay for pirates!
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on 18 Jan 2008 at 7:53 am 1.Multi-tasking Mommy said …
Wow! Those look very cute and a lot of fun.
Hard work!!!
on 14 Apr 2008 at 7:26 am 2.Birthday Bash « Hunnybunz said …
[...] Pirate Theme Cup Cakes [...]
on 12 Jul 2008 at 1:57 pm 3.Rebecca said …
Hey, I was just wondering where you purchased the gel dye for the fondant. ?
on 14 Jul 2008 at 6:06 am 4.justJENN said …
I buy mine at Surfas in Los Angeles. http://www.surfasonline.com
on 04 Oct 2008 at 8:05 am 5.Lindia said …
Hi,
Saw yr pirate cupcakes from Janice’s blog. They’re really cute. Could you kindly pte email me the price of the pirate cupcakes? My son has requested a pirate theme birthday. Thanks.
on 18 Aug 2009 at 1:25 am 6.Myl said …
Hi, my nephew turning 1 this Oct and Mummy is having a Pirates Theme party for him. How much is your pirates cupcake and how to go about ordering?
on 03 Sep 2009 at 8:42 pm 7.sandee said …
This is soooo cute. I have done tons of cupcakes but have not ventured into fondant yet. But I think you have tempted me..
Was looking for pirate cupcakes and this is the cutest yet!
on 29 Mar 2010 at 11:04 pm 8.justJENN said …
@rebecca
I realize that my reply got cut off (yes, a year later!) so I’ve amended it.
I buy mine at Surfas in Los Angeles. http://www.surfasonline.com
You can also get it online at Bake it Pretty a really great baking supply store!
http://bakeitpretty.com/
Gel coloring is the best because the colors are vivid and you don’t need a lot!
on 04 May 2010 at 10:15 pm 9.Deidre Mccorey said …
hmmmm really nice