I had bought some of these tiny butterfly cutters and I am really enjoying them! These ones are white gumpaste that I let dry then airbrushed a few different colors.
I made the letters using Tappits Funky Letters lowercase set. I found the best way to get the letters out was to use some marshmallow fondant with Gum-Tex, then roll it into a very thin sausage shape. I'm talking thin enough to read a newspaper through! Let it sit for a minute like that, then cut the letter you need with a very well sugar dusted cutter, then smack the cutter on the counter edge very hard. The letters should pop out.
Anyway, I attached the letters to toothpicks with royal icing and stuck them in. And found out I'm in love with Tappits and butterfly cutters. Ah the joys of new cake toys!
I was given the opportunity to recreate a wedding cake in a cupcake for a ten year wedding anniversary. This is what I came up with:
Basketweave buttercream with fondant rosettes and little pearls. It's not the greatest photo, but you can see the custom cupcake box I make for my cupcakes a bit. Guarantees they don't slide around and mess up the design!
This cake is for a graduating pharmeceutical rep. It's what's known on the street as a "Perc 30" but is actually a 30mg Oxycodone and a yellow Paxil bar. Strawberry cake with marshmallow fondant, and the Paxil bar is Rice Krispie Treats with fondant. The prescription slip is just painted fondant.
I found a very cute picture of Dora online and made her out of fondant for the top of this tiny 6" round cake. I got to use the butterfly cutters again! This time I wanted a more simple look so I just used colored fondant, but I did airbrush the base cake to give the illusion of sky and grass.
I really love this little figure's cute little face! At first, I didn't have Backpack and Map on Dora's back, but my kid came downstairs, saw the cake, and insisted that Dora ALWAYS has Backpack and Map and I had to include them.
This cake is a Baby Minnie Castle cake for a sweet little girl turning 1! The mama gave me the candle topper and I worked around that for the colors and design. I used the Wilton castle set for the towers and covered the spires with fondant and little vines and flowers.
