Cake toppers make kids' treats taste sweeter.
Cake is cake, and kids love it. Whether you're baking single cupcakes or a three-tiered extravaganza for the masses to share, kids will want some. But, it's the toppers that make a cake special. There are so many creative and delicious ways to dress a cake up for the occasion that it's almost a sin to stop with a swirl of frosting. Try these toppers the next time you're doing some holiday baking, and watch the children eat them up.
Birthday Cake Toppers
Cake toppers for kids' birthdays depend on the theme. For a young girl, edible flowers placed around the edge are exotic and beautiful. Sprinkle silver nonpareils in the middle of the flower ring, and then dust with a thin sprinkle of colored sugar. Boys will love a cake topped with gummy worms or insects. For a non-edible decoration, use plastic army men, matchbox cars or superhero figures to create a scene on the frosting. Both genders love cakes that include a personalized photo of the birthday girl or boy. Most professional bakeries have the equipment to turn your picture into edible art, and this technique is both festive and inexpensive.
Halloween Cake Toppers
Moms who are taking Halloween cupcakes into a classroom of kids can try these spooky edible toppers. Mix lo mein noodles with melted chocolate chips, and create 8-legged spiders. Let them dry on wax paper in the refrigerator, and then peel them off and place them on cupcakes that you've iced with white frosting. For another ghoulish cake topper, push a peanut-shaped cookie into the top of each cupcake. Cover the cookie with white frosting, and then use black edible food gel to paint a ghost face on each cookie.
Valentine's Day Cake Toppers
Candied hearts with sweet sayings are the perfect topper for a Valentine's Day cake that kids will love. For a healthier decoration, use sliced strawberries to create a heart on top of a round cake that you've frosted with light whipped cream. For cupcakes, use a heart-shaped lollipop or a foil-sealed chocolate kiss as the crowning glory.
St. Patrick's Day Cake Toppers
Help kids celebrate the national holiday of Ireland by baking a sheet cake and creating a pot of gold scene as a topper. You'll need fruit wraps, food gel in a variety of rainbow colors, a small plastic pot and plenty of gold, foil-covered chocolate coins. Frost the cake with white frosting. Use the gels to draw a rainbow across the cake, and place the pot at the end. Fill the pot with the candy coins, and dribble some onto the cake below. Cut shamrocks from the fruit candy, and use them to decorate the rest of the cake.
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