Last year, Andrew’s daughter Sierra turned 9 and in honor of her birthday, I made a very girlie cupcake tower, complete with apple blossoms and gerbera daisies made from royal icing. I set up the tower before she arrived home from school, and we kicked off her birthday celebration with the extinguishing of a single candle.
Naturally, when Sierra’s younger sister Mesa was asked what kind of birthday cake she’d like for her next birthday, she wanted a cupcake tower. I was in luck, as royal icing flowers last for ages, and I still had some daisies left. I also had large circle confetti sprinkles and chocolate jimmies, so I did some experimenting. The result looked a little something like this:
I had fun making “sunflowers” using a star tip and large circle confetti sprinkles:
Pink icing, star tip swirl and a purple gerbera daisy:
#12 tip with lavendar icing and pink confetti sprinkles:
#12 tip with lavendar icing and a pink gerbera daisy:
A pink-iced cupcake covered in chocolate jimmies:
At the party, Mesa (4th from left) and her cousins gathered around the cupcake tower to debate who would get each cupcake.
And then…it was time to EAT!
And my heart sings
Hi. I am looking for the pink confetti dots. I want to do that on my wedding cupcakes and can’t find them. Where did you get them?
Thanks for stopping by Z as in Zebra! The ones I used on these particular cupcakes came from a multi-color assortment…I sat and separated out the pink and purple ones. Certainly NOT something you want to do for a bunch of wedding cupcakes!
I’d suggest checking BakeItPretty.com, as they have LOTS of options for sprinkles. Pink might be especially easy to find with Valentine’s Day around the corner. Or you could do a google search for them. I believe that particular style of sprinkle (a flat shape) is officially called a “quin,” if that helps your searching any! Good luck and CONGRATULATIONS on your engagement and upcoming marriage!! 