Decorating cupcakes is a very simple but entertaining affair that is useful for those who like to bake or have children. Confectioners present a huge number of jewelry options, which differ from each other in the degree of complexity of execution, a set of products, tools.
Chocolate decorations
Recipes for decorating cupcakes for home use can be difficult in terms of making creams and the ability to work with a pastry syringe. In this case, chocolate decorations can come to the rescue.
The principle of creating "delicious decorations" of chocolate is carried out in several stages:
- Melt 2 chocolate bars in a water bath . Chocolate can be selected in accordance with taste preferences, but the best option is black.
- Put on a perforated paper using a pastry bag. Previously, the sketch can be printed on a printer and put under the paper.
- Place the workpiece in the refrigerator to freeze the chocolate. Place the resulting figure on the cupcake.
And to make the decoration of the cupcakes appetizing, you need to grease the surface of the dessert with icing or cream. The easiest option will be a toffee, on which chocolate decorations will be placed. There are more sophisticated glaze options.
The easiest options for decorating cupcakes
If there is no time or desire to bother with decorating pastries, but you want to get original and beautiful cupcakes, then you should resort to tricks. The most basic source for ideas will be fantasy.
Options for quick and easy cupcake decorations:
- Lubricate the surface of the cake with custard. Lay multi-colored sweets on the surface: jelly, chocolate, marmalade.
- Put ice cream on the cupcake. Dip a tablespoon in boiling water, and scoop the ice cream, quickly putting the sweetness on the cupcake.
- Dip the top of the confectionery in melted chocolate and sprinkle the sweetness with the confectionery powder.
- Sprinkle the cream with coconut flakes and lay in the middle of the composition several multi-colored sea pebbles.
Cupcake decoration may include several options for simple decoration.
Cream decoration
The easiest cream with which you can decorate a cupcake is just butter. The recipe for butter cream looks like this:
- Mix a packet of butter (200 g) with a glass of sugar.
- Beat with a mixer the sweet mass at minimum speed.
- Gradually add 5 eggs to the mixture.
- For taste, add the same tablespoon of lemon juice and 1-2 drops of food coloring.
Allow the cream to stand for several minutes in the refrigerator. Next, the mass should be placed in a confectionery syringe with a serrated nozzle. The easiest option for applying sweets is the formation of curls. To do this, moving from the edge of the cake to the middle, in a circle, release the contents of the syringe. In the application process, the “tool” itself must also be scrolled.
You can see the photo of cupcake decoration in our article. It is unlikely that they will leave indifferent lovers of sweets. You can supplement the cream rose with other decorative elements, placing them around the perimeter of the curl.
Drawing on cupcakes or mastic
Especially popular is the technique of drawing on the surface of cupcakes. For this, it is not necessary to have the talent of an artist. There are techniques for creating patterns on confectionery products that only require compliance with certain rules.
Cupcake decoration using drawing technique:
- Place a lace napkin on the surface of the cupcake. Sift some powdered sugar through a sieve and remove the napkin. The pattern is printed on the cupcake.
- Pour the surface with melted white chocolate. Immediately pour a few drops of dark chocolate in the center. Using a toothpick, stretch the dark chocolate over white, forming any pattern: stripes, spider line, lattice.
Using a glaze for drawing and a pastry syringe with a thin nozzle, you can create the simplest drawing.
Another option that has become very popular is mastic. It is as easy to work with it as with plasticine. You can prepare the material for decoration as follows:
- Cut into small pieces white marshmallows (200 g).
- Pour the mass with a tablespoon of lemon juice.
- Gradually kneading, add powdered sugar into it. It should be a mastic, like a dough.
For the manufacture of figures, you can purchase special forms or use the workshops on the manufacture of figures from plasticine.