Browse Ideas for Decorating Cupcakes

A bib over all cupcake

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

Top cupcakes with cute bibs created from fondant and piped icing. Cut blossom shapes from Ready-to-Use Rolled Fondant Pastel Colors using the smallest Flower Cut-Outs cutter.

Tiny Blessings Cupcakes

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

Picnic Pal Cupcakes

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

No ant can resist these multi-colored cupcakes, and neither will your picnic guests. Use the Wilton Two-Tone Cupcake Set to create the layers of bright green and red.

A Sprinkle of Springtime Cupcakes

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

Rack up candy-flower-topped cupcakes to create a whimsical composition, Fashion a watering can topper from fondant and create a watery spray with royal-icing beads attached to florist wire.

Tree Dazzled Cupcakes

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

This holiday cupcake has it all: a tree cookie topper with colorful nonpareil lights, cool snowflake sprinkles and a two-tone cupcake in merry colors, made with our Two-Tone Cupcake Set.

Tree-lightful Treats Cupcakes

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

A little of this, a little of that! Dessert Stand is stacked with cupcakes, cookie leaves and ornaments plus candy trims and details.

Finishing Touches Cupcake

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

What an ingenious way to personalize a cupcake, using rolled fondant for a nail polish bottle and Pink Sparkle Gel for the name! This fun and flirty cupcake is the perfect treat at any girl’s party.

Ecstatic Graduate Cupcakes

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

Capture the essence of the moment with this beaming graduate. He’s all smiles, thanks to our Dimensions Large Cupcake Pan.

Snug as a Bug Cupcake

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

Flower Silicone Baking Cups supply a suitable setting for bug-decked cupcakes. Form ladybugs using a Truffles Candy Mold, orange candy, and piped-icing details.

Winning Every Inning! Cupcake

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

Score a homerun with this double-header delight. Top Standard Muffin Pan cupcakes with fondant ball caps, pipe icing stitches Mini Muffin Pan cupcakes, and listen to the crowd roar.

Family Treet Cupcakes

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

A wonderful dessert for family picnics or reunions. A tree trunk made of Roll-Out Cookie Dough surrounded by cupcakes decorated to resemble each family member to form the tree.

Fall Frolicking Cupcakes

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

Tee Time Cupcakes

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

These fairway-fantastic cupcakes will drive many appreciative smiles. Attach fondant golf balls to lollipop stick tees, then add pull-out grass to cover the cupcakes.

Polka-Dotted Pumpkin Patch Cupcakes

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

A festive centerpiece for Halloween! And better yet, everyone can serve himself or herself. These tempting cupcakes look so delicious with pull-out grass icing, colorful sprinkles and topped with a pumpkin icing decoration.

Deep Blue Sea Cupcakes

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

What a catch! Nautically-inspired cupcakes topped with piping gel and decorated with a tropical fish candle. Make a splash at the next celebration.

T-Rex Team Cupcakes

Difficulty: Somewhat Easy

Prehistoric and precious, these dinosaur cupcakes are fun party treats. Bake the cupcakes in Silly-Critters Silicone Baking Cups; add roll-out cookie heads and tails, covered in brightly colored buttercream icing.