Graduation cupcakes are both a delicious dessert or snack and a fun way for younger brothers and sisters to celebrate the graduate. Graduation cupcakes are a easy dessert for the buffet meal usually served at graduation parties. Read on to learn how to make graduation cupcakes.
Graduation Fondant Cake
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While not a cupcake, this cake demonstrates how to use fondant to create edible desserts. The chocolate cake is covered with fondant to make a textbook, and the top is a pound cake covered with fondant to resemble a mortarboard. This could be duplicated on a smaller scale with cupcakes.
Introduction
- Both a welcome sight at pre-school end of year celebrations and a hot commodity among hungry young adults celebrating the completion of high school, graduation cupcakes are handy treats that are easy to make. You can customize the creation with the graduate's favorite flavors, and create a treat that's sure to leave a smile on everyone's face.
Step 1: What You'll Need for Graduation Cupcakes
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- You can make graduation cupcakes with items you may already have in your kitchen, as well as supplies that are easily found at most grocery stores. There are also plenty of specialty items sold at party stores, if you'd like to use them, including picks, graduation figurines or cupcake papers. To get started, you should assemble:
Step 2: Graduation Cupcake Tips
- While there are no rules when it comes to decorating graduation cupcakes, there are some tips you might find helpful:
- Consider frosting cupcakes in school colors.Celebrations.com: Graduation Cupcakes
- Roll up a small piece of paper to resemble a diploma, secure it with a dab of glue, tie a ribbon around the middle and place the "diploma" on the cupcake.Celebrations.com: Graduation Cupcakes
- Turn a cupcake upside down, frost and top it with a chocolate covered graham cracker to make a mortarboard cupcake. Fruit rollups can be cut up to make a tassel.Celebrations.com: Graduation Cupcakes
Step 3: Graduation Cupcake Ideas and Recipes
- Here are some recipes and decorating ideas that may give you a few more ideas:
- Kraft Foods: Graduation Cap Cupcakes
- Wilton: Have A Nice Future!
- Cupcakes Take The Cake: Graduation Cupcakes (May 7, 2008)
- Coolest Birthday Cakes: Graduation Cake Submitted by MaryKay C
- Frosted Garden: Graduation Cupcakes (May 15, 2008)
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