Hello there again, crafty friends! It’s Lydia here today, and I’m sharing something fun and delicious! I’m by no means a talented baker, but I do enjoy making little treats for family and friends. From pie baking to cake baking, I do love the time spent in quiet in front of the kitchen island. These fabulous wedding cupcakes just make me so happy, because I know how much work I put into these lovely little treats!
For my cupcakes I really wanted to have something pretty to sit them in. I sat down at my desk after measuring the width of my baked cupcakes, and I began sketching out the shape of my cake cup. I used my curve tool to make my shape nice and even, spanning about a 10-inch width. After I experimented with how tightly my cup shapes should be bound, I decided on a diameter of two inches on the bottom and two and 5/8 inches on the top. I then traced my shape onto patterned paper for each cup.
Next, I decided that I wanted to create a trim on each of my cups. I pulled out the coordinating edges die set. These are the most perfect edition, and I was so happy with the die-cut when it came off the machine. I glued by edge die-cuts to the inside of each of my cup shapes. I then chose to run them through my sewing machine, for a beautiful bit of dimension and character.
All that was left was to wound my cup shape up again and glue it together. My cupcakes sat so prettily inside each lace-edged cup. To top off all my baked cupcakes, I color my icing a pretty shade of coral to match the collection. I piped it on thick, so I could add in a bunch of sugared up illustrations.
Putting sugar on the backs of papers and stickers is a great way to make them food safe, while also being easy to remove before devouring the delicious treat! I used some of the amazing element stickers on the top of each of my cupcakes. I love the way each of the illustrations nestles in perfectly with that coral-colored icing.
I cannot wait to see what you guys are creating with the Our Wedding collection; It’s one of the cutest wedding collections yet!
Supplies:
Our Wedding Coordinating Solids Kit
