Photo Shoot Day

Yesterday was the start of my photo shoot weekend, and I always have so much fun prepping all my props, baking cupcakes, and getting DIY projects checked off my list of ‘things to do for my blog.’ Usually when I’m baking cupcakes I tend to always use the same cupcake liners in order to keep all the cupcakes looking uniform but this time around I not only wanted a reason to use my Martha Stewart cupcake liner pack—I wanted a variety of colors to choose from while shooting my new cupcake toppers; and I’m so in love with the way they turned out—now I don’t feel bad for spending so much money on them, lol.

Sometimes I like to stare at my cupcakes and imagine that they’re anxiously waiting to be photographed, like, “Hello? I didn’t get all dressed up and ready for nothing! Now take my picture before my icing starts to melt you fool.” For some reason I also imagine them with little black bow ties on—I’m such a weirdo I’ll just stop now. I’ll just post some more pictures of these amazing little guys so you can stare at them too.

Oh my gosh! that was such a huge bite—but it was so worth it (I caught that cupcake off guard). Ok, now I’m off to finish shooting more DIY projects, blog material, and new items. Stay tuned! :-D

My Blue Valentine Edible Cupcake Topper Tutorial

When it comes to Valentine’s Day many individuals like to make their special someone something from the heart—something they can make with their own hands. Baking is one of the best ways to express our love, and I have a fun, easy, and affordable way for you to spread some love around.

What you’ll need:

1.       Mini Crockpot or double boiler.

2.       1 bag of candy melts

3.       Glue

4.       A ceramic cup with a spout

5.       Squeeze bottle

6.       Wax paper or parchment paper

7.       Heart cut-outs and scrap paper

8.       Tray

9.       Iced cupcakes

Step 1: Glue your heart cut-outs onto your scrap piece of paper, leaving enough space in between each heart.

Here is an example of what it should look like:

Next, place your paper with the glued hearts onto your tray, and then place a piece of wax paper over hearts and set aside.

Melt your candy melts over a double boiler (instructions for double boiler is on the back of the candy melts package), or in your mini Crockpot. Once the candy is completely melted pour it into your ceramic cup. Tip: What I like to do is place my ceramic cup into the microwave for a minute or two—bringing the cup to room temperature.

From this point, transfer the melted candy into your squeeze bottle.

Now you can begin to trace the hearts on the wax paper using the template you made.

Front this point you can leave it the way it is, or you can fill in the heart with a creative design like so:

Once all your hearts have been drawn let them set for 15 minutes at room temperature. Once they have hardened you can gently remove them with a spatula, and then decorate your cupcakes! Here are two ways to lay your edible cupcake toppers.

I ended up having a little bit left over so I had fun with free hand designs in the end and this is what I came up with!

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial/idea. I certainly had a lot of fun making them and sharing them with my friends and family. Also, don’t let the fun end here. Think of ways you can use this idea for other holidays or even birthdays!

Till next time ;)