Diego Cupcake Emergency...help!
Decorating By thecupcakelady Updated 7 Jun 2007 , 4:52am by TWINMOM1
Hi everyone, I need some help. i had a lady call me today to order 2 dozen cupcakes for her son't 4th b-day, and she wants Diego from Dora the Explorer on them. I have it all planned out, but I don't know how to do his hair. It's hard for me to describe it to you, you'd have to see his hair, but I planned to make his hair out of dark brown fondant, make a cookie cutter of the exact shape of the hair, cut them out and let them dry, them attatch them in place at the end. HOWEVER... I haven't the slightest idea how to make such a very very precise cookie cutter, I mean I've never made one before at all as it is! Plus I don't know if using fondant and letting it dry hard is a good idea either, and I've never used gum paste, but then that's slightly costly for such a small order you know... GRRRR, I don't have a simple solution to such a silly little project!!! I do NOT want to disapoint this woman, I want to blow her away with my abilities, but it's seaming as though I have none at this point. I do NOT know what to do. Any help would be soooooo great!!!!!!!
im kind of a rookie myself but i am making pirate cupcakes with hair and im just gonna use the star tip and pull it down into sort of a line it really kind of looks like hair ! good luck
Why not just do a paper template for now and cut around it with a knife - then you can work out how to make cookie cutters in your own time, when you won't be stressed about getting it right. Have you seen Wilton have just released diego cupcake papers (baking cups)
Forgot to add ......letting fondant dry would be fine - but not neccessary. The fondant when pliable actually tastes better, which is something 4 year olds care about, if it was too hard, they would pull it off and make rude comments. (I have a 4 year old). If you have iced cupcake with buttercream I would leave icing pliable and just add freshly rolled.
Have you thought of doing a chocolate transfer? Use the picture you have, print it in mirror/reverse image (usually in your printer settings)
and do it in chocolate. I just did a dora and diego cake and that's what I did. Customer was very happy with it. Would be easier than trying to make your own cookie cutter.
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