DIY Wedding Cupcakes

 

 

How to Make Wedding Cupcakes | Wedding Cupcake Decorating Ideas

 

DIY Wedding Cupcakes are replacing the conventional three tier cake at weddings. Instead of the traditional wedding cake, many couples choose to make and decorate cupcakes for their wedding. Dainty attractive cupcakes are arranged in a manner similar to the formation of a wedding cake. Cupcakes can be decorated according to the theme of the wedding and look beautiful with the shimmering lights and the décor of the wedding.

 

How to make cupcakes for a wedding depends entirely upon the number of guests invited. Making cupcakes for a wedding involves a lot of coordination among family and friends. Responsibilities have to be delegated to different individuals to ensure that the process of making cupcakes is smooth. You will require ingredients in relation to the number of guests at the wedding.

   

 

   
Large quantities of egg, flour, baking powder, castor sugar, salt, cream, cocoa powder, vanilla extract and butter will be required to make cupcakes for a wedding. Using tray molds will depend on the uniformity of the cupcakes. If you make cupcakes of a particular size use tray molds, but if you choose to make two or three varieties of cupcakes that vary in size try and use individual molds which are available in a number of designs.

What flavor do you want your wedding cupcakes to be? The best part of wedding cupcakes is you can choose multiple flavors with little extra cost! Unlike wedding cakes which can cost more if you choose different flavors. Popular wedding cupcake flavors:
- Chocolate wedding cupcakes
- Vanilla wedding cupcakes
- Strawberry wedding cupcakes
- Orange wedding cupcakes
- Mint wedding cupcakes
- Many more flavors of wedding cupcakes!
 

Find out the same secrets to wedding cupcake decorating that professional pastry chefs pay thousands of dollars to learn. Discover how to make beautiful cupcakes for weddings, showers or any occasion. Create beautifully decorated cupcakes that look like they came from the finest pastry shop! Or you can become a cupcake artist and make money selling fashionable and in demand cupcakes to others. Click here to find out more: DIY Wedding Cupcakes

  

 

DIY Wedding Cupcake Tips

  • Don’t do it alone! Enlist helpers for every stage of the process, including baking, decorating, transporting and displaying.
     
  • Don't be afraid to use cake mix. Baking upwards of 10 dozen cupcakes is no small endeavor. Save time by using cake mix rather than baking from scratch. The best part? Nobody will know the difference.
     
  • Lower the baking temperature. When testing cupcake recipes, try baking one batch at 25 degrees lower than the temperature stated in the recipe. This may prevent the cupcakes from becoming misshapen, but means you may need to increase the baking time.
     
  • Make frosting in double batches. Your mixer can only handle so much frosting – don’t overload it with a quadrupled recipe.
     
  • Cover your bases. Two months before the wedding, do a complete test-run. Bake, freeze, thaw, decorate and transport a dozen cupcakes. Adjust your plan if necessary!
  • Consider incorporating your wedding colors and theme into the cupcake decorations and the cake stand. Add a special touch to the cupcakes by icing them with a pastry bag fitted with a cake decorating tip. Once the icing hardens, the decorations won't stick. If you work with someone else, have your helper add the decorations after each cupcake is iced. If you are working alone, you will need to keep icing handy to add fresh icing on top of the cupcake before adding the decorations. 
     

 

Wedding Cupcake Recipes

Thinking of making your own wedding cupcakes? Well baking wedding cupcakes can be challenging, but with the right cupcake recipes and cupcake kitchen tools, you can get the job done!


To make your own wedding cupcakes, use a cupcake recipe that uses ingredients from scratch. Practice baking your entire cupcake recipe at least once to work out any kinks. Once you bake your wedding cupcakes, freeze the cupcake in advance. You can then decorate your cupcakes the day before your wedding and keep them refrigerated until you need to bring it to the reception venue.

 

Wedding Cupcake Recipe Simple & Easy
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 1/3 cups sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening
2 large eggs
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla 

 

Cupcake Recipe Direction


1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line your cupcake pans with your choice of paper wrappers or liners (click here for a great selection of different cupcake liners and wrappers)

2. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large mixing bowl.  Next, add shortening, milk, and vanilla.  Beat the mixture for one minute on medium speed and scrape side of bowl with a spatula often.

3. Next, add eggs to the cupcake mixture.  Beat for one minute on medium speed and scrape the bowl again.  Beat on high speed for 1 minute 30 seconds until the cupcake batter is well mixed.

4. Spoon cupcake batter or put into pastry bag and pipe into your paper liners until about 2/3 full. Try to keep all the liners filled evenly.

5. Bake the cupcakes for 20 to 25 minutes until the tops are golden brown, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean without crumbs attached.

6. Once cupcakes are completely cooled, frost your cupcakes with your favorite icing and decorate! For great decorating ideas, check out some of the Wedding Cupcake Decorations below.

 

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