Now where was I? It’s been a while since my last post…
I decorated ~40-50 cupcakes for the next party. It took quite a bit of time and transportation again was an issue. I decided to decorate the cupcakes at the party because I didn’t want them to get mangled in transport. I made elephant, tiger, monkey, zebra, lion, and giraffe faces. I’m glad they were a hit with the kids at the party.
Cristina Said:
on February 12, 2009 at 2:53 am
Hi, those cupcakes are so cute! How did you make the elephant ears and trunk? Thank you in advance!
frazi Said:
on February 15, 2009 at 9:44 pm
Hi Cristina,
I used royal icing to pipe the ears and trunk. For the ears I used tip#104, like making a large 1/2 of a lilly pad. I let dry then piped on pink royal icing using tip#3. For the trunk I used either a tip#5 or #7 depending on the thickness. I just piped a backwards J. Hope this helps!
Frazi
Mehr Said:
on October 19, 2009 at 5:41 pm
heyy! those cupcakes are so cute! I love them! Did you just use buttercream icing for them?
frazi Said:
on October 21, 2009 at 7:50 am
Hi Mehr,
Yes, I used buttercream icing for the colored cupcakes and chocolate buttercream for the monkey cupcake.
I’m glad you like them!
Frazi
Brenda Ressa Said:
on September 15, 2010 at 3:41 pm
awww!…. those are ADORABLE! i’m turning 13 October 19. and my sister is turning 4 October 2… an d we are having a circuis theme to celebrate are both b-day’s october 10.. and iwanted to know how to make those cup-cakes with my mom. the Elephant, Tiger and the Lion..thanks!!!!…
frazi Said:
on October 7, 2010 at 4:02 am
Hi!
So sorry for the late reply. I was actually traveling for work and didn’t get a chance to check my blog…nor update it…in a long while.
Use royal icing to create the giraffe horns (?!), the elephant’s trunk/ears, lion ears and zebra ears. I think I used the leaf tip for the ears, a normal circle tip for the trunk and a smaller circle tip for the giraffe horns. I think I used the petal tip to make the elephant ears. I used a lot of the circle tips to create the squiggly lines for the zebra/tiger stripes, spots for the giraffes, and mane for the lion.
The tough part was transporting the cupcakes without getting them mangled in the process, but now-a-days they have the those cupcake caddies that are really handy! The other tough part was having a lot of piping bags with different colored icings!
Good luck, but most of all, have fun!
frazi
Robyn Said:
on March 2, 2011 at 11:40 pm
Can you explain how you made the ears on the elephant? Are they icing or something else? Thanks, my daughter loves elephants so I am making them for her birthday next week.
frazi Said:
on March 14, 2011 at 7:37 am
Hi Robyn,
I’m so sorry for the late reply! I just had a chance to check my blog just now since my last post! I hope I’m not too late!
I used royal icing for the elephant ears. I don’t remember what tip I used, but it was the one that is used to make leaves. I just did kind of a semi-circle w/ ripples.
Hope this helps! Please send pix of the cupcakes if you can!
Frazi
Natalie Said:
on January 17, 2012 at 12:42 am
These animal ones are adorable!!!! How did u make them???
frazi Said:
on March 5, 2012 at 6:02 am
Hi Natalie,
Sorry for the delay.
I used buttercream icing (tinted w/ Wilton gel food coloring, which you can buy at Michaels) for the elephant, tiger, zebra, lion, & giraffe cupcakes and chocolate buttercream for the monkey cupcake.
For the elephant, I used royal icing (tinted w/ Wilton black gel food coloring – use a little at a time until you get the grey color you like) to pipe the ears and trunk. For the ears I used tip#104, like making a large 1/2 of a lilly pad. I let dry then piped on pink royal icing using tip#3. For the trunk I used either a tip#5 or #7 depending on the thickness. I just piped a backwards J.
I also royal icing to create the giraffe horns (?!), lion ears and zebra ears. I think I used the leaf tip for the ears and a smaller circle tip for the giraffe horns. I think I used the petal tip to make the elephant ears. I used a lot of the circle tips to create the squiggly lines for the zebra/tiger stripes, spots for the giraffes, and mane for the lion (which were the buttercream icings).
Hope this helps!
Thanks,
Frazi
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frazi Said:
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Hi there,
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Good luck,
Frazi