Cupcake Toppings

When it comes to putting toppings on cupcakes, given their small size, attractive snacks are easily created; your guests, kids and family will appreciate the care and love that goes into baking. Candy is one of the easiest choices when selecting toppings for cupcakes. Colored sugars and sprinkles are always an attractive and delicious topping and it's something kids can help with as well. Once the cupcakes are iced, pouring the sugars and sprinkles in separate bowls allows for careful dipping, or not so careful, of the cupcakes. Another tasty topping can be larger candies such as gum drops or finely chopped up candy bars of various flavors.

To kind of shake things up a bit, adding flavors to frostings is a nice way to turn the ordinary into astonishing. Chocolate frosting with some coffee added becomes a scrumptious mocha topping. If it's St. Patrick's Day you are celebrating, green dye in the frosting with some mint flavoring will surprise your guests into having more. If it's a fall chocolate cupcake, orange frosting and some thin black licorice formed into the face of a jack o'lantern is sure to put a smile on the faces of some eager Halloween celebrants.

A festive alternative to your average cupcake could be like a Mardi gras King Cake. White cupcakes, filled with cream cheese or your favorite jelly, can be iced with yellow frosting and then sprinkled with purple and green sugars. Put them on a tray edged with sparkly beaded necklaces and chunky, in expensive costume jewelry and you have a Mardi gras party your guests won't soon forget.

Easter need not be a challenge when cupcakes are on the menu. Some colorful and creamy cupcakes in their holiday baskets will be a treat for everyone of whom you make a gift of these cheerful snacks. Frost some cupcakes with a nice pastel frosting such as pink, yellow, green or blue. On top of each cupcake, place some Easter candy such as Peeps, chocolate eggs or candy coated M