I asked you what cupcake decorating supplies you would put in a tool box and without even realizing it, your over 200 comments have created the ultimate cupcake decorating supplies list! Rather than making you read through the comments, I’ve created a cupcake decorating supplies CliffsNotes list for you.
Your Favorite Cupcake Decorating Supplies
You guys sure do love your:
-
Sprinkles
-
Pastry bags
(or Ziploc bags)
- Tips of all sizes (the 1M star tip
was the most popular)
- Food coloring
(many of you preferred gel colors
)
-
Fancy cupcake liners (some of you insisted that mini liners and silicone liners
be included)
- Toothpicks for detail work
- Aprons for staying clean
-
Offset spatulas
for easy frosting spreading
-
Edible glitter
for added sparkles
-
Fondant with roller
and mini cutters (I never use fondant, but many of you do)
- All kinds of candy and sweets! (some of you got specific and suggested Runts
, candied sunflower seeds
, chocolate covered almonds
to make footballs, marshmallows, coconut, Nutella, jelly beans, gumdrops, Pop Rocks
, and Red Hots
)
Less popular (but just as great) suggestions included:
- A vegetable peeler
to make chocolate shavings (from Nang)
- A cupcake carrier
(from Laura and They Call Me Sunshine)
- Vanilla bean paste (from Ivy, Lorie, and Tiffany)
- A stainless steel scoop
for filling the cupcake liners (from Dinks)
-
Couplers
(from Lauramill and Becky; for those not in the know, couplers are a tool that you can use to switch decorating tips without having to empty your pastry bag)
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Candied flowers
(from Carolbuquerque)
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Edible flowers
(from Elizabeth)
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Sea salt
for salted caramel cupcakes (from Jamie)
-
Raspberry extract
(from Anna) – no one said it, but I’d include other fun extracts too, like mango
-
Spatulart silicone measurement conversion bowl scraper
(from Always a Silver Lining)
Perhaps my favorite suggestion was:
- “A set of cupcake sized stencils for beginners with a heart shape on on top
because cupcakes should always be made with love” from moliver.
Did I leave off your suggestion? Do you have something to add? Keep the list going in the comments!
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I’d be lost in cupcake land if I didn’t have ice cream scoops to dish out my batter!
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Chef Veronica
Great list! What would I do without my piping bag!
Hi,
Great site, here are some more cool Cupcake ideas and stuff.
It helped me a lot..
http://www.squidoo.com/cup-cakes-just-like-the-experts