Howdie sweet bunnies, how did Easter treat you? I hope you didn’t go into a chocolate coma, got hives from too many eggs or got chased by the Easter bunny.
Today I want to make good on a promise.
Remember when I showed you my cupcake candle holders last month?
I promised I’d show you how to make them yourself. But I was making it up as I went the first time around, and not all of it went as planned then.
So I decided to ‘bake’ another batch of cupcakes to make sure I’d be giving you all the right instructions (but the pictures of the cupcakes in the making are of the first batch).
I went a bit further this time and even decorated them like real cupcakes. I think they look pretty yummy, don’t you….
Ok here is how you cook these babies up.
The list of ingredients:
molding plaster
water
empty yogurt or margarine tub
muffin tin and papers
aluminum foil candle holder thingies
something small to use as weights
This is what you do:
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Mix water with plaster. Estimate the quantity you need, depending on how many cupcakes you want to make. Gently mix it together, you don’t want to create air bubbles. Mix until your ‘batter’ is slightly runny so it will even out when you shake it a bit, but it is not too liquid anymore (think thick Greek yogurt) or it won’t firm up properly. Just keep adding water, or plaster until you get it right.
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Fill your cupcake papers. A silicone cupcake ‘tin’ will make removing the cupcakes really easy later (just remember to put it on a tray first, because it is hard to move otherwise). But a regular tin works too.
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Remember to fill up those papers, because this batter won’t rise. if you fill above the paper you will get a solid band on top (like I have with this batch).
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Shuffle the tin a bit until the top of the cupcake evens out. Any imperfections you can remove now, will save you sanding time later.
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Immediately push a candle holder thingie into the batter. Aim for the middle and don’t distort it’s shape. Put something small and heavy in it to keep it down (I used bolts, but heavy marbles would work too).
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Let fully dry.
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Remove paper, sand or any imperfections, spray paint with primer, and then spray with the paint color of your choice.
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I embellished with real cupcake sprinkles. I used Glossy Accents glue to attach the pearls.
One more tip. Leave the tub and spoon to dry! Don’t rinse them out in the sink, because the plaster might clog up your drains. If you leave it to dry fully, you can later just dent the tub (that’s why I recommend something plastic and bendable) and the dried plaster will come loose and you can just put it in the trash and use the tub for your next project.
I have never ever baked a real cupcake, let alone decorated one. So this is in fact my first attempt at decorating baked goods.
I am sure you baking queens out there could come up with much better designs. But I am secretly quite pleased with my decorated cupcakes.
I think they look really festive, and I could see myself decorating a whole party table with these babies.
You can even put them out in the sun, and you wouldn’t have to worry about the icing melting.
Of course you can use any mold you have to make candle holders like this. Just as long as it will allow you to get the hardened plaster out. I tried it with cookie cutters too, but that didn’t work so well, because I couldn’t get the candle holder out without it crumbling and besides I don’t think they would have been heavy enough to hold a real candle.
But I am sure you could all go to town with this idea.
If you have any more questions just put them in the comments and I’ll answer them there for everyone.
So anyone else gonna ‘bake’ some cupcakes?
Cozy Little House says
You think up the coolest projects, Marianne! These are great.
Brenda
Junk-it Junction... says
So cute, love them!
Sarah says
Ohh'''' I love your cupcake candle holders they are beautiful Marianne love them, Hugs
Sarah x
Karena says
Marianne how adoreable and creative!! I love the finishes you used!
xoxo
Karena
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mississippi artist says
These are just the cutest candleholders-you are so clever.I like the white, but I bet for a childrens party they would look cute painted like real cupcakes.
AshTreeCottage says
These are just fabulous! Thank you for sharing the instructions for these lovely creations.
Love,
Susan and Bentley
xxoo
Zoey says
What a creative idea! I do want to bake some.
mercedes scott says
Fabulous! I can't wait to try my hand at these… this is one of the most creative ideas I've seen in a long time! Thank you for sharing with us 🙂
Janna Renee says
Those cupcake holders are so cute!! and glad to hear that you agree with our skipping the big hoopla of the wedding 😉
Alisa says
Those are so cute, Marianne! Great idea.
Jenny @ DIY Newlyweds says
These are so cute, I love them! What a brilliant idea!
Staci J says
No way!!! Those are so clever and darling!! I love the simple white and silver together. Thanks for stopping by our blog today:)
Pudel-design says
Thank you for your lovely comment!
These candle holders look amazing;)
Lovely greetings…
Sweet Little Smoothie says
Wow these are gorgeous! Thanks so much for the how-to! I can't wait to whip up a 'batch'
ps – I'm your newest follower 🙂
marty (A Stroll Thru Life) says
Oh my, what a fabulous idea. I love it and you decorated them so beautifully. Great tutorial. Thanks so much for joining TTT. Hugs, Marty
FABBY'S LIVING says
Wonderful..bsolutelly terrific, this a great idea! I love your candle holders, they're so beautiful. Beautiful decorations.
HUGS
FABBY
Pink Princess says
OHO die zijn echt heel lief, wat een leuk idee ♥
Groetjes van Marian
Meertje says
Wat een leuke idee!
Groetjes Miriam
Rebecca @ My Girlish Whims says
aw these are all so beautiful!! i love all the silver glam added to it as well 🙂 I'd love for you to link this up to my link party, Your Girlish Whims!
D@nielle says
ziet er super uit !
Amy Kinser says
These are gorgeously "scrumptious" looking. Wonderful idea and beautiful job!
Sue says
These are just amazingly cute! Your "baking" produced some pretty decorating results.
🙂 Sue
Betsy@ coastal-colors says
These are gorgeous! Thanks you for the tutorial! I'm going to give these a try! What an inspiration!
Alicia says
I love these and want to make them! I have been searching all over for the foil candle holders and cannot find them (only with a big fat lip) Any chance of letting me know what brand are the holders you used or if you have any readers in the UK, where they have seen the foil candleholders?
Marianne@Songbird says
They are generally easy to get here in Holland. If you cannot find them you could make them yourself with regular aluminum foil. Just wrap it at the base of a candle and then slip it off.
alisha aggarwal says
i like the easy white and silver collectively. keep in posting