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Peacock Cupcake Tutorial

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Peacock Cupcake Tutorial - Meaningful Mama I am very excited to bring you this peacock cupcake tutorial. I have been painting a collection of murals in the children’s area of my church. I recently painted a peacock and have been been kind of hooked on the idea of peacocks ever since. They are such a gorgeous creation. The absolutely beautiful feather plume can’t help but inspire. As I was working with cupcakes the other day, the thought of doing a peacock came into my mind, and I couldn’t leave it alone. I simply had to try and design a cupcake that embodied this beautiful creature. I used my favorite chocolate cake recipe for this cupcake.

1-#peacock cupcake decorting Feb 7, 2014 12-52 PM The first thing to consider is the structure of the peacock. I decided that an ice cream cone would be the perfect edible shape to create the body of this bird.

1-#peacock cupcake decorting Feb 7, 2014 12-54 PM I cut the cone about in half. I used a serrated knife and made sure to cut carefully so as to not break the cone in places where I didn’t want it broken.

1-#peacock cupcake decorting Feb 7, 2014 12-55 PM I then just stuck the ice cream cone into the cupcake. It went in just fine and stayed in nicely.

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1-#peacock cupcake decorting Feb 7, 2014 1-18 PM The next thing I did was add the lime green grass. I used my favorite buttercream recipe and used the grass tip #233. On a side note, I more recently tried to use store frosting for something, and it was a nightmare to work with. I would always recommend making your own. I would also recommend sifting all the ingredients, as piping tips can become clogged by unsifted ingredients.

1-#peacock cupcake decorting Feb 7, 2014 1-24 PM The next thing I did was add turquoise frosting to the ice cream cone with a knife. I do need to say that I wish I had done this prior to adding the grass. It worked just fine this way, but I think it would have been easier if I had reverses the order. Please ignore the Mike & Ike head. That was my original thought for a head design, but I didn’t like the look. It looked like some sort of weird lizard, dinosaur or dragon create with the Mike & Ike head. I had made it completely with the eyes and everything and then decapitated it later. 

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I then hand cut out a large tear drop shape. I just eye balled this. Better to cut it bigger rather than smaller and trim down.

1-#peacock cupcake decorting Feb 7, 2014 1-033 This piece won’t be seen. Just lay it draping down the back of the cone and cupcake. I just knew I needed it to be able to layer the feather pieces on top of it.

1-#peacock cupcake decorting Feb 7, 2014 1-04 PM To make the feather pieces, I used these pedals from my gum paste flower kit – Fox Run Brands 67036 32-Piece Fondant Tool Set. This has been a great set of cutters to have around for a variety of flower creations in both gum paste and fondant. It makes cake design easy and I have used the flowers to create my spring flower cake as well as my brown and white whimsical wedding cake.

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1-#peacock cupcake decorting Feb 7, 2014 1-044 You will want to cut out a variety of feathers in a few bright colors. I chose turquoise, yellow and green. I have a confession. You will notice the cracked and marbled look of the turquoise. This was a test cupcake for me. I might make them for a party or event in the future. However, since this wasn’t being fed to the public, I used some older fondant that doesn’t behave properly. I love to use Duff Fondant because of the ease of use and taste.

1-#peacock cupcake decorting Feb 7, 2014 1-54 PM I decapitated the Mike & Ike head at this point to seek out a different option. I used a little brush of water to stick the feathers to the under layer. I built up the plume from the bottom to the top. The larger feathers go on the bottom and gradually get smaller as they twist upward on the cupcake and cone.

1-#peacock cupcake decorting Feb 7, 2014 2-09 PM After removing the Mike & Ike head, I decided to use one of the small yellow pedal cut outs for the head. I rounded it slightly and stuck it on the end of my cone. I think it was helpful to have my cone not super pointy at the top. I had some Snowflake Sprinkles on hand, and I used those as the feathers that come out of the head of the peacocks.

1-#peacock cupcake decorting Feb 7, 2014 2-013 I love this little guy, and I need to make these in the future. I hope you also enjoy this peacock cupcake. 

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  1. Carrie @ Kenarry: Ideas for the Home

    March 17, 2014 at 4:37 pm

    I saw your teaser photo on Google+ and guessed that it was a bird. I had to come see if I was right, but never in a million years would I have guessed you turned it into a gorgeous peacock! That’s almost too pretty to eat! Amazing job!

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    • jodidurr

      March 18, 2014 at 11:19 am

      Thank you so much! I’m glad my teaser worked to bring you over. You were right! It is a bird. Thank you for your kind words.

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