Beach Themed Cupcakes
Servings: 24 cupcakes
Ingredients
- 15.5 ounce Yellow cake mix - and ingredients needed per box
- Sanding sugar - Gold and blue
- Pearl sugar decorations - White and gold
- 16 ounces frosting - White and blue
Instructions
- Bake cupcakes per recipe and cool completely
- Gently and lightly mix blue and white frosting together to create an ocean water look
- Pipe a thin base of white frosting on each cupcake
- For beach only looks dip cupcake upside down in blue or gold sanding sugar
- Place desired sugar decorations on top
- Add umbrella if desired
- For ½ beach ½ ocean looks dip only half of the cupcake in sanding sugar or crushed cookies.
- Next add a dollop of blue & white ocean frosting to the other half of the cupcake
- Use a small round flat instrument ( I used a decorating knife but a butter knife is perfect as well ) to create waves in the frosting
Notes
- Let them cool fully: Even a little warmth will melt the frosting and make decorations slide.
- Use a generous layer of frosting: A thicker base gives toppings something to grip.
- Crush the cookies finely: A sandy, even texture makes the “beach” look more realistic.
- Decorate right away: Add toppings while the frosting is still soft so they stick.
- Don’t overcrowd: Simple, intentional details always look the most polished.