https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/birds-nest-cupcakes • Posted by GMC Group
Spring has arrived, and this pretty little bluebird is keeping her eggs warm in her chocolate nest. This would make a lovely design for an Easter or spring cake. Part Template Colour Nest B Marbled brown Body D Blue Head E Blue Beak H Black Eggs 2 x F White
Spring has arrived, and this pretty little bluebird is keeping her eggs warm in her chocolate nest. This would make a lovely design for an Easter or spring cake. Part Template Colour Nest B Marbled brown Body D Blue Head E Blue Beak H Black Eggs 2 x F White
Cover cupcake Cover the top of your cupcake with a disc of sugarpaste in marbled brown or cover with chocolate buttercream.
Nest Roll the ball of sugarpaste to a length of 6in (150mm) curled around on itself.
Add nest Place the nest on top of the cupcake, then using a small pair of nail scissors, start to snip the outside edge of the nest. Work all the way around and then do two more irregular lines inside.
Eggs Shape the two little white balls into oval eggs and place them into the nest.
Body Form the blue body of the bird into a flat cone shape. Push a piece of uncooked spaghetti in ready to stick the head on.
Head Take the blue ball for the head, then place firmly onto the spaghetti and make a big hole in the middle with the pointed end of a modelling tool.
Beak eyes and feathers Shape a little black beak with a sharp point at both ends, then push one end into the hole until it is secure. Mark the eyes with black paste colour and a cocktail stick (or toothpick). Scratch some marks over the breast area to represent feathers.
Wings Roll out some blue sugarpaste, 1?8in (2–3mm) thick. Cut out a large heart 11?2in (35mm) across, cut it in half, and mark lines along it then cut the tips off.
Tail Cut a smaller heart 4?5in (20mm) across. Mark lines all along it with a knife blade, then cut the tip off the heart.
Attaching wings and tail Stick the wings and the tail to the bird with a little blue royal icing, allowing them all to slope outwards, resting on the nest edge.