Who’s excited for Thanksgiving this year? As always, we at Bakers Bodega want you to celebrate special occasions in extravagant ways, and one way of doing this is through cakes! In this article, we will share some tips and tricks on how to decorate your cakes and cupcakes in time for Thanksgiving.
This much anticipated time of the year is never without a turkey with stuffing, surrounded with other great tasting dishes such as mashed potatoes, cornbread, and cranberry sauce. This year, why not add artistically created cakes and cupcakes into the mix?
How to Decorate your Cakes and Cupcakes for Thanksgiving
Below are some cake and cupcake decorating ideas that will create a stir during your Thanksgiving celebration:
Pumpkin Patch Cake
The base cake can be either butter or chocolate chiffon cake. Just top it with a crumbled mixture of Graham and chocolate, and form pumpkin shapes from a strip of orange fondant and decorate it all over the cake.
(Photo source: http://notjustanyoldbaking.blogspot.com/2012/10/pumpkin-patch-cake-recipe.html)
Chocolate Pumpkin Layered Cake
Why not use pumpkin as the main ingredient for your Thanksgiving cake? Pumpkin puree makes the cake super moist, which makes this a very delectable dessert. Use coconut oil to help moisten the cake and add a subtle richness of its flavor.
In between layers, spread chocolate caramel cheese frosting evenly and then topped it chocolate frosting or fondant.
(Photo source: http://www.countryliving.com/food-drinks/recipes/a1800/chocolate-pumpkin-cake-cupcakes-3922/)
Pumpkin Mini Cakes
You can use the basic cupcake ingredients, add pumpkin puree into the mixture, and then top it with cream cheese frosting. Make it look more festive by adding a small pumpkin when you serve them.
(Photo source: http://www.twosisterscrafting.com/pumpkin-cupcake-tops/)
Turkey Cupcakes
What is the best reminder of Thanksgiving? Turkey, of course! Make your cupcakes pop out by decorating it with a turkey. Cut white fondant to 2 spherical shapes to form the eyes, and splice few strips with orange tips to form the tail feathers.
(Photo source: https://www.cupcakesgallery.com/30-delightful-thanksgiving-cupcakes/)
Reese’s Turkeys
Melt chocolate in a bowl. On another bowl, mix peanut butter with small tiny marshmallows. Pour the peanut butter mixture into the cupcake pan only filling it halfway, then pour the melted chocolate up to the brim. Top it with orange and yellow M&M’s and a piece of Reese’s, then add turkey details using fondant.
(Photo source: https://www.candydirect.com/blog/10-ways-decorate-candy-thanksgiving/)
Caramel Apple Pecan Layer Cake
These layers of cake are made up of moist spice apple cake and sprinkled with pecans, caramel frosting, cinnamon apples and caramel drizzles. Each layer has a generous amount of caramel frosting and some bits of pecan.
(Photo source: https://www.lifeloveandsugar.com/2016/08/31/caramel-apple-pecan-layer-cake/)
Mini Bundt Pumpkin Cake
This cake needs just a few ingredients: flour, sugar, egg, pumpkin, vegetable oil, baking soda, nutmeg, and cinnamon. The fun starts after they come out from the oven and you design the mini bundt cake with vanilla frosting topped with a mocha-colored fondant.
(Photo source: http://thistalkaintcheap.com/mini-pumpkin-bundt-cake-recipe/)
Final Word
Anyone who has an eye for beauty can easily convert any ordinary looking cake or cupcake into an outrageously eye-popping creation. All you need is a creative imagination and a little patience to magically transform your cake into the best Thanksgiving treat for your family and friends to see.
