Bridal Shower Cupcake Tower

My friend Alexis’s bridal shower was yesterday. She loves cupcakes so I made her a cupcake tower. Normally I’d just decorate with buttercream but these had to travel by car and it’s pretty hot out in the East, so I went with a fondant decoration.

Everyone loved these cupcakes – probably more for the decorations than the taste. Although I gotta say they tasted pretty good. Alexis loves Billy’s Bakery cupcakes so I used the Billy’s Bakery Vanilla Cupcake recipe. I filled them with Raspberry Swiss Meringue Buttercream. Then I topped them with Marshmallow Fondant. The black decorations are chocolate buttercream tinted black. Surprisingly they didn’t turn anyone’s tongue black!

Alexis Approves

I was very proud of how my mini 6″ cake came out. It was really my first time doing one of these. My fondant work may not have been perfect but it still looked pretty damn good.

I also gotta say I’m so glad I bought this white enamel cake stand. It has 3 stands and works great for cupcake towers. It’s fantastic for transporting since it’s metal and not so fragile and the bases unscrew so it takes up a lot less room!