Easy Cupcakes

Pink piggy cupcake

Make an entire pig body on a cupcake using just one metal tip! (Or, if you want to take it a step further, use a ribbon-type tip to make pointier ears). These pink pig cupcakes are perfect for a farm themed party or anytime!

What You Need: 1 cupcake; white frosting; pink frosting; black gel or writing icing; candy eyes (or small candies such as mini M&Ms); pastry bag fitted with coupler and #5 metal tip.

How to Make It: Frost cupcake white. With pink icing, pipe pig body, arms, legs and head. Pipe smaller “blob” of icing on top of head for snot. Add ears, pulling away to form points. Use black icing for nostrils. Add eyes.

Pink pig cupcake

Whether you’re planning a farm themed party or just pigging out, these cupcakes will keep you in the pink.

What You Need: 1 cupcake; frosting tinted pink; 4 candy-coated licorice pieces (such as Good & Plenty); 2 brown mini M&Ms; circle-shaped fruit roll (such as Betty Crocker Fruit Roll-Ups Stackerz); black writing icing or gel in tube.

How to Make It: Frost cupcake pink. Arrange licorice pieces in 2 triangle shapes for ears. Add M&M eyes. Make 2 nostrils on fruit circle using black writing icing. Place on cupcake for nose.

For a fun various on pig cupcakes, try this version with a ring in its nose.
What You Need: 1 cupcake; frosting tinted pink; red mini sugar-coated fruit slice, cut in half; mini pink marshmallow; 2 brown mini M&Ms; red gel or tube icing with round tip.
How to Make It: Frost cupcake pink. Add ears, eyes and nose as shown. Using gel or tube icing, draw U-shape under nose for nose ring.

Having a ’50s party? Or making cupcakes with kids? These pink poodle cupcakes are quick, cute and simple.
What You Need: 1 cupcake; frosting tinted pink; pink mini marshmallows; pink mini jellybean or other small candy (for nose); black gel or writing icing; scissors.
How to Make It: Frost cupcake. Cut all but 2 mini marshmallows in half and place, sticky side down, all over cupcake except for a circle in the middle for the face. The 2 uncut marshmallows can be the dog ears. Add pink candy for nose. Use gel or writing icing to draw eyes and mouth, or use mini M&Ms or chocolate chips for eyes.