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How to Make Bottle Rocket Cupcake Toppers

by Renée 3 Comments

4th of july cupcakes

These bottle rocket cupcakes would be a fun finale to any Fourth of July celebration. Fondant rockets on wooden skewers are blasting out of a plume of buttercream smoke. They are so simple that your kids will love to help.

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This is what I used:
Work surface
Fondant roller (not pictured)
Fondant in red, white and blue colors
Corn starch
Rolling cutter
3 3/4  inch wooden skewers
Wilton mini star punch

Wilton Star Mini Hand Punch

Wilton Star Mini Hand Punch
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  • Creates mini star shaped punches
  • Ideal for use with wilton sugar sheets, gum paste or rolled fondant
  • Create fun, edible shaped confetti and colorful mini accents
  • Make spectacular cutouts in larger shapes or strips for cakes, cupcakes and cookies
  • Intended for food use only
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To make the base of the bottle rocket roll your fondant into thick snakes and cut 1.5 inch sections out. Flatten the ends.

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To make the top of each rocket, start by rolling a smooth ball. Use you pointer finger and thumb to form a point on one end of the ball shape. Flatten the opposite end of the ball on your work surface. Continue hand forming the cone shape using the work surface and your fingers.

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Once you have formed the all the shapes for the rockets, you can begin the assembly. Slowly twist a skewer up through the middle of the base until 1/4 inch stick out the top. With water, dampen the flat side of the rocket top and gently press it in place connecting it to the base.

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Here are the assembled bottle rockets before decoration. You can use any color combination and any decorations for embellishment. I chose the Fourth of July colors and theme.

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Next, I used the mini star press to punch out red, white and blue start embellishments from thinly-rolled fondant. A mini cutter would work, too, but the punch tool makes it very quick.

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Moisten the back of each start with water (you can use a damp Q-tip, tiny brush or water pen) and attach them firmly to the rockets as decoration.

bottle rocket cupcake toppers

I wanted the rockets to look like they were taking off from a plume of smoke. To get this effect, I piped pale yellow buttercream with a Wilton 1M tip. I piped three tall swirls of varying heights on each cupcake. I arranged the cupcakes with the tallest swirl towards the back when inserting my skewers.

If traveling to a party with these cupcakes, I’d recommend inserting the decorations on location. I hope your guests enjoy them!

Happy Caking!
Renée

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  1. Bettina

    June 26, 2014 at 8:11 PM

    Thank you for this simple yet effective idea. We have an outer space themed holiday bible club at our church next week for the kids and these will work really well for the cupcakes on Friday night with the parents.

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    • Renée

      June 28, 2014 at 9:59 PM

      I’m so glad you are trying them out. Have a great time at the bible club. It sounds like a lot of fun!

      Reply
  2. MsGF

    June 24, 2014 at 3:13 PM

    How cute!

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