What's new

How to make easy Halloween Pumpkin Toppers (1 Viewer)

As we are fast approaching Halloween, I thought it only fair to put together some easy pumpkin cupcake toppers for you to have a go at with the kids. They are made up of basic shapes, and they can be as plain or intricate as you'd like them to be.

Easy Pumpkin Topper Tutorial by Help Me Bake (2) (Medium)-001.jpg

They taste yummy, look bright and will go down well at any Halloween party.

To make the Halloween Pumpkin Cupcake Toppers you will need the following:

Ingredients/Equipment​

  • Batch of Cupcakes
  • Jam or Buttercream
  • Oreos
  • Green and Orange Icing/Fondant
  • Icing Sugar for Dusting
  • Silicone Mat
  • Small Rolling Pin
  • Dresden Tool
  • Ball Tool
  • Circle Cutter
  • Edible Glue/Water Pen
  • Cocoa Powder
  • Thin Paintbrush
  • Small Food Bag
  • Teaspoon
  • Knife

Method​


1. To start with, take a few Oreos out of the packet.

1 Easy Pumpkin toppers by Help Me Bake (Medium).jpg

2. Split them in two.

2 Easy Pumpkin toppers by Help Me Bake (Medium).jpg

3. Scrape the cream out of the centre, place to one side or eat the filling.

2B Easy Pumpkin toppers by Help Me Bake (Medium).jpg

4. Place the biscuit part of the Oreo in a small food bag, and bash with the edge of the handle of the knife or a small rolling pin.

3 Easy Pumpkin toppers by Help Me Bake (Medium).jpg

5. The Oreos need to be crushed into small pieces. Once done, place them to one side.

4 Easy Pumpkin toppers by Help Me Bake (Medium).jpg

6. Then take your cupcakes, or in my case, my cupcake dummies and measure a circle cutter against the top of the cupcake. This so you know what size to cut your icing/fondant.

5 Easy Pumpkin toppers by Help Me Bake (Medium).jpg

7. Now roll out some green fondant on a lightly dusted mat.

6 Easy Pumpkin toppers by Help Me Bake (Medium).jpg

8. To make grass indentations, score it with the edge of the Dresden tool.

7 Easy Pumpkin toppers by Help Me Bake (Medium).jpg

9. The more you score it, the more it looks like grass strands.

8 Easy Pumpkin toppers by Help Me Bake (Medium).jpg

10. If, like me, you have an embosser, then you can use that instead.

9 Easy Pumpkin toppers by Help Me Bake (Medium).jpg

11. Once you have scored or embossed the icing/fondant, cut it with your circle cutter.

10 Easy Pumpkin toppers by Help Me Bake (Medium).jpg

12. Stick the icing fondant to your cupcake using either jam/buttercream. I use a little water when using the cupcake dummies.

11 Easy Pumpkin toppers by Help Me Bake (Medium).jpg

13. Now take a blob of orange icing/fondant.

12 Easy Pumpkin toppers by Help Me Bake (Medium).jpg

14. Size it against your cupcake.

13 Easy Pumpkin toppers by Help Me Bake (Medium).jpg

15. I found this to be a touch too big, so I removed a little.

14 Easy Pumpkin toppers by Help Me Bake (Medium).jpg

16. Once you are happy with the size, roll it into a ball. It doesn't matter if it has lines or creases in it, as this will add definition to your pumpkin. Again size it against your cupcake.

15 Easy Pumpkin toppers by Help Me Bake (Medium).jpg

17. Remove the orange ball and indent it with a ball tool.

16 Easy Pumpkin toppers by Help Me Bake (Medium).jpg

18. Not too deep but enough to make an indentation in the top.

17 Easy Pumpkin toppers by Help Me Bake (Medium).jpg

19. Now you need the Dresden tool.

18 Easy Pumpkin toppers by Help Me Bake (Medium).jpg

20. Pick the pumpkin up and score lines around the exterior.

19 Easy Pumpkin toppers by Help Me Bake (Medium).jpg

21. Space the grooves out evenly along the edge.

20 Easy Pumpkin toppers by Help Me Bake (Medium).jpg

22. Then go back over them and make them a little wider.

21 Easy Pumpkin toppers by Help Me Bake (Medium).jpg

23. You will now need a little cocoa powder.

22 Easy Pumpkin toppers by Help Me Bake (Medium).jpg

24. Lightly brush this into the grooves you created on the exterior of the pumpkin. This dirties the pumpkin slightly and adds definition and shadowing to the grooves

23 Easy Pumpkin toppers by Help Me Bake (Medium).jpg

25. Then, stick the pumpkin on the cupcake with a little edible glue or water.

24 Easy Pumpkin toppers by Help Me Bake (Medium).jpg

26. Now take a small piece of green icing/fondant and make a triangular shape with it in between your fingers.

25 Easy Pumpkin toppers by Help Me Bake (Medium).jpg

27. Then make some indents in it with the Dresden tool.

26 Easy Pumpkin toppers by Help Me Bake (Medium).jpg

28. Stick this to the top of the pumpkin.

27 Easy Pumpkin toppers by Help Me Bake (Medium).jpg

29. Then take another small piece of green icing/fondant and make a small worm/thin sausage shape with it.

28 Easy Pumpkin toppers by Help Me Bake (Medium).jpg

30. Twist the icing/fondant between your fingers to make it into a vine.

29 Easy Pumpkin toppers by Help Me Bake (Medium).jpg

31. Stick these to the pumpkin using a little water or edible glue.

30 Easy Pumpkin toppers by Help Me Bake (Medium).jpg

32. Then lightly apply a little water/edible glue around the base of the pumpkin on the grass area.

31 Easy Pumpkin toppers by Help Me Bake (Medium).jpg

33. You will now need your crushed Oreos that we made before.

32 Easy Pumpkin toppers by Help Me Bake (Medium).jpg

34. Take a small teaspoon and lightly cover around the edge of the pumpkin.

33 Easy Pumpkin toppers by Help Me Bake (Medium).jpg

35. The Oreos are used to represent the dirt/soil.

34 Easy Pumpkin toppers by Help Me Bake (Medium).jpg

And there you have a quick and easy pumpkin topper for Halloween.

 
Last edited:

Users who are viewing this thread

Back
Top