5 Super Easy Cupcake Decoration Ideas That Anyone Can Do

Most people can handle making basic cupcakes, but the same can't be said when it comes to cupcake decorating.

For those who want to try those gorgeous cupcake designs on Instagram and Pinterest but aren't blessed with decorating or artistic skills, don't fret!

We've picked out 5 extremely easy and cute cupcake decoration designs that only require you to lay things on top of each other.

Read on to check out the 5 easy cupcake designs!

#1 Reindeer cupcakes

Photo from yourcupofcake.com

Ingredients for decoration:

• Mini pretzels
• Plain round biscuits
• Brown and white M&M's
• Mini chocolate chips
• Ready-to-spread frosting

Keep this one bookmarked for Christmas! Place the round biscuit and the brown M&M as the snout and then two mini pretzels as the antlers. Finish it off with white M&Ms and mini chocolate chips as the eyes.

#2 Hedgehog cupcakes

Photo from easybaked.net

Ingredients for decoration:

• Chocolate sprinkles
• Mini chocolate chips
• Pink Nerds candy
• Ready-to-spread frosting

Hedgehogs are cute IRL, so it makes sense that they're just as adorable in cupcake form too! After spreading a smooth coat of frosting on your cupcake, dip it carefully in a bowl of chocolate sprinkles, leaving a space for the head. Add two mini chocolate chips for the eyes and a piece of pink Nerds candy as the nose.

#3 Heart cupcakes

Photo from momtastic.com

Ingredients for decoration:

• Fruit loops (or another small, ring-shaped food)
• Craft pipe cleaners
• Ready-to-spread frosting

Photo from momtastic.com

Simply shape the craft pipe cleaner into a heart shape and load it with fruit loops. Twist the uncovered bottom end to secure the heart shape and create a pick to stick onto the cupcake. Gift this cupcake to your significant other or your BFFs!

#4 Bird's nest cupcakes

Photo from pillsbury.com

Ingredients for decoration:

• Chocolate eggs
• Chocolate sprinkles
• Ready-to-spread frosting

Although this is meant for the Easter season, we think it works anytime! Cover your cupcake in frosting and leave a small space in the middle for the eggs. Add chocolate sprinkles to make it look like a chocolate nest and finish it off with chocolate eggs.

#5 Apple cupcakes

Photo from lifeloveliz.com

Ingredients for decoration:

• Red Cupcake Liners
• Red Sparkling Sugar
• Chocolate-covered biscuits
• Green M&Ms
• Ready-to-spread frosting

Cover your cupcake in white frosting and secure the chocolate biscuit as the apple stem. Sprinkle a generous amount of red sparkling sugar until it's completely red and add two green M&Ms for the leaves.

If you're thinking of something to do over the weekend, try out these easy cupcake decor ideas!

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