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Generally the consumption of fish is recommended 2 – 3 times a week for good health – this is definitely not the case with these fishy cupcakes, they are most definitely an ‘occasional’ food, but what better occasion than a birthday party!

I am not the most artistic person, but I think this cupcakes recipe are super cute for something fairly easy.

Ingredients

  • At least 6 cup cakes, this will make 4 fish
  • Butter Cream Icing (see recipe below)
  • A variety of different coloured food dies
  • 1 packet of chocolate buttons
  • A few chocolate chips and a skewer OR store brought icing pens

Method

  1. Bake a batch of basic cupcake (see recipe here) and allow them to completely cool. If you have time, freezing the cupcakes will make them easier to work with as you will get fewer crumbs. Trim the top of your cupcakes so they are flat and turn them upside down, as shown in the picture below.upside down cupcakes
  2. Cut 2 of your 6 cupcakes in half, down the middle and position a half against a whole cupcake to create a fishy shape.1044687_10151797553763523_1824903032_n
  3. Make a batch of butter cream icing (see recipe here – this will be enough for 4 fish). Divide the icing into mixing several bowls and combine several drops of food colouring. 1002465_10151797553388523_439725259_n
  4. Use a butter knife to cover each fish with the desired colour icing. Use the icing to assist stick the tail onto the fish. Use a hot knife (sit a knife in a cup of hot water for a few seconds, remove from the cup and thoroughly dry it), to smooth over your icing.
  5. Once your cakes are iced, decorate with chocolate buttons. Start from the tail and work back towards the head, slightly overlapping the chocolate buttons to form scales. Add a few chocolate buttons for fins top and bottom. Also, add a chocolate button eye.
  6. If using choc chips: Melt a few choc chips in the microwave and reserve a few as they are. Use a skewer dipped in the melted choc chips to ‘paint’ on a mouth and use a small amount of melted chocolate on the back of a choc chip to ‘glue’ a choc chip onto the chocolate button for an eye.533670_10151797544698523_1324064488_n

I let mine set in the fridge for 10mins before carefully sliding a spatula underneath and transferring to a serving plate. You could, of course, get creative and add some bubbles, seaweed, starfish or waves to your background.

  • Such a creative idea!
    Honestly wish I was more creative with these sorts of things so I could make impressive treats!
    Thank you so much for sharing.

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  • These are just so impressive and cute!

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  • Thanks for sharing this recipe; love the look of these fishy cupcakes.


    • Thanks again; shared this with a friend; perfect for her!

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  • theyre so cute and so simple to make

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  • Never had anything like this at parties when I was growing up,kids are so lucky these days.

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  • Gorgeous, and so colorful. These would be perfect for my son’s birthday party!

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  • So cute, kids would love helping to decorate

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  • Great idea. I really like this and think it is very creative. Agree that it would look great with ocean scenery.

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  • these look awesome – I wonder if mine would turn out as good

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  • This is very cute and simple.

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  • I love these…would ask my grand daughter to help me decorate but I know she’d just eat all of the smarties/m&ms

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  • They’re just wonderful, how very creative to come up with those.

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  • Good read thanks for the information

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  • You are right! Very creative.

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  • I love these, they would be great for a b party

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