Mermaid Cupcake

by Linda
(Lees)

I made these mermaid cupcakes for my 3 year old grandaughter's birthday. About a week ahead of time I made mermaid cookies. I used a mermaid cookie cutter and then removed a section from middle of mermaids body giving me a torso and tail. I decorated the torso and tail with royal icing. I used a small shell tip for mermaid bra. I also piped extra shell pieces onto parchment and allowed to dry (saving to sprinkle on cupcakes). I also used luster dust for sparkle. I baked and iced the cupcakes and sprinkled with coarse sugar. I then placed the mermaid body and tail into the cupcake. The little girls went crazy for these, and since the party was at a park, the cupcakes made serving easy.