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Horse Themed Cupcakes Idea

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Last Updated on 29th June 2022 by Vicki

Horse themed decorated cupcakes

Hey everyone, what do you think of these horse themed cupcakes I made for my daughter? It’s so crazy that I officially now have a nine year old! Our social distancing celebrations went on for a few days so she could celebrate with all the members of our family.

I thought I would show you how to make some of these horse themed cupcake toppers. If you wanted to make the rosette cake topper, I have a tutorial for this in another post, which you can find here. The cake topper tutorials below are for the riding hat, the horseshoe, the carrot and the apple. There are also video tutorials of some of the toppers too.

I’ve included a list of what materials are needed for each cake topper. I always try to use as few items as possible in my tutorials and offer alternatives when I can. You can find more about the tools I use on my tools page. At the bottom of this page I have also included a list to the items that I use in these tutorials.

How To Make A Riding Hat Cupcake Topper

For the riding hat cake topper you will need

Take a piece of black modelling paste and mould it into an oval shape.

Marking a cross into the modelling paste

Using your blade tool emboss a cross over the top of the oval shape.

Black modelling paste in the shape of a circle

Roll out a piece of black modelling paste and use a small circle cutter to cut out a circle.

A circle of black modelling paste cut into half

Cut the circle in half.

Semi circle of black modelling paste and an oval shaped piece of black modelling paste

Glue the semi circle under the oval shaped piece as in the above image. This forms the peak of the hat.

Making a horse riding hat cupcake topper

Roll a small piece of black modelling paste into a ball and stick to the top of the hat.

Making a horse riding hat cupcake topper

Roll a small piece of black modelling paste into a thin tube.

Making a horse riding hat cupcake topper

Shape the tube into a rounded V shape.

Horse riding hat cupcake topper

Glue the V shape under the hat as in the image above.

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How To Make A Horseshoe Cupcake Topper

For the horseshoe cake topper you will need

  • Grey modelling paste
  • Knife
  • Blade and shell modelling tool
  • Small round piping tip
  • Edible silver paint (only if you want to paint your horseshoe)
Rolled out piece of grey modelling paste

Roll out some grey modelling paste into a long oblong shape.

Piece of grey modelling paste cut into strips

Trim and cut the modelling paste into strips.

Strips of grey modelling paste curved into a horseshoe shape

Curve the strips to make a horseshoe shape. Trim the ends with a knife if needed.

Making nail marks into the horseshoe cupcake topper

Using the small end of a piping nozzle emboss nail marks on the horseshoe. Be careful not to go all the way through the modelling paste.

Finishing off the horseshoe cupcake topper

You may need to neaten off the sides of the horseshoe if they have been distorted by the piping nozzle.

Horse themed cupcake topper of a horseshoe

Leave the horseshoe to dry for a few hours and then paint it silver with some edible paint.

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How To Make A Carrot Cupcake Topper

To make the carrot cake topper you will need

  • Orange modelling paste
  • Green modelling paste
  • Yellow sugarpaste
  • Blade and shell modelling tool
  • Small calyx cutter
Piece of orange modelling paste formed into a cone shape

Mould a piece of orange modelling paste into a long cone shape.

Making marks into a cone shaped piece of orange modelling paste

Using a blade tool, gently emboss some random lines into your cone shape.

A hole in the top of a cone shaped piece of orange modelling paste

Using a ball tool, or the blunt end of a skewer gently push a hole into the larger end.

A calyx shaped piece of green modelling paste

Roll out some green modelling paste and use a small calyx cutter to cut out your shape. Stick it on the larger end of your carrot.

A calyx shaped piece of green modelling paste on the end of a carrot shaped piece of orange modelling paste.

Create a small hole in the middle of your green leaves. This should make your leaves stand up slightly.

Horse themed cupcake topper of a horseshoe and carrot

Roll a tiny piece of yellow fondant and glue it into the hole. Shape the leaves with your fingers.

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How To Make An Apple Cupcake Topper

To make the apple cupcake topper you will need

  • Small amounts of red, green and brown modelling paste.
Ball of red modelling paste

Take a small piece of red modelling paste and roll it into a ball. Mine was slightly larger than a marble.

Making a hole in a ball of red modelling paste.

Use a cone tool to gently indent a hole into the top of the ball. Don’t worry if it flattens slightly as this helps to produce an apple shape.

Shaping  a ball of red modelling paste into an apple shape

With the ball tool still in position, gently turn the modelling paste around with your fingers, making the bottom narrower as you do so. This moulds it into the shape of an apple.

Apple shaped red modelling paste and a tear shaped piece of green modelling paste

Take a small piece of green modelling paste and form it into a flat tear shape. This will be the apple’s leaf.

Marking leaf veins on a piece of green modelling paste with a modelling tool

Use a knife modelling tool to mark veins on the leaf.

Apple shaped red modelling paste with a green leaf. Brown cone shaped modelling paste next to it.

Stick the leaf into the hole on the apple. I used a little vodka to do this. Next, form a tiny piece of brown modelling paste into a cone shape. This is the apple’s stork.

Red apple cupcake topper with a green leaf

Stick the stork into the hole, as can be seen above.

Red apple cupcake topper with a green leaf and a horseshoe cake topper. Both on a cupcake.

You can either leave your leaf laying down on the apple or shape it further. You could raise it slightly, as can be seen above.

I hope you enjoyed seeing how I made these horse themed cupcakes. Below are affiliate links to some of the items I have used. I used white modelling paste and coloured it grey, red, green, brown and orange with paste food colours. I also used the white modelling paste for the discs that the toppers were placed on. The edible paint that I used is best thinned out with some rejuvenator spirit, which also helps to clean your brushes after.

List of Items Used To Make These Horse Themed Cake Toppers

If you liked these horse themed cupcakes, then you may be interested in my horse cake topper tutorial. Click the image below to visit the tutorial.

Two horse cake toppers

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Four horse themed decorated cupcakes

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