December Cake

This past weekend I created my December Cake; or should I say cupcakes. They were ornament cupcakes. The cake was gingerbread and the icing was cream cheese. I had a lot of trouble while making the icing. This time I was not able to do the Buttercream icing; it didn't come together right. I ended up using the Wilton Buttercream icing that I used to use. After I frosted the cupcakes I cut out fondant circles the size of the cupcakes to go on top. Once all the fondant was on I got to do the fun part, decorating! I colored all of the cupcakes with luster dusts. Luster dusts are mixed with lemon juice to make a paint. I painted the cupcakes different colors and started doing some piping on it. I would also put small silver dragees on top for decoration. I then placed the hooks that I already made on top. When I decided on the flavor of my icing I didn't think about the time from preparation to eating. The cream cheese icing, ideally, should have been refrigerated. Overall I think the cupcakes turned out alright and I learned a lesson or two.