Father's Day Cupcake Decorations

Decorate store-bought cupcakes or a batch made from scratch with these ideas for Dad! Dazzling decorations wil add a festive flare you your scurmptious cupcakes and make your cupcakes a truly memorable dessert. These decorations are fun to make so grab the kids and have them assist you in your cullinary efforts!

Fruit Roll-Up Necktie Cupcakes

Ice cupcakes with white frosting.

Use clean scissors to cut necktie shapes out of fruit roll-ups.

Place fruit roll-up neckties on top of iced cupcakes.

D-A-D Cupcakes

Ice cupcakes with any frosting you like.

Spell the letters in "Dad" on individual cupcakes using mini M&Ms.

Sprinkle mini M&Ms on remaining cupcakes in the batch.

Arrange cupcake on a platter with the D-A-D cupcakes in the center and the rest surrounding it.

Golf Green Cupcakes

Tint white frosting green with food coloring and ice cupcakes.

Tint sweetened flaked coconut green with food coloring and mix until color is throughout. Sprinkle green coconut on top of cupcakes.

Make little golf flags using a toothpick and a triangular piece of construction paper for each flag. Tape the paper to the top of the toothpick to resemble a golf flag and write "Dad" on the flag. Insert a flag into each cupcake.

To make mini golf balls, mix 1/2 cup powdered sugar with 1/2 teaspoon of water until sugar is moistened but stiff like clay; add more water if necessary. Roll mixture into little golf balls and place a ball on each cupcake.

Hot Dog on the Grill Cupcakes

Ice a cupcake with chocolate frosting.

Pipe lines of white or yellow decorator's icing across the cupcake so it resembles the grate on a grill or barbeque.

Place a bubblegum hot dog on top of each cupcake.

Optional: Pipe a squiggle of red or yellow decorator's icing on the hot dogs as ketchup or mustard.