How to Make Police Academy Themed Cupcakes

This is for JoAnn. 

She emailed a few days back. She has been asked to make cupcakes for a police academy graduation. Hmmm... police academy themed cupcakes... isn't that cool? She asked for suggestions so I thought of putting up a tutorial for her.

It starts with a dozen cupcakes, smothered in buttercream, 6 in yellow, 6 in white. 

I further prepped the cupcakes, using yellow fondant and an embossed rolling pin, I cut 3 stars and 3 big circles with "mini curves".

I did the same with white fondant. I colored a batch of buttercream in blue and placed it in a piping bag with a #20 Wilton tip. I also placed what's left of the yellow butercream in a piping bag with the same tip and did the following - 

• Using the blue buttercream, I piped circles in 3 cupcakes with a yellow buttercream base
• I placed the fondant circles with "mini curves" to 6 cupcakes. The 3 yellow fondants are placed in the white buttercream base cupcakes while the 3 white fondants are placed in the yellow buttercream base cupcakes
• Using the yellow and blue buttercream, I piped stars in blue and yellow.

To make the handcuffs - 

1. I rolled gray fondant and cut 3 big circles
2. Using a smaller round tip -
3. I then cut a smaller circle inside the big one.
4. Then rolled 3 small balls and arranged the handcuffs

To make the police badge - 

1. I rolled fondant in Americolor Gold and cut 3 ovals.
2. Using a flower cutter
3. I cut the top half
4. Placed a blue circle in the middle
5. Then placed a yellow star on top of it

To make Mr Police Man - 

1. Using a flower cutter, I cut 3 blue fondants for the hat
2. The cut a strip of it
3. I rolled flesh colored fondant and cut circle for the face and placed a button nose, then attached his hat
4. Using a rose tip, I made him smile
5. Then placed a small star on his hat and made eyes out of black fondant.
6. Using a fondant tool, I pressed down on the eyes and attached some hat hair on him, too.
7. Ta-daaahh!!

Once all toppers are done, I placed them on the cupcakes. Done!


Hope I am able to help JoAnn. Good luck! :)

Happy cupcaking, 

Aikko

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