30th Birthday Fiesta Cupcakes

I started out with cupcakes, because I figured that cupcakes would be much easier.

HA!

Cupcakes have their pros, but the cons concerning decorating is that each cupcake needs a design.  And each design takes time to make.  But, until I conquer my fear of stacking the big cakes, I remain in my cupcake comfort zone, however time-consuming it may be.

The following cupcakes are my first work with fondant.  I made these for my sister's 30th birthday Fiesta Celebration.

But first, this is my very first fondant creation.

And the cupcakes - featuring peppers, sombreros, maracas and cacti.

The sombreros were actually made with gummi rings, but I did add fondant ties.