Mini Tropical Drink Cupcake Toppers: Make edible tropical cupcake toppers and add some fun to your party cupcakes! These adorable toppers are easy to make and will add something special to. Perfect for a luau, pool party or beach theme party. There are TWO styles to choose from. Which ever way you choose, all the ingredients are easy to find at your grocery store.

Add some fun to your cupcakes by creating these Mini Tropical Drink Cupcake Toppers. These adorable toppers are easy to make and will add something special to your cupcakes. — These amazing edible cupcake toppers are not only cute but add another layer of flavor to your cupcakes.

How to Make Mini Tropical Drink Cupcake Topper Without Pineapple Wedge

INGREDIENTS (full printable instructions below)
- malted candy balls (Whoppers)
- white candy melts
- licorice bites (cut into small strips and then in half
- flow shaped sprinkles
- green sprinkles
DIRECTIONS
- Cut a small portion of the top of a malted candy off (I used a serrated knife).
- Spoon a small dollop of melted chocolate on the top of the cut malted ball. Add the licorice straw, flower sprinkles and green sprinkles.

How to Make Mini Tropical Drink Cupcake Topper With Pineapple Wedge

INGREDIENTS (full printable instructions below)
- malted candy balls (Whoppers)
- white candy melts
- twizzlers pull and peel
- white nonpareils (sprinkles)
- flower shaped sprinkles
- yellow candy melts
- red ball shaped sprinkles
DIRECTIONS
- Cut a small portion of the top of a malted candy off.
- Pull licorice into straws and then cut into little quarter inch pieces.
- Cut yellow candy melts into small wedges.
- Dip the top of the malt ball into melted white candy and then into the white nonpareils. While candy is still soft insert a tiny little piece of the licorice. Hold in place a few seconds until the melted candy takes hold of the licorice.
- Dip yellow candy melt wedges (pineapple) into melted white candy, place on top of the nonpareils. Using tweezers; dip red round sprinkle (cherry) into the melted candy and place in front of the yellow wedge.

Mini Tropical Drink Cupcake Toppers

Yield: AS MANY AS YOU NEED

Make edible cupcake toppers perfect for your summer parties!

Materials

For the Topper WITHOUT a Pineapple Wedge:

malted candy balls (Whoppers)
white candy melts
licorice bites (cut into small strips and then in half)
flower shaped sprinkles
green sprinkles

For the Topper WITH a Pineapple Wedge:

malted candy balls (Whoppers)
white candy melts
Twizzlers Pull and Peel
white nonpareils (sprinkles)
flow shaped sprinkles
yellow candy melts
red ball shaped sprinkles

Tools

serrated knife
tweezers

Instructions

Topper Without a Pineapple Wedge:

Cut a small portion of the top of a malted candy off (I used a serrated knife).
Spoon a small dollop of melted chocolate on the top of the cut malted ball. Add the licorice straw, flower sprinkles and green sprinkles.

Topper With a Pineapple Wedge:

Cut a small portion of the top of a malted candy off.
Pull licorice into straws and then cut into little quarter inch pieces.
Cut yellow candy melts into small wedges.
Dip the top of the malt ball into melted white candy and then into the white nonpareils. While candy is still soft insert a tiny little piece of the licorice. Hold in place a few seconds until the melted candy takes hold of the licorice.
Dip yellow candy melt wedges (pineapple) into melted white candy, place on top of the nonpareils. Using tweezers; dip red round sprinkle (cherry) into the melted candy and place in front of the yellow wedge.

Notes

RED BALL SPRINKLES: These will most likely be included in a sprinkle mix. Mine came from a Christmas Holly Mix I found at Walmart.

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Mini Edible Tropical Drink Cupcake Topper

Comments

Mini Tropical Drink Cupcake Toppers — 10 Comments

Jamie @ Love Bakes Good Cakes on July 10, 2014 at 11:28 pm said:

Those are SO creative, Sheryl!! How fun! Love the Tropical Mango Cupcakes too! 🙂

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Julie on July 11, 2014 at 2:49 am said:

Simply adorable!! I love cupcake toppers, and these are some of the best I’ve seen!

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Cindy Eikenberg on July 11, 2014 at 3:38 am said:

Sheryl, these are just too darn cute for words! LOVE! Pinned, sharing and tweeted – have a fabulous Friday!

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Lisa @ Cooking with Curls on July 11, 2014 at 8:55 am said:

Those are so adorable Sheryl! I need to make these the next time I make some cocktail cupcakes. They would be perfect. 🙂

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- Sheryl on July 11, 2014 at 10:14 am said:
  
  Thanks Lisa, that’s a great idea. 🙂
  
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Cathy@LemonTreeDwelling on July 12, 2014 at 7:14 pm said:

Super cute! I have never made my own cupcake toppers before, but now I’m wondering why not! They are adorable!

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Cynthia Daniels on October 12, 2014 at 8:47 pm said:

I have been racking my brain for the right topper to the cupcakes I am making for the annual St. Bernard school/church dinner auction. This years theme is luau and this topper will be perfect. I can’t wait to make it!! Thanks for the idea.

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- Sheryl on October 16, 2014 at 11:26 pm said:
  
  Yay Cynthia! I love these little cuties. 🙂
  
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Donna on August 11, 2016 at 12:35 pm said:

Where do you buy your extracts and molds?

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- Sheryl on August 12, 2016 at 10:12 pm said:
  
  Hi Donna, I found everything on Amazon. 🙂
  
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Mini Tropical Drink Cupcake Toppers

How to Make Mini Tropical Drink Cupcake Topper Without Pineapple Wedge

How to Make Mini Tropical Drink Cupcake Topper With Pineapple Wedge