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Moustache Cupcakes

July 22, 2011 By Spoonful of Sugar - 15 Comments

We are having a family photo shoot on Sunday (fingers crossed the weather improves!) with the extended family to celebrate my parents recent 50th wedding anniversary. I wanted to make some cupcakes to reflect the occasion and came up with the idea of Moustache (or Mustache for you Americans) Cupcakes as the moustache reminds me of photo booth fun.

I was keen to use my Cricut machine (it was sent away for repairs and just returned after a 5 week absence). A quick internet search and I found a free svg file here. I resized the moustache so that it was 3.39 inches x 1.08 inches, and attached a toothpick with some Japanese washi masking tape to match.

I whipped up a batch of Martha’s one bowl chocolate cupcakes (our current favourite), added a swirl of cream cheese frosting and the moustache topper.

Fun. Fun. Fun.

Filed Under: Cupcakes & Muffins Tagged With: cupcake toppers, moustache

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  1. Patchwork and Play says

    July 22, 2011 at 5:09 am

    Very clever! I hope the photo shoot goes to plan and that it is a happy experience for all!

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  2. Bela says

    July 22, 2011 at 5:40 am

    I wish the weather improves, dear Lisa!! Fingers crossed!!
    Lovely sweeties in moustache!!!!
    Have fun this weekend!
    Love, Bela

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  3. suzitee says

    July 22, 2011 at 6:42 am

    Hoping for a perfect day for your photo shoot on Sunday…you will have lots of fun! Great cupcakes 🙂

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  4. Alyssa Grace says

    July 22, 2011 at 7:29 am

    These are a crack up! I love them! Thanks for the great idea

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  5. Paola says

    July 22, 2011 at 11:32 am

    Great idea!! Very funny! congrats and have a fun reunion 🙂

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  6. Linda says

    July 23, 2011 at 1:06 am

    Very cute Lisa, dont worry too much about the weather as it rained all day when we got married and the photos were great as there wasnt a lot of bright light. (this was in Dec i might add)
    xx

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  7. yuli-prezent says

    July 23, 2011 at 4:44 am

    Great idea! I like it very much)
    Yuli.

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  8. Sew Useful Designs says

    July 23, 2011 at 11:50 pm

    They’re gorgeous Sarah & Lisa! And what a fabulous idea for Mo-vember!!! Love the little cup-cake stand in the last photo, too!!!

    Hugs to both of you!
    Vikki xoox

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  9. Handmade in Israel says

    July 24, 2011 at 12:24 pm

    Oh my! These are fab 🙂

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  10. Linda says

    July 30, 2011 at 9:57 am

    these are adorable!!!

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  11. Nicole at Doodles and Stitches says

    September 6, 2012 at 9:12 pm

    These are so cool. I am hosting a MUSTACHE link party this week and I’d love for you to link this up. Here’s the party link… http://www.doodlesandstitches.com/2012/09/mustache-link-party-17.html

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  12. Ada (new york) says

    November 8, 2012 at 5:22 am

    How FUN looking!!! Thanks for the diy inspiration! I think I’ll create these for brunch get-to-gether … mustaches + I’ll add red lips to others too for Mr + Mrs 🙂

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  13. Julia @ FaveCrafts says

    November 8, 2012 at 2:02 pm

    What a cute project! I love it so much that I decided to feature it in our roundup of mustache crafts! Check it out here: http://www.favecraftsblog.com/link-love-mustache-crafts/

    Have a great day!

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