St. Patrick's Day Chocolate Cupcake Toppers ~ Halloween Party

A couple weeks ago, I guest posted a holiday treat at My Paper Craze. Since St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner, I get to share this fun DIY with you! I made some super simple St. Patrick's Day chocolate cupcake toppers that would be a perfect addition to your holiday party, family dinner or treats to take to work!

Supplies

candy melts, green

shortening

wilton squeeze bottle

printed "stencil" paper

parchment or wax paper

{cupcakes, frosted & sprinkled}

Instructions

Melt candy melts according to package directions. Add about a tablespoon of shortening before melting. This helps make the chocolate creamy {otherwise, you risk getting lumps}.

Spoon melted chocolate into squeeze bottle. Prep stencil by placing a piece of parchment/wax paper over your stencil paper. {remember - your chocolate goes on the parchment/wax paper - not the printed paper}

Following the lines on the stencil, squeeze the chocolate onto the parchment/wax paper.

Click HERE to download my stencil

NOTE: THIS TIP IS SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER IMPORTANT!!

You want the chocolate to make somewhat THICK lines. I had 5 out of my 6 shamrocks BREAK, because the chocolate was too thin to withstand being taken off the parchment/wax paper. Remember to make them thicker than the ones pictured {just a little}, or you will end up with this:

Luckily, {irish luck!}, I had one shamrock that was thick enough. But both of my letter Y's were too thin, so my LUCKY turned into LUCK. Which is still magically delicious.

Let the chocolate harden. I took a nap and came back, so mine took a couple hours. You can pop them in the fridge to speed things up, if needed.

Add to your cupcakes!

You can use this technique for any holiday cupcake toppers to spell out any word. Just print off the letters or design (use a very thick font & make it bold). I hope you enjoyed this sweet tutorial. Are you throwing a St. Patrick's Day party? Do you have any fun irish traditions? I'd love to hear what YOU are doing for the holiday!