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How to make a polymer clay cupcake

A cupcake with a pink swirl, a cherry and sprinkles.

Cupcake
All the colours for this idea in one kitPolymer Clay Kit · €39.95See the kit
Level
Medium
Time
About 25 minutes
Steps
8 steps

What you need

Clay in these colours

  • Beige
  • Pink
  • Red
  • Blue
  • Yellow
  • Orange
  • White

All these colours are in the Polymer Clay Kit (82 colours). See the kit

  • Sculpting tools from the kit
  • An oven, an oven thermometer and baking paper. An adult does the baking.

Step by step

  1. Roll a beige ball and shape it into a cupcake case: wide at the top, narrow at the bottom.

  2. Use the sculpting tool to make ridges all around the case, from top to bottom.

  3. Roll a long, thick pink sausage for the swirl.

  4. Coil the sausage round and round on the case into a swirl with a little point.

  5. Roll a small red ball for the cherry.

  6. Press the cherry on top of the swirl.

  7. Roll tiny sausages in blue, yellow, orange and white for the sprinkles.

  8. Press the sprinkles into the swirl. Done!

Tip

Coil the swirl from the bottom up, a little smaller each time.

An adult does the baking

  • Preheat to 120–125 °C, never above 130 °C
  • 15 minutes per 6 mm of thickness, max. 12 mm and 30 minutes
  • Oven only: no air fryer or microwave
  • Let it cool completely; attach cords and beads only after that
Polymer Clay Kit – 82 Colours
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Polymer Clay Kit – 82 Colours

€39.95incl. VAT

82 colours of oven-bake clay, a work mat, a roller, sculpting tools and keyring parts in a storage box. Not suitable for children under 8; an adult does the baking.

See the kit
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