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The Hanukkah holiday season is only as good as the food — so load up on the fried latkes and top off your favorite cupcake recipe with cute fondant dreidels to celebrate the Festival of Lights.
Fondant Dreidel Cupcake Toppers
Level: Easy
What You Need
Instructions
1. Make the Handle
![Fondant dreidel cupcake topper tutorial](https://d2culxnxbccemt.cloudfront.net/craft/content/uploads/a/general/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dreidel-cupcake-tutorial-juniper-cakery-1.jpg)
Take a small amount of light blue fondant and mold into a tapered cone-like shape with a flat base and top. It’s easy to form a smooth ball first, then carefully mold it into a cone or an oblong shape before refining. This process also helps your piece not accumulate cracks or folds in the fondant.
2. Shape the Dreidel
![Tutorial for fondant cupcake topper dreidels by Juniper Cakery](https://d2culxnxbccemt.cloudfront.net/craft/content/uploads/a/general/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dreidel-cupcake-tutorial-juniper-cakery-2.jpg)
Take some blue fondant and roll it into a ball, then use cake smoothers to shape it into a rectangle. Using your fingers, carefully shape the base into a rounded and tapered bottom by gently pinching and smoothing.
3. Attach the Pieces
Stick half a cocktail stick or a small bit of raw spaghetti into the top center of the larger dreidel piece. Add a little edible glue around the stick and gently skewer the top piece.
![Tutorial for gum paste dreidel by Juniper Caker](https://d2culxnxbccemt.cloudfront.net/craft/content/uploads/a/general/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dreidel-cupcake-tutorial-juniper-cakery-4.jpg)
Smooth out any fingerprints or dents once attached.
4. Pipe Details
![Make fondant dreidel cupcakes for Hanukkah with this how-to by Juniper Cakery](https://d2culxnxbccemt.cloudfront.net/craft/content/uploads/a/general/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dreidel-cupcake-tutorial-juniper-cakery-5.jpg)
Using piping consistency white royal icing, add decorative details and game letters to the four sides of your fondant dreidel. If you’re not confident with using royal icing, no worries — just use an edible marker instead!
![How to make fondant dreidel cupcakes by Juniper Cakery](https://d2culxnxbccemt.cloudfront.net/craft/content/uploads/a/general/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dreidel-cupcake-tutorial-juniper-cakery-side-600.jpg)
Once all sides are dry, add the topper to a frosted cupcake and serve.
Photos by Juniper Cakery
Appreciate the wonderful idea. Will need to save the instrctions until 2022. Today Mon, 12/6 is the last day of Hanakkuh. Would have preferred receiving your email prior to the first day (11/28). In 2022 Hanakkuh begins Sunday December 18 at sundown.
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