Six characters from The Nutcracker take the stage on your kitchen counter: the Sugar Plum Fairy in her pink tutu, a ballerina in pale blue and gold, the Nutcracker in his navy hat and red coat, the Mouse King wearing his crown, and two more dancers in green and blue waiting in the wings. The cases stripe pink, red and white, so even the cupcakes nobody has frosted yet look like they belong under the lights.
The box opens like a tiny theater, curtains and all, which makes this as much a gift as a baking afternoon. Picture your kid up on a step stool, taking a very long moment to decide which dancer belongs on which swirl of buttercream.
Details
24 toppers in 6 designs
24 striped cupcake cases
Wooden cocktail sticks for mounting the toppers
Foil accents on the toppers
One ballerina has tissue wings
Arrives in a gift-ready box
Why we love it
The toppers turn a plate of plain vanilla cupcakes into a whole ballet, and the stage-shaped box means it arrives looking like a present before anyone even preheats the oven.
