Karen Bertelsen (from TheArtOfDoingStuff.com) joined Steven in studio to show him the fun creation she came up with recently...A non-edible décor treat that can be a fun display in a kitchen or a cool alternative to a bow on a gift box. What could it be!? Well, read on to find out.

CUPFAKES!!! Non-edible but delectably enticing cupcakes. Just be sure no one attempts to eat them or they might just chip a tooth!



Materials:
Drywall compound
Great Stuff expandable foam insulation
Muffin tin/cupcake tin
Paper muffin/cupcake cups
Acrylic paints
Piping bag and tips
Electric handmixer
Kitchen bowl
Decorations (sparkles, mini ornaments, beads) for top of cupcake

Instructions:

• Get your paper muffin cups.
• Line your muffin tins with the paper cups.
• Slowly and carefully spray the foam into each paper cup.
• After a little while, I figured out that going around the cup in circles creates the best cupcake.
• Initial spraying - make sure the cup is about 3/4′s full.
• Let your foam set for a minimum of a couple of hours. I let mine set overnight.
• Once they're set, you can pull them out of the muffin pan and start to paint them if you want.
• When the insulation dries, it's completely white and shiny. You can leave them like that or you can paint the cupcakes. I painted mine to make them look as though they were baked vanilla cupcakes. You really only need to paint the edge of the cupcakes.
• Gather your sparkly bits and do-dads.  
• Spoon a glob of drywall compound into a mixing bowl. Add enough to fill a piping bag.
• Add a dollop of whatever colour paint you want. The drywall compound is greyish, so unless you can find a white drywall compound, you'll never have a nice, white icing. :(
• Work quickly now because the drywall compound's sole purpose in life is to dry out when it hits the air. Whip up the tinted compound with a hand mixer.  
• Once you have the drywall compound in the piping bag, it'll stay fresh while you make the cupcakes.
• Ice the cupfakes and decorate as you wish!