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Share10 Terrific Cake Toppings
Liven up your child's next birthday cake with pretty -- and truly easy -- decorations.
Fresh fruit, such as orange wheels and mixed berries
Mini chocolate candies (baking bits in peanut butter, chocolate, butterscotch), crushed peppermints, or colorful candies such as jelly beans
Moldable fondant (available at baking supply stores), cut into shapes with cookie cutters
Powdered sugar or cocoa dusted over doilies and stencils
Shredded or toasted coconut
Chopped, slivered, or toasted nuts
Small cookies such as animal crackers, pirouettes, or sugar cookies cut into shapes
Chocolate curls (scrape a chocolate bar with a vegetable peeler)
Candies in shapes such as ducks and fish (available at www.wilton.com)
Spun-sugar flowers (available at www.sweetc.com)
Note: To avoid the risk of choking, don't use small decorative items for children under age 4.)
