Birthday Spotlight: August’s Amazing Animal Cupcakes

Attention moms of critter-loving kids! Take a look at these too-cute-to-be-eaten DIY animal cupcakes.

Birthday Kid: August, age 3

Cupcake Details: August’s mom is a pretty amazing sculptor! She crafted these marzipan cupcake toppers — by hand! — into colorful flamingos, alligators, snails, ladybugs, whales, mice and more for his science-themed birthday party.

Where to Buy: Too intimidated to try this yourself? We don’t blame you. Get the look without the work with these supercute edible jungle cake toppers at Etsy.

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