We’ve whipped up a month’s worth of cupcake decorating ideas for our 30th birthday, because we think every day calls for adorable desserts!

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Be a dessert superhero with this cape-worthy cupcake decorating idea. To make these treats, start by piping a blue icing swirl on each cupcake with a large star tip. Roll out red and yellow fondant to ⅛-in. thick. Cut out one  2½-in. red circle and one 2-in. yellow circle. Using a small round cutter, cut a wave pattern from edges of circles. Use a dab of icing to affix the yellow fondant on top of the red fondant. Using a red food colouring pen, draw dots all over yellow fondant. Cut the letters P, O and W from red fondant and colour the edges with black food colouring pen. Place letters on yellow fondant, using icing to secure, then place disc on top of decorated cupcake.

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Are you eating cupcakes all wrong? Here at <em>Today's Parent</em> we think eating a cupcake is serious business. It turns out there’s a smart trick to make sure you don’t end up with a mouthful—or nose full—of frosting. We thought we’d test out our cupcake technique on our 30th birthday cover-shoot models (they didn’t need much convincing). The results are pure cupcake genius, even when things go a little astray.

Eating a cupcake is serious business, which is why we asked these pint-sized pros to show us how it's done.

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