Princess Fairy Cakes

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Having exhausted the internet but can only find people who will sell me these, not teach me how to make them... help?

I want to do about 20 cupcakes with buttercream icing and then decorate the tops with wands, crowns, knight shields etc etc. What do I need to do this? I have a piping bag but never used the thing, but I really want to make a go of it. Am happy doing simple sponge recipe for the cupcakes themselves, it's the icing and the decorations that have stumped me..

A simple buttercream icing is half fat to sugar so say 150g butter (better with real butter, I caution against spread) and 300g icing sugar. Sift the icing sugar

You can add colours, or melted chocolate.

Fill the piping bag and go mad!

Great stuff! How do I do things like crowns, and wands and stuff. Though, at this rate it will be flags.

Having just started 4 out of 10 thick cardboard shields. May lose the will to live.