If you like Archie comics or Riverdale show, then these Jughead cupcakes are just for you! Learn how to make them from start to finish!
Even if this is your first time decorating cupcakes with fondant, this easy tutorial will take you step by step. They are fun for older kids to make and learn basic cupcake decorating techniques.
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Anyone else a fan of the show that was inspired by the comics? My family certainly is! These cupcakes are a fun way to learn how to use fondant and fit in perfectly with a Riverdale-themed birthday party.
They might look fancy, but they are so easy to decorate!
How To Make Jughead Cupcakes
This tutorial will show you how to decorate cupcakes that look like Jughead’s crown. Use your favorite boxed mix or cupcake recipe for the cupcakes, grab some fondant, and get ready to decorate!
Tools:
- Wilton Tip #8
- Wilton Tip #1M
- Paintbrush
Decorating Ingredients
- Butter
- Confectioner’s Sugar
- Milk
- White Fondant
- Red Fondant
- Black Gel Food Coloring
How To Decorate Cupcakes Like Jughead
All of the exact steps are listed in the printable craft card at the bottom of the post, if you want to see them all in one place. First, I will show you pictures of each step so you can follow along and see how I made them.
Make The Cupcakes
The first step is to make your cupcakes. I made chocolate ones, but feel free to make any flavor you like. The cupcakes need to be completely cool before adding the buttercream frosting, so set them aside while you make the frosting.
Make The Buttercream Frosting
If you are short on time, you can use store-bought frosting. As long as you can pipe it, it will work. I love my homemade buttercream frosting recipe, so it’s my go-to whenever I decorate cupcakes (like Easter Bunny cupcakes).
Make The Grey Fondant Crown
Now you’re ready to make Jughead’s fondant crown. Take a 1 oz. piece off your white fondant and set aside.
With the rest of the fondant, add 1 small drop of gel food coloring. Knead until completely tinted – it should be grey.
Roll out your grey fondant so that it’s about ¼ of an inch thick. Using a paring knife, cut out 12 rectangles. They should be about 5in x 1.5in in size.
Along one long side of each grey fondant strip, cut out small triangles.
Roll out your red fondant, about ¼ of an inch thick. With your paring knife, cut out 12 small triangles.
Roll your remaining small white fondant piece and using Wilton icing tip #8 to cut out 12 small circles.
Add Frosting To The Cupcakes
Next, decorate the cupcakes! Pipe the white buttercream to the top of your cupcakes.
Then, brush a small amount of water on one end of your grey fondant strip. Make both ends meet.
Brush water on the back of each red and white fondant piece. Stick one of each on your grey crown.
Place one fondant crown on each cupcake.
That’s it! They are ready to serve!
Jughead Cupcakes
Equipment
- Craft Knife
- Wilton Tip #8
- Wilton Tip #1M
- Small Bowl
- Paint Brush
Ingredients
Buttercream Frosting
- 1 stick Butter softened
- 2 cups Confectioner's Sugar
- 3 tbsp Milk
Fondant
- 9 ounces White Fondant divided
- 2 ounces Red Fondant
- Black Gel Food Coloring
Instructions
- Prepare your chocolate cupcakes according to directions. Allow to cool on a wire rack – remember: they must be completely cool before adding icing and decorations.
- As the cupcakes cool, prepare Jughead’s fondant crown. Take a 1 oz. piece off your white fondant and set aside.
- With the rest of the fondant, add 1 small drop of gel food coloring. Knead until completely tinted – it should be grey.
- Roll out your grey fondant so that it’s about ¼ of an inch thick. Using a paring knife, cut out 12 rectangles. They should be about 5in x 1.5in in size.
- Along one long side of each grey fondant strip, cut out small triangles.
- Roll out your red fondant, about ¼ of an inch thick. With your paring knife, cut out 12 small triangles.
- Roll your remaining small white fondant piece and using Wilton icing tip #8 to cut out 12 small circles.
- To make the buttercream, use an electric mixer to beat butter, confectioners’ sugar and milk together. Start on medium speed and gradually increase to high.
- Once the ingredients are well-combined, smooth, and form semi-stiff peaks, the buttercream is ready.
- Scoop the buttercream into a piping bag, set with Wilton tip #1M. Frost each cupcake.
- Brush a small amount of water on one end of your grey fondant strip. Make both ends meet.
- Brush water on the back of each red and white fondant piece. Stick one of each on your grey crown.
- Place one fondant crown on each cupcake.
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These are the perfect cupcakes to celebrate the return of Riverdale. I haven’t seen the series but after looking longingly at these beautiful cupcakes, I want to watch! You nailed Jughead with these cupcakes!
Your cupcakes turned out perfect. They would be so much fun for me to make for my boys.
My son’s girlfriend watches Riverdale. It’s one of her fave shows. I should bake these for her one day. She’d LOVE this! Thanks for posting!
What a fun way to enjoy Jughead. It is always fun to make a special treat and enjoy the show while munching down on something sweet.
We loved Archie comics when we were growing up so this looks like a show we need to watch. The cupcakes are fun and look worth making for the show.
Those cupcakes look amazing! I actually have not seen the show. From what I undestand it is based off of Archie comics? Sounds like a fun show to watch!
Cupcakes and binging are going to be on my Riverdale list this weekend. I LOVE this show, and those cupcakes look really good.
These look like such delicious cupcakes. I don’t watch Riverdale, but I used to read the Archie comics so I know who Jughead is.
The Cupcakes look very tasty and as for the movie I hadn’t heard of it but will check it out this week. As for Friends I would be happy to Binge Watch it with you.
When I was a kid, I used to read those comic books all the time! I am going to have to introduce my kids to them now!
My daughter likes this show, and it would be fun to make these cupcakes. To be honest I am not familiar with the characters, so it was fun to find your recipe!
This is beyond what I can do lol but this looks so good. I wish I could just do the baking part I won’t even touch the decor on it.
These cupcakes are adorable! This reminds me I need to catch up on Riverdale on Netflix!!
Oh my goodness! How amazing these cupcakes look! My kid will go crazy over these!
That crown on top got me, so artsy! What a sweet treat, my son would enjoy these.
OMG! Those jughead cupcakes are the cutest. I think I’m just going to stare at them. They’re too cute to eat.
One of my friends is obsessed with Riverdale. I bet they would flip for these cupcakes.
Those turned out great! What a wonderful idea. My daughters would really love this too. They’d enjoy helping me make them as well.
These are so adorable and I love Jughead!! We binged the first two seasons and then we forgot to start watching season 3! So now I can’t wait to catch up again. 🙂
I don’t watch this show. Don’t hate me! But those cupcakes look fabulous and your fondant work is awesome!!!
What fantastic attention to detail! Perfect for Riverdale fans 🙂 well done!
I need to check out “Riverdale”. I keep hearing about it! And these cupcakes are ADORABLE!!
We love Riverdale too! And these cupcakes are just the cutest!!!