What Size Are Cupcake Toppers?

Cupcake toppers are an excellent and inexpensive way to turn cupcakes from basic to on-theme for any occasion. Since they go on top of a cupcake, the size of the topper matters. The last thing you want your cupcake topper to do is fall over and ruin your perfectly executed cupcakes. 

Standard cupcake toppers are typically about two to two and a half inches for a standard cupcake. This size ensures that the cupcake topper can stay upright in the cupcake without distorting the shape or toppling over.

Making cupcake toppers at home is also much easier than it seems, especially if you love crafting. Materials used and the overall design of the topper will determine whether you have any wiggle room in terms of how big your topper ends up being.

What Are Cupcake Toppers?

Cupcake toppers are decorations that are attached to some kind of stick so they can be slipped inside of a cupcake, with the main decoration resting on top of the frosting. Toppers can be made of shapes, letters, pictures, or a combination of these. 

Toppers can be used to personalize or accessorize cupcakes that are being made for a special event. Toppers can also be made with a photo for personalization or to stick with a particular theme.

One can also go with a pretty design or shape; the options are truly endless. No matter what kind of topper is chosen, most of the time you will need a stick to adhere the topper to.

Cupcake toppers have become much more popular and in-demand because of weddings, where desserts have become much smaller and more personalized than a typical multi-tiered wedding cake. The same is true of desserts for special events like showers or birthday parties. 

What Size Are Cupcake Toppers?

For your typical cupcake, cupcake toppers should be about two to three inches wide or tall at the most. This is the best size range for a stable topper. If you’ve baked mini cupcakes, you’ll want to keep cupcake toppers under two inches. 

You can have some variability with size by an inch or two if it’s going to enhance the overall design you’re going for. What’s important is that the stick being used can hold up the weight of that couple of extra inches of paper. You also have the option of using an extra stick to make up for an extended width. 

How Big Are Round Cupcake Toppers?



Round cupcake toppers tend to be a popular shape for toppers, especially if you want to make toppers on your own but either don’t have a crafting machine or aren’t very artistic. Round cupcake toppers should be around 2 inches in diameter. 

Round toppers are easy to make on a computer using a simple website or program. You can also purchase topper designs from Etsy if you don’t have the prowess to make them on your own.

You can pick any free image online, paste and edit it onto Canvas, Microsoft Word or any other program you may have. Below I go over how to use a Cricut machine to make cupcake toppers.

What Size Cupcake Topper For Cricut?



Cupcake toppers can be designed using a Cricut machine very easily. The same rules apply to the topper size range for Cricuts since you’ll likely be using sturdy cardstock for your design. Between two and three inches is best, accounting for a sturdy stick or two if you go over three inches. 

I love making custom toppers with my Cricut because it really adds a touch of personalization to the order. I typically do a print then cut withy design, and once it's printed I use the Cricut again to cut it.

Designing cupcake toppers with a Cricut makes the process much quicker than tracing and hand cutting paper yourself, especially if you need different pieces of different types or colors of cardstock to put together a final design.

Depending on the kind of machine you have, you can get access to a wealth of designs that can make conceptualizing a fantastic cupcake topper much simpler. 

The nice thing about a Cricut is that it’s able to cut even the most delicate and intricate designs with laser precision so you get an expert cut every time. Since you can program your Cricut to cut to your specifications based on your design goal, you can get a perfect cut of even the finest of details.

What Paper Is Best For Cupcake Toppers?



Cardstock is the best choice for making cupcake toppers. It’s sturdy enough to stay upright without weighing down cupcakes. Cupcake toppers can either be printed onto cardstock or can be made through cutting objects or designs out of cardstock.

Regular printer paper would be much too flimsy for a topper unless it was backed by a piece of cardstock or thicker paper. 

Cardstock can be found at just about any craft store or department store, and you can even find it in bulk or in packets both online and in-store. It’s not expensive to purchase and you can find it in solid colors, patterns, and even different textures.

You have the ability to turn random cardstock into something truly extraordinary with some creativity. 

Conclusion 

Overall, a cupcake topper, no matter how extravagant, is a pretty small craft. The ideal size is between two to four inches, with two to three inches wide and/or tall is the standard.

Toppers can be as simple or elaborate as you might like as long as they are sturdy. Cupcake toppers can be that extra little touch that a dessert needs to make it special and memorable.

They can also help to cover up any small blemishes that may be on frosting decorations or elevate your overall cupcake designs to new levels.