Cupcake Pick Set SVG

Six picks

A tray of cupcakes looks finished with a little something standing up on top. This set gives you six different picks, each cut in one piece with its own straight stake. In the top row there is a red scalloped badge with a yellow circle and a blue star, a blue five-point star with a yellow center, and a green hexagon with a yellow panel that cheers YAY! in navy. In the bottom row there is a red heart with a smaller yellow heart inside, a yellow balloon with a red shine, and a blue pennant flag with a yellow star.

Cut several of each to fill a whole tray, mixing the six designs in rows.

Pieces and weeding

The solid file has 17 pieces and 6 cut-outs. The six picks with their stakes are the main pieces, and the inner circle, star, panels, hearts and lettering are the smaller ones. The cut-outs are small, including the centers of the letters, so weed them carefully. It passes our cut checks from about 4.5 inches wide.

Color layers

• Red in cherry red: the scalloped badge, the heart and the balloon’s shine
• Blue in cobalt blue: the star on the badge, the star pick and the flag
• Yellow in golden yellow: the circle on the badge, the star’s center, the hexagon’s panel, the inner heart, the balloon and the star on the flag
• Green in grass green: the hexagon pick
• Lettering in deep navy blue: YAY!

Picks and food

These picks are decoration, and neither the file nor the card is food-safe. Don’t push the card stake straight into the frosting. Instead, tape each pick to a food-safe skewer, or wrap the stake in food-safe wrap, so the cut piece never touches the cupcake. Take the picks out before the cupcakes are served.

Size guide

Under 4.5 inches the stakes and the YAY! lettering get too thin to cut cleanly. For a big batch, print the color file on card and use Print Then Cut to cut the outlines.

Making the picks sturdy

1. Cut the picks from heavy card, 100 lb or more, or two layers of 65 lb glued together.
2. Glue the inner shapes and the lettering onto each pick.
3. Glue a matching plain copy on the back, so the picks look finished from both sides.
4. Tape a food-safe skewer along each stake, from below the shape to past the end.

Other uses

The picks also work in plant pots, flower arrangements, gift baskets and party favor bags, where food is not a concern.

Pairs well with

Put them in cupcakes dressed with the Cupcake Wrapper, and set the Place Cards beside the plates. For other colors, try changing SVG colors.