I have been busy in cupcake land. First was cupcakes for William's Birthday. He has recently started getting into Elmo and Cookie Monster, so I decided that would be the best subject for Birthday cupcakes.
I looked around Pinterest for ideas on how to make them, and decided I needed a new decorating tip to get the best "fur" with icing. I also debated how to go about the eyes and mouth. I originally thought I would use fondant to make them, but after discovering how much it cost for how little fondant I needed, I settled with buying candy melts and making my own.
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| eye, eye |
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| Monster smiles |
I really liked how quickly the candy melts hardened so that I could decorate right away. I also like that they weren't flavored so I didn't have to worry about that as well. I found a new, fun, medium to work with in my cupcake decorating.
Here is just the "fur"
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| Cookie Monster! |
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| Elmo! |
William knew exactly who the cupcakes were supposed to be. It was awesome to see how excited he got over the cupcakes. Elmo's nose it a DOT cut in half.
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| Ready for the party! |
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William eating his Cookie Monster cupcake.
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I also decided to make cupcakes for Easter. These were amazing. They were Chocolate cupcakes with a Cadbury Egg inside. I made little bunny butts and feet to go on top to look like the bunny had it's head down in the cupcake. Using the same tip as the fur, I made grass on top as well. I thought they came out pretty cute. They were very, very rich though.
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| Those are bunny feet, not the mask from "Scream" |
I really like making cupcakes. I am thinking about taking the Wilton cake/cupcake decorating classes that are available. I think it would be a lot of fun, and I could use the extra practice in decorating.
