More Spring Cupcakes

I made these Spring Cupcakes for one of my good friend's to take to her son's kindergarten spring party tomorrow. I initially wanted to make flowers out of chocolate molds, and have them standing on the cupcakes, but then I found out one of the kids in her son's class had peanut allergies. So, it was back to square one. Well, I had really been wanting to experiment with fondant, and decided this was the perfect occasion to give it a try. As you can see I made VERY basic flowers out of fondant, but it was a great chance to just play around with it (next time I promise something a little more detailed ;o) !). I think they turned out pretty cute, and I hope my friend Heather likes them :o) !

Daisy Cupcakes

SPRING HAS SPRUNG!!

These are some cupcakes I made a couple years ago, but since I had spring on my brain I decided to share them with you :o) ! They are very easy to make!

All you do is bake the cupcakes (any flavor will work, but I used white when I made mine), and then ice them any color you choose. Then you take a bag of marshmallows and cut the marshmallows in half (it is easier to cut them if you freeze them first). Once they are cut place 5 of them on each cupcake. Then put a piece of Dots candy in the middle of each cupcake. I like to only use a couple colors, but you could use as many as you would like. Then I added a black line to each marshmallow with a some black decorator icing. See, I told you it was simple :o) !! Here is a close up of the finished cupcake.

Q and U Get Married

Yes, after years of going together, this morning in my son's kindergarten class they made it official.....Q and U got married, so now they will go together for life :o) !! You can imagine how honored I was when they asked me to make the wedding cake!! But then I had to decide what to make?? I decided to go with cupcakes, because I have done enough school parties to know that it is MUCH easier to serve cupcakes (this way you don't have to worry about cutting and serving, and also the kids don't need forks). I wanted to come up with something that was sorta elegant and wedding looking, but that was also still colorful and fun for kids. So, it all started with my Cake (or rather cupcake) Topper. I wanted a bride and groom, but Q and U were no ordinary Bride and Groom, and since I could not find a Q and U wedding topper, I had to make one of my own. I simply took craft Q and U (made out of foam) and attached them to a wooden stick. I thought about attaching eyes, but decided that was to much. I then happened to find a wedding dress and tux that were for champagne bottles, and decided that they would work perfect. I also bought a small flower stem to be Q's headpiece. After that I simple put the rods down in my cupcake stand. Here is a picture of the toppers:

I then used the pink and the green color scheme as my theme for my cupcakes. Since the letters were glittery and sparkly, I got pink and green colored sugar so that they would be glittery and sparkly. I baked 4 dozen cupcakes and then iced them with white icing. I then went back and sprinkled pink hearts and green hearts on them. Then after setting the cupcakes on the stand I placed a few flowers on the stand, just to dress it up. Here is

the finished project:

Here is a picture of Q and U with the Wedding Cupcakes. I think they look happy:

And here is my FAVORITE kindergartner of all, with one of his good buddies, enjoying their cupcakes:

Valentine Cupcakes

I am half way done icing the cupcakes for my daughter's school Valentine Party tomorrow, but I decided to take a break and show you what I am making (I know you have all been waiting on the edge of your seat ;o) !!). So, here they are:

They were super easy to make. I just baked heart cupcakes (I used some silicone shaped hearts I bought at Target a couple years ago. I think they are about $8.00 for a dozen). Once they had cooled, I iced them with pink icing. I placed a candy heart (the type you use to decorate cakes or cookies) in the center. You could really use any type heart (chocolate or whatever), but I thought these added a touch of color. I then took white icing, and using a star tip, piped it around the edge. This emphasizes the heart shape. Again, you could use any color (red would also look nice). Very simple! Here is a close up:

Teddy Bear CUBcakes

I have made this cupcakes twice, and they have been a hit each time! The first time I made them was for my daughter's 4th birthday. She had a Build A Bear Party, and they went with the theming perfectly. Then last year her class was called the Bear Cubs, so at the end of the year I made them for her class. They are so cute, and very easy to make.

All you do is make your cupcakes (any flavor is fine, but chocolate works best). You can either make cupcakes from scratch or use a box. Here is a hint: If you use a mix, add milk instead of water. It makes your cupcakes much more moist, and more homemade tasting (thanks to my wonderful Mom for teaching me that trick ;o) !). Then ice them whatever color you want your bear to be. I have used chocolate both times, but white would also be cute! Once they are iced add 3 Nonpareils to each cupcake. Put two in the top (pushed far enough down in that you only see half of it), and then put 1 a little lower than the center of the cupcake. You can then use either 2 M&M's (in any color) or 2 Chocolate Chips, or I just simply used 2 dots of black icing (because I did not want my bears eyes too big). You then draw on the mouth with the black icing, and put a Red Hot Candy at the top for the nose. Then add a few Chocolate Sprinkles at the top for it's hair, and you are done. See very simple, and a hit with kids every time :o) !!