Archive for April, 2008

Clownfish cupcakes

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

clownfish cupcake
Is there a Finding Nemo fan in your house? Planning a themed birthday party? How much simpler can it get than plopping a gummy clown fish on a cupcake and adding a few mini M&M “bubbles”?
What You Need: 1 cupcake; icing tinted light blue; gummy clownfish; blue mini M&Ms.
How to Make It: Frost cupcake. Add fish. Add 3 blue mini M&Ms, upside-down so the writing doesn’t show, for bubbles.

Pig cupcakes

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

pig cupcake
There are plenty of ways to make cute pig cupcakes. Don’t squeal if you don’t have the exact same candies we used. Just have fun with it!
What You Need: 1 cupcake; icing tinted pink or mauve; 2 pink heart candies; 1 pink Jordan almond; 2 blue mini M&Ms; white writing icing.
How to Make It: Frost cupcake. Place hearts, upside down, at top for ears. Add almond nose. Use white writing icing or gel to make pig nose nostrils.

Fishing pole cupcakes

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

fishing cupcake

Great for the fisherman in your life and a fun project for kids!
What You Need: 1 cupcake; icing tinted blue; stick pretzel; goldfish cracker; white writing icing.
How to Make It: Frost cupcake. Place pretzel on top at an angle. Add fish about to be “caught.” Use white icing to “draw” a fishing line connecting the pretzel pole and the fish.