monster cupcakes

i made these monster cuppies for a monster bash i hosted a few weeks ago {to see the party go here} :). i used white chocolate candy melts, marshmallows, & black gell icing for the eyes. fun, fun! the little party goers loved them.

blue sprinkle cupcakes

i made these yesterday for my friend who was having a matilda jane trunk show. she wanted them blue to match matilda jane's new 'gypsy blue' line. fun, fun! i hope you liked them, cori!

guitar cupcakes / guitar cupcake cake

i made this guitar cupcake cake for my bro in law's 19th bday. he loves playing the guitar...so this is what i came up with. i was looking through my house for something that would work as guitar strings, and found these retro candy dots..they were perfect! i then found some yellow spree's & put them on for more added fun. the lightning bolts are even edible {i used a lightning bolt cookie cutter and chocolate candy melts}. if you look close the ribbon says "rock king" {i got it at michaels last year along with the silver "rocker" letters}.

transformer cupcakes

i made these cupcakes a few weeks ago for a little guy who loves transformers, the color blue, and the color green :). i made the transformer pops out of white chocolate candy melts dyed yellow {and soap molds}. the letters are chocolate too! i used some adorable letter molds.

shark cupcakes

i made these cupcakes for my friends little boy, kai. he had a water/pool themed birthday party.
i made the shark fins out of card stock.
and as for the cupcakes..they were pretty yummy! pina colada!

here's the cupcake recipe...

ingredients:
1 package yellow cake mix
1 package instant vanilla pudding and pie filling mix
3/4 cup Coco Lopez Cream of Coconut
1/2 cup white grape juice {or rum, if you drink alcohol}
1/3 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
1 can crushed pineapple, well drained
1/2 cup shredded coconut

preparation:
preheat oven to 350°. in a large mixing bowl, combine cake mix, pudding mix, 3/4 cup cream of coconut, 1/2 cup white grape juice, oil, and eggs. beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Stir in drained crushed pineapple & shredded coconut. divide into cupcake liners. cook for 15-18 minutes.

tool man cupcakes

i made these cupcakes a few weeks ago for my brother in law's birthday. we can all be a kid at heart, right? :)

i made the saws and hammers out of candy melts {and a soap mold}. the frosting was my own creation....mint chocolate {i put brown sprinkles on top}. it was yum!
here's the recipe:

MINT CHOCOLATE FROSTING
1/2 c {1 stick) butter, softened
2-3 cups powdered sugar {depends on how thick you want the frosting}
1/3 cup cocoa powder
2 tsp mint extract {or add more until you get the desired flavor, it also depends on how strong your mint extract is}

mix well :)

cub scout cupcakes

i made these cupcakes for a boy in our neighborhood who's birthday fell on the day we had scout pack meeting. i made the scout badge cupcake toppers in photo shop {thank you google images}.

it turned out that the birthday boy's family took him camping, so he wasn't able to make it :). oh well, everyone enjoyed the cupcakes just the same. happy birthday isaiah!

clown cupcakes

here's my clown cupcakes i made for my little boys' circus party! i found the plastic shoes and clown heads online...

they were super fun...

to see more of my circus party go here {you can also see my popcorn cupcakes and snow cone cupcakes below}...

{photo's courtesty of my awesome photographer, lyndsey @ http://www.seenboxphotography.blogspot.com/}

superman pancake cupcakes!

for fathers day this year we had a 'superdad' day. i made some raspberry muffins and pancake cupcakes for breakfast for my hubby. i had these adorable cupcake toppers that i had to use..but since everything was a surprise in the morning i didn't want to make cupcakes for breakfast! i got the idea from my friend, Lyndsey {kitchendoughdough}. so fun, huh?!
i put whipped cream on top...and added melted butter and syrup when eating 'em. delicious pancakes! my kids loved them, too! yum~
to see more of my superman themed decor go to my party site, www.karaspartyideas.blogspot.com...

elmo cupcakes

my son turned two today! and although we're having a big circus birthday party for him & his brother {they're both june babies} in a few weeks, we celebrated today as well. he loves elmo...so i decided to make him some elmo cupcakes! i've seen a lot of different ideas floating around the web for elmo cakes/cupcakes etc. here's my own version of them.

how i made them:

i piped red frosting on using a grass tip to make the red elmo fur
used oreo cookies for the mouths
used orange gumballs for the noses
and used white candy melts for the eyes

my little guy LOVED them! these would be perfect for any elmo/sesame street themed party!

snow cone cupcakes!

Yes folks, these are actual cupcakes..not snow cones made out of ice!

So I'm planning a big circus birthday party....and the other day I was thinking about snow cones. I thought they would be fun for the whole event but didn't know if I wanted to stand behind a snow cone machine making them throughout the whole party. I sat there thinking for a bit, and suddenly came up with the idea of 'snow cone cupcakes'!!! I don't know why I didn't think of them earlier! Just use snow cone papers as cupcake liners and there ya have it!

I made some tester ones tonight :). I want the final ones to be more rounded on top but here's my quick go at 'em. Cute, huh?!

I just filled the snow cone papers with batter..baked them (now that was the tricky part..but guess what, the snow cone holders you see above are metal...so I used them! I was originally going to use chicken wire over a deep pan, which I think would work as well)..and covered the tops with frosting and bright colored sprinkles! I'm so excited about them! I've never seen anything like them. I'm patting myself on the back right now..hehe.

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road sign/car cupcakes

i made these cupcakes last summer for my little boy's car themed birthday party. they were a huge hit..& lots of fun to make. i made the black frosting really runny to try and imitate 'tar' (which worked out great...it started dripping down the sides of the cupcakes & really completed the 'tar' look). i cut orange licorice for the road stripes, and got marshmallow cars and road sign suckers for the cupcake toppers.

pirate cupcakes

here's some pirate cupcakes i made today. i'm into the pirate mode because of all our pirate parties :)...

monkey cupcakes

i made these monkey cupcakes for our nephew's birthday today. i used frosting, vanilla waffers, chocolate chips, and brown sprinkles :)..