Snowman Cupcakes

What's cuter than this adorable little snowman cupcake?.......

...... 47 of his closest friends! These are a lot of fun to make, and so festive for the season. We made these up to surprise two classes at a local elementary school. My daughter is on the Special Olympics team, and these classes have adopted her as their Pen Pal. They've sent sweet letters of encouragement, so we thought we'd send them some "sweets".

His head is a large marshmallow. I used a black food coloring pen for the details on the face, and icing for the carrot nose. The matching scarf and hat are made with icing, with an extra large silver dragee to top it off. Living here in Texas, this is about as close as we'll get to a real snowman this year. Happy Holidays!

Christmas Present

My husband asked for a cake to give his youth group as their Christmas present from him. Is it just me, or should he have been decorating his cake while I licked the icing bowl? : ) Anyway, it was a fun cake to create,... but surprisingly time consuming because of the fondant bow. It needed to be extra large to be proportional to the size of the present, which was 19" x 13". Everything else is icing, including the white polka dots. I was happy with the way it turned out, and all the boys seemed happy to receive it. Merry Christmas!

Angry Birds

So who would have thought such an angry bird could turn out to be a cute cake! I have to admit I didn't know this game, but quickly discovered that millions of you do,... including a 6 year old named Harrison. This cake is decorated completely in icing. I included a frying pan and eggs, hand sculpted from fondant, as a finishing touch. The eggs are brushed with a little luster dust to give them a nice shine. Happy Birthday Harrison, and good luck with those crazy little green pigs. : )