My Little Cupcake

Cub Scout Fun

2009-10-06T19:25:00.001-07:00

OK, so summer is over but I just found these pictures from our Cub Scout Swim Party. The boys thought these cupcakes were so fun. I made sure that I brought extra umbrellas, because I was sure that the boys would fight over who got an umbrella. Good thinking! :)

I loved this project and thought that the marshmallow beachballs was a cute detail!

Carrot Cake

2009-10-06T19:17:00.000-07:00

Another non-cupcake post. I know. And I know that I have committed the cardinal sin of blogging- not posting for 5 months. Well, I am going back to school-- which has significantly cut into my cupcaking time. Grrr.

Anyway, here is a 4 layer cake I made for my sister's boss. Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. The coolest thing is that I hate carrot cake, but this recipe is so good that I even ate some! :) And it is healthy! Yay for applesauce and pineapple! Double bonus points for the cute little gumpaste rabbit!

Not a cupcake?!

2009-05-13T12:44:00.000-07:00

Along with the below Sushi cupcakes, I made two 8 inch layered cakes for the prom dinner for my sister. They were French Vanilla with raspberry filling and then raspberry cream cheese frosting. Then chocolate branches and gumpaste cherry blossoms. I think they turned out pretty good. The frosting was a little more runny than I wanted, but it tasted great!

SUSHI!!!

2009-05-11T19:01:00.000-07:00

My sister had a pre-prom dinner at a friends house and all the parents were in charge of the different courses. They girls decided to have an asian themed dinner and my mom was given the dessert assignment. After a while of trying to think up a good asian dessert that everyone would eat, I came up with SUSHI CUPCAKES!!! They turned out really cute and the girls got to come over and decorate. I couldn't find green fruit roll-ups, so I used blue fruit-by-the-foot. I also had a hard time finding white jimmies without having to order online, but white nonpariels worked fine for the rice! The girls made such cute little "california rolls" and others, one even had a little smiling jelly fish! A-DOR-A-BLE! *^-^*

Happy Birthday Max!

2009-05-10T19:40:00.000-07:00

Max loves red and macaroni and cheese. Here are some cupcakes we made for his birthday!

Hey Batter Batter!

2009-05-04T21:53:00.000-07:00

Cupcakes made for a baseball team BBQ. Yummy!

New Cream Cheese Frosting

2009-04-22T20:05:00.000-07:00

More cute cupcakes for a party for my sister! Vanilla Buttermilk cuppies with made-from-scratch cream cheese frosting. I think I may have found the best cream cheese frosting ever! :)

Happy Easter

2009-04-14T11:33:00.000-07:00

So, I am a bit late with this post. I took a cup-break (get it? a cup-cake break!) to work on some made-from-scratch bread. Yum! Here is a little guy I made before Easter, but forgot to upload.

Baseball Season

2009-04-10T21:27:00.000-07:00

My little brothers are both on baseball teams this year and I was dying to try out a few different baseball cupcake ideas. The first is just frosting with piped stitching. It is a little thick, but I think it looks yummy! The second is a gum paste cut out on top of frosting. I don't know which one I like better.

It's a Boy!

2009-04-09T22:28:00.001-07:00

Cute boy cupcake toppers. Again, these could be for either a boy or a girl. Or, the flower could be for anything. The flower looks really elegant, I think. Maybe it would work for a wedding in coordinating colors.

It's a Girl!

2009-04-09T22:20:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of gumpaste toppers for a girl baby shower. I think the little booties are adorable. Gumpaste and icing. The baby under the quilt is gumpaste, icing, and edible food coloring pens for the hair. Could be done for either a boy or a girl. I think it would be really cute as a mini cake topper and then have matching cupcakes.

Happy Birthday Teacher!

2009-04-07T19:11:00.000-07:00

My sister wanted to suprise her favorite history teacher with a couple of cupcakes. He favorite color is blue and she loves chocolate. So we went with dark chocolate cupcakes with vanilla frosting. One monogram, one apple, one with sugar and dragees, and one with a history book.

Petit Fours

2009-04-07T18:56:00.000-07:00

Cute little petit four mini cupcakes for a party. Would be prefect in more pastel colors for a baby shower.

Jewelry Party

2009-04-07T18:43:00.000-07:00

An order of "girly" mini cupcakes for a jewelry party. I think they turned out adorable!

Lady J!

2009-04-01T21:10:00.000-07:00

Order of cupcakes for Jessica's birthday. She is a fan of Southpark, painting, and theater.

Birthday Cupcake

2009-04-01T20:59:00.000-07:00

I had some extra frosting and new dragees so I whipped up a cool birthday cupcake with a gumpaste star.

Happy Birthday Tommy

2009-04-01T20:40:00.000-07:00

One of my sister's best friends has a slight obsession with blowing raspberries on his arm and pretending that he is passing gas. He also loves a ficus tree and cherry chapstick. So, this was my first try at this type of thing. It is a devils food cake with strawberry cream cheese/marshmallow fluff. Covered in ganache and gumpaste decorations. So, yes, this is a chocolate cake with a kid passing gas on the top with chapstick and a ficus tree. Oh high school kids.... :)

Birthday Birthday, Coming to Earth Day!

2009-04-01T19:51:00.000-07:00

I got these cute star sprinkles and I decided to play with them. I think they would make a super cute birthday cupcake or for a sports theme party.

Easter

2009-04-01T19:49:00.000-07:00

This initially started as an easter basket, with completely different decorations. I didn't like the way it turned out so I scrapped that idea and did a more modern take with a poured chocolate design (could be a tulip) and nonpareils. I kinda like it!

Mixture of pink and brown

2009-04-01T15:03:00.000-07:00

I had some left over chocolate cupcakes and some pink melting chocolate and decided to have a little fun. So, these are a bunch of misfit cupcakes. The first is a heart and a star... second is just a heart... third is not a duck foot print (as my husband thought) just a design. The fourth one is a tube of lipstick... the rest are self explanatory I guess.

Monrovia! Monrovia! Monrovia!

2009-03-30T10:41:00.000-07:00

My beautiful little read-headed sister just tried out for her middle school cheerleading squad. I knew she was going to make it, so I made a cupcake with a gumpaste figure of her! So when she got home and found out that she made the squad- I gave her this cupcake! I had to use a toothpick for the arms, but I think it turned out really cute!

Spring is in the air!

2009-03-28T17:35:00.001-07:00

I had some left over gum paste from another project and as I was playing with it these little birds kinda formed themselves. They are so tiny and so CUTE! I love them! Perfect for a baby shower! Or they could be LOVEbirds... get it? P.S. that is a mini cupcake and my hand to show the scale.

Little Boy Blue

2009-03-26T19:58:00.000-07:00

I am so proud of the way this cute little guy came out. I love the little cottontail and the cute stiches. I think he would be the perfect topper for a baby shower. I am going to try out other animals. It will be hard to top this little Peter Rabbit! :)

Little Rosie

2009-03-26T19:33:00.000-07:00

I made this little gumpaste rossette for fun. It turned out really cute and the leaf was a nice touch. A little cartoonish, perfect for any princess or butterfly party!

8 is great!

2009-03-26T19:25:00.000-07:00

My little brother is getting baptized this November and I was thinking of what kind of cupcakes I could make for him. So, I decided to practice my numbers with gumpaste. I am pretty pleased with the way this turned out.

Today's post is brought to you by the letter "N"

2009-03-26T16:53:00.002-07:00

I wanted to try fondant letters so I picked a random letter (N) and made the cupcake for a little girl. I think it turned out really cute!

Smooshy again

2009-03-26T16:48:00.001-07:00

Same thing happened with this blue beauty. I guess today was not my day. I still thought the blue turned out a gorgeous shade!

Smooshy

2009-03-26T16:43:00.000-07:00

I am totally sad about this picture because this little mini had the most beautiful swirl ever! And right as I went to take the picture it fell over! Smooshy... Oh well, the sugar looks good in this picture.

I'm not sure

2009-03-26T13:45:00.000-07:00

I thought the frosting turned out pretty darn perfect, but that was just too boring to leave it like that. So I put on red sugar. Still not exciting enough. So I added black sugar. It needed something else. So I made a gumpaste flower and stuck it on the top. Perfect. But perfect for what?

A little late

2009-03-26T13:41:00.000-07:00

I got these sprinkles on sale last week, so I decided to play with them a little and here is my favorite out of the bunch.

Two-Toned Frosting

2009-03-26T13:38:00.000-07:00

I think this mini cupcake looks like the top of an ice cream cone. Ya know, the swirled ones? It is actually two-toned white and purple vanilla frosting. I think it turned out pretty cute. I could do any color combination.

Bored last night

2009-03-26T13:35:00.000-07:00

There is not a lot to say about this one. I was bored last night and made this little gal. The all pink one that looks like a snowball is covered in sanding sugar. It would make a good accent to another designed cupcake.

Pink is my favorite color!

2009-03-26T13:29:00.001-07:00

In case you couldn't tell from the blog colors, I love the color pink! I made this mini cupcake for fun, for me! I thought it was so cute with its pink buttercream frosting and little hearts!

Lyle, Lyle Crocodile

2009-03-26T13:15:00.000-07:00

I had some leftover green gumpaste from St. Patricks Day so I decided to make a little Crocodile... or alligator. Whichever. Marbled blue and white vanilla frosting with gumpaste figures, and the cross hatching on the back of the reptile is accented with cinnamon. I love his little snaggleteeth.

St. Patricks Day

2009-03-26T13:11:00.000-07:00

I love this holiday! I didn't have any sprinkles, so I made due with gumpaste shamrocks. The cupcake batter was dyed green and my little brothers thought they looked like Shrek cupcakes.

Charity's Birthday Party

2009-03-26T13:08:00.001-07:00

I wish I had more pictures of these cupcakes! They were so cute! My sister had a birthday party and the theme was lime green and polka dots. I used poured white chocolate for the letters and numbers, but next time I will use fondant or gumpaste.

Chocolate Chocolate Labs

2009-03-26T13:02:00.000-07:00

Here is another PUPcake challenge! Chocolate chocolate labs, get it? :) I think they are the cutest dogs on the block!

Sorry the pictures are so dark.

Pound Puppies

2009-03-26T12:57:00.000-07:00

I decided to try a few different dog designs. Here are the results of my Dalmation, Yorkie, and Sheepdog PUPcakes!

All the way from China

2009-03-26T12:53:00.000-07:00

My little sister loves Panda Bears so she decided that we should attempt the Pandas from the "Hello Cupcake!" cookbook. They were quite a challenge. Some looked a little funnier than others, but overall they all turned out cute! They even had a little habitat with edible grass! :)

Night at the Movies

2009-03-26T12:47:00.001-07:00

One of my favorite things to do is go to the movies and get popcorn! Now, how can I combine my love of popcorn and sweets? Cupcakes! These adorable mini cupcakes are topped with cut up marshmallows and are in a cute popcorn container.

Who's there?

2009-03-26T12:39:00.000-07:00

There is something about Owls... little cartoon owls... that is so cute! My 18 year old sister and I made these mama owls with baby owls. My sister, Michelle, has an unusual love of all things goofy-eyed. So, many of the owls have crossed eyes at the hand of Michelle.

Spaghetti and Meatballs!

2009-03-26T12:35:00.000-07:00

This has to be my favorite idea from the "Hello Cupcake!" cookbook. Frosting "noodles", raspberry jam "tomato sauce", Ferrero Rocher "meatballs", white chocolate "parmesean cheese". They look so real that most people are afraid to try them!

Peas and Carrots

2009-03-26T12:26:00.000-07:00

I got this idea from the "Hello Cupcake!" cookbook. I was sad that Runts candy no longer includes limes, so for the peas I used gobstoppers. I think that they turned out pretty cute! The carrots are startbursts. What a fun way to eat your veggies!

Bible Cupcakes

2009-03-26T12:19:00.000-07:00

My dad teaches a Bible study class and so I made little Bible cupcakes for all the students! I also tried my hand at making gum paste figurines. The first one was a little rough, but I am getting the hang of it. If you know my dad, then you can see that this figure captures his baldness and funny side! These are double chocolate cupcakes with plain jane vanilla frosting. The best part is the cute fig newton Bible on top!

Bugging Out

2009-03-26T12:09:00.000-07:00

I made these little poured chocolate bugs with m&ms for my little cousins. They thought it was great that they could eat spiders and centipedes! I also have a really cute (if you can call it that) pattern for a scorpion. Perfect for little guys who like to explore!

Down in the Garden

2009-03-26T11:38:00.000-07:00

I created this garden using completely edible materials for a church fundraiser. It was a big hit! Perfect for garden parties or someone with a green thumb. I could have also done different fruits or vegetables. My 14 year old sister helped and we had a blast! We got the idea from the "Hello Cupcake!" cookbook.

Starting Out

2009-03-23T08:00:00.000-07:00

First Post!

I am starting this blog to post pictures of my projects and ideas. Basically, I love baking and decorating.

I would have to credit my good friend and aunt, Christy, with inspiring me to try out cupcake baking. I have so much fun making these cupcakes that my sisters suggested that I do birthday parties.

So, I am just starting out. I have lots of great ideas and am open to all challenges! I can do fancy wedding cupcakes with fondant or fun themed cupcakes for birthdays!

If you are in need of cupcakes for weddings, bridal/baby showers, birthdays or parties of any kind- I can do it!

Want sunflowers?

Sharks?

Aliens?

Princesses?

I can do it!