Last Thursday, I revisited an old favorite pastime: Cupcake Decorating!
On this particular occasion, it was for the club, Circle of Friends, with which I’ve been involved for the last two years.
With only a day to decorate forty cupcakes, there wasn’t enough time to make fondant critters. I had to think of something quicker. So, after perusing the candy aisle at the grocery store, I came up with:
(Note to vegans: The Teddy Grahams are vegan. The Lifesaver gummies, however, are not. I didn’t even think about the fact that they might contain gelatin until after I’d gotten them home.)
But the cupcakes, themselves, are vegan (from VCTOTW), as is the Pillsbury icing. I thought I was so clever to put Teddy Grahams into lifesaver candies… but it turns out other people have had the same idea! Oh well; great minds think alike, I guess.
(The brown “sand” is maple sugar.)
Please excuse the messy edges. The nails were newly-painted.
Nail polish tip: Don’t worry about staying in the lines when you polish your nails, and don’t bother taking off the polish that gets on your skin. It’ll come off naturally by the next day (especially if you take a shower) and your nails will look perfect. Promise..
I second the cupcake model idea. You outshine that cute cupcake, which is pretty hard to do ;).
Thanks for the nail tip. Does it really work, even if you get polish ALL over your nail beds (i.e. not just a little bit?) I’m going to try, because I am the worst at staying in the lines!
Looooooove the cupcakes!
Those cupcakes are too cute! I love bring dishes to parties, even though I am always nervous as to how people will like it. I have found that if you bring something sweet, most everyone will like it. 🙂
WOW -your cucakes are so cute. I really want to learn to make cupcakes. I bought books to learn how to make vegan cupcakes, but as of yet I haven’t tried to make any. I checked out your past link of cupcakes. LOVE the watermelon one!!!!!!
Both you and the cupcake are so pretty! Oh and the nails too. I wish I were half as talented!
Oh, those cupcakes are absolutely adorable! You are so creative, love the life saver inner-tubes (even if they aren’t vegan) and the sand… so so cute!
Cute cupcakes and I am liking your nails too. You are a very creative. 🙂
Those cupcakes are adorable!! They make me want to make my own!
Last year, a group of friends and I had theme night potlucks once a weeks. We had things like Italian night, breakfast-for-dinner, Mexican, French, dessert, Japanese, we made our own pizzas, etc. it was super fun and I got to experiment with a whole slew of new recipes, all of which everyone loved! The majority of my friends who were involved moved away at the beginning of this year, so we haven’t kept it up, but it was a wicked good time.
I love when you post your cupcake pictures. It’s been a while. Slacker! Don’t you know your adoring fans are waiting impatiently to see your next creation, missy? 😉