Spring Flower Cupcakes!

Aren't these cupcakes the cutest?  WAIT! Before you flip the page, believe me, they are sooo much easier than you think. I first came across these a few months ago and thought they would be a challenge to make. To my surprise these babies are easy peasy!  These are perfect for an outdoor spring theme gathering, or bridal shower, even a wedding...with the right colors.

These would also be a great additions to your Easter gathering. I will be making some for my church this Easter since we always celebrate Easter with a fellowship meal on Easter. I can't wait til I sashay in that church building and unveil these beauties lol. It does take a little time to cut the marshmallows and dipped them if you are making a dozen or more. But it's actually fun to make, have the kids do it for you lol they'll love it. If they don't don't eat them all first lol.

So here is step by step instructions on how you can make your own spring flowers!

First, to make these particular flowers you need the mini fruity flavored marshmallows, they are a pastel color, that's why I like them, perfect for spring! Then you are going to take you kitchen scissors and cut each marshmallows  diagonally. Each cupcake will need 20 pedals. So you will need 10 of each color.

Then you will take each cut marshmallow and dip the cut/sticky side in the matching sprinkles.

 and here is what you end up with. 

Time to decorate!

You'll need a completely cooled cupcake. Also you do not want a high dome on the cake so don't fill the cups up to much, or you'll have a disfigured flower

 Next add on a thin layer of your favorite icing, I used buttercream, You can find my buttercream recipe here.

Now take your pedals and begin sticking the pedals on the outer edge 

Now the second layer

for the center you can use whatever you have, I used some edible yellow glitter. But you can use edible pearls, any kind of candy, or even icing. 

And your flower is complete. Isn't she beautiful?!

My 5 year old daughter Ericka made her own version, she even added a candy bumble bee :)

Hamburger cupcakes!

Aren't these hambuger cupcakes the cutest you have ever seeeeen!!! I came across these on youtube and just had to make these. My "buns" did not come out as dark as I wanted them, but as you can see they came out cute anyway. The "hamburger" on these cupcakes could be your favorite brownie recipe or a box. I used  a box recipe, i can never make perfect homemade brownies. These would be soo cute for a kids birthday party, maybe a cookout, or a sports themed party. Or these can be a Saturday afternoon activity for the kids to make, then afterwards take them around the neighborhood on a nice summer day, and give them to neighbors. You can have so much fun with these. So lets get busy!

You're going to need:

vanilla or yellow cupcakes (I used vanilla)
brownies
sweetened coconut flakes, dyed green
buttercream icing (yellow and red) Check out my yummy buttercream icing here
pearl sprinkles

first lets color our buttercream, set aside

Color your coconut, place preferred amount of coconut in a ziplock bag, and a few drops of green coloring, close the bag and mix with your fingers til all flakes are colored

                                     

 Place your buttercream in piping bags or ziplock bags with a tiny tip of the corner cut off

Take your brownies and cut them with a cookie cutters, about the same size of the cupcake

Ta Da...patties!

 Now cut your cupcakes in half

Take the bottom half and add the 'ketchup"

Place on the "pattie" and add the "cheese or mustard"

then add the "lettuce" along the edge

Now the top bun, Then top with the pearl sprinkles for the sesame seeds

And there you go...hamburger cupcakes!

I added these little flags...sooo cute!

TIPS

*If you are using a box cake, stay away from those 'super moist, moist deluxe, mixes because you hamburger will not hold to good, at least not the bottom bun, as you can see in my pictures. Yep I used a moist deluxe mix, Big no no for these babies

*ENJOY!