Gnome Sweet Gnome {cupcakes}

Well it was that time again, my son's turn to bring in a treat to school.  The last time it was his turn, we brought in healthy, skim-milk cheese strings and fruit.  This time, unhealthy but delicious cupcakes!

Since it was the beginning of spring, I settled on something from the garden ~ gnomes!

These cute little guys were made from fondant and coated in candy melts.

Their hats are candy coated bugle corn snacks :)

I piped on royal icing for their beards and food-coloring marker for the eyes.

I loved how they turned out! 

Then I made spring garden cupcakes, with spring-green {buttercream} grass, {candy sprinkle} flowers, and mini toadstools made from micro-marshmallows and fondant caps {with royal icing dots}.

Baked in bright, spring-colored, ruffled cupcake liners.

Didn't they turn out super cute?

And speaking of cupcakes,

if you have to transport a few dozen to a classroom or party,

You MUST get one of these...

It's called the Cupcake Courier,

and mine holds 36 cupcakes securely.

No more fumbling with cheap, cardboard bakery boxes or tupperware.

This thing ROCKS!
I bought mine on Amazon.com.

Gnome sweet Gnome cupcakes.

The perfect way to welcome the new season :)

Happy Spring

Frosty, Merry, and oh so Sweet!

Want a quick, adorable, and satisfying little treat for the kids this season?

I whipped up these  

frosty little smiling snowmen cupcakes

for my son's preschool class last week.

Using snowman cupcake liners,

I baked simple chocolate cupcakes

and frosted them with decadent buttercream frosting,

and dusted them with icy sugar crystals.

I added chocolate chip eyes (or you can use M&M candies)

gumdrop noses cut like carrots,

gumdrop earmuffs,

licorice whip bands,

royal icing smiles,

and I sprayed their little cheeks with food coloring spray

to give them rosy cheeks.

So simple,

so cute,

and so sweet and merry!

Your little ones will positively adore these jovial, 

colorful little snowman cupcakes!

For more Christmas Cookie ideas,

visit my 2009 post:

Christmas Cookies!