Monsters, Part Deux

Well, well, well... we meet again, friends. I was trying to think what the subject of this second post should be, and I decided it should just be a continuation of the first one. Because, of course, I have more than one example of monster cupcakes. Well at least I think this qualifies as a monster... That's Muno, from Yo Gabba Gabba! I've never actually seen the show, but making the cupcakes was fun. I hope that doesn't make me lose any of my decorator street cred. Cause that's what I'm really concerned about-what they're saying about my cupcakes, you know, on the streets...

ANYWAY

Originally I was just supposed to make a cake for a two-year-old's birthday party, but it was really last minute and I ended up not having a box big enough for a cake big enough for the amount of people at the party, yadda, yadda, yadda... So I decided to make cupcakes as sort of "cake-cessories" to supplement the cake. And yes, I will take credit for making that up.

I know, I know, this is supposed to be a CUPcake blog. But hey, I got love for the big cakes, too, alright? Ok, great, thanks. First things first, le cake. Or I guess if I'm going the pretend French route I should go all in... Voila! Le Gateau- I thought he turned out pretty darn cute. So that was the main event. Although the wart-y type things on the "actual" guy on the show kind of creep me out, I sort of really like them on the cake version for some reason. This cake and the cupcakes were really some of my most favorite to decorate. They were so fun. I love doing kids' cakes.

Ok, onto the cupcakes! They were seriously so fun to make. Every big, goofy eyeball, each weird, pointy tooth, and kind of gross little monster wart I piped, the more excited I was.

The more I look at these little guys, the more they remind me of another fairly famous monster with only one eye, whom I would absolutely love to turn into cupcakes... I'll let you think about that one, and have to get back to you if/when it happens. So here they are, mini Munos! Hope you enjoy. :)

M is for new blog! wait, no it's not...

So this is my blog, people. I'll take this time to introduce myself to all you sugar addicts out there in the land of the internets. My name is Laura, and I like cupcakes. A lot. I love making them, decorating them, EATING THEM(nomnomnom), you know... the usual... Wow, this is really starting to sound more like a support group than a blog post... Oh well, I suppose we'll see where this takes us.

Anyway, I'm pretty much always thinking about cake in one way or another. What kind of cake can I make next? What kind of frosting? What can I turn into cupcakes? When's the next time I get to eat cupcakes? That sort of thing. Basically the point of this blog is to share ideas, get ideas, and show you what has become of ideas I've had.

So let's get down to business, and explain the title of this post... Lately I've been thinking HOLY CRAP I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S MAY ALREADY! That's where the M came in. M is for May aaaaaand Monsters! Which is what my latest project was. A good friend of mine has a little girl who just turned one and she loooooves Elmo. So for her party I made Elmo and Cookie Monster cupcakes. As a lover of cupcakes and Muppets, I was really excited to try these bad boys out. I'd actually been wanting to try out some Sesame Street cupcakes for a while so I was happy to have this opportunity. Soooo without further ado, here they are! Happy monster viewing!