Sesame Street Cupcakes!

I had the opportunity to make Sesame Street Cupcakes last week for a little girl's birthday party.  It was a lot of work-- actually, only7 hours or so-- but this was an after-midnight-apartment cake job, which always makes the job more difficult.  But, still, it was FUN!  After working a chaotic 12 hour work day, I went home and immediately started to make cupcake batter at around 2am, and then continued work on the fondant decorations (eyeballs, noses, beaks n stuff) and dyed buttercream... next thing I knew, I was finished and it was light outside.  I looked at the clock: 7am!  Time flies when you're having fun.  (Oh, and I had to be back at work at noon.  Haha.)

The cupcakes were pretty damn tasty, actually-- they were strawberry-rhubarb cupcakes, filled with strawberry jam and topped with buttercream.  AWESOME recipe, from-- don't judge me-- Martha Stewart's cupcake book.  I know she's the devil, but I have been using her recipes for years, and they are great.  I highly recommend her cupcake book, as well as her cookie book!

Ok, a few pics...

Fondant eyeballs, noses n' things

From top to bottom: Elmo, Cookie Monster, Zoe, Big Bird

Finished fondant features

Dirty bowls used for dying buttercream

(Doing this part at home is really FRUSTRATING 

if you're accustomed to having proper mixing bowls, rubber spatulas, 

and other people to wash the damn dishes.)

The whole gang on sheet trays

Cookie Monster, my personal favorite

Big Bird

Elmos and Zoes

(I was not completely happy with these-- Elmo looks like he's on crack, Zoe looks stoned)

7am: All boxed up, ready to go!

All in all, it was a fun and successful job, and I learned a few things in the process.  Just doin' what I love!  That's the goal.