Monster Cupcakes

3 Little Monsters

I can't believe it's time for Halloween baking already!  These cupcakes could actually work any time of year for a monster themed birthday party, but they're especially cute for Halloween.  Okay so they're definitely more cute than spooky, but this is me here!  I just did these for a party and the kids went crazy over them! This is also a great project for kids.  They can make the monsters any color they want, and decorate them with all different kinds of candy. 

The first thing I did was make the eyes.  I made them different sizes using white fondant and placing them on toothpicks.  Next I melted some red candy melts, the ones you can get at Michael's, and dipped half the eye in it.  I let them all dry on a sheet of parchment paper while I made a batch of cupcakes and some buttercream.  Once the cupcakes were completely cool I frosted them with buttercream that I colored purple and orange.  I used a piping bag with a #133 tip to get the look I was going for.

Tip #133

Once they were all frosted I stuck the eyes in, some got 2 eyes, some got 3.  I then completed the eyes by painting them with some black food coloring.  I used both gumdrops and peach rings to make the mouths, I think the peach ring looked really cute!  The last thing I did was cut little triangles out of white fondant to give the little monsters teeth.  There are so many ways you can decorate these, it's just a really fun project :)

3 Eyed Monster

What you'll need

• Cupcakes
• Buttercream 
• Purple, orange, & black food coloring
• Pastry Bag
• Tip #133
• Fondant
• Paint brush
• Toothpicks
• Red candy melts
• Gumdrops & peach rings

Assembly

1. Make eyes by rolling white fondant different sizes & placing on toothpicks.
2. Melt candy melts in microwave & dip half the eye in it. Place them on a sheet of parchment to dry.
3. Bake cupcakes & make buttercream.
4. Color buttercream orange & purple.
5. Pipe buttercream on completely cooled cupcakes using tip #133 
6. Insert eyes and complete them by painting them with black food coloring.
7. Make mouths out of gumballs & peach rings.
8. Cut out little triangles of white fondant for teeth.