Happy Birthday Jeff, quack quack!

A sequel to the book, Hello Cupcake! came out and this is the cupcake design that is on the cover of the new book, What's New Cupcake?

http://www.amazon.com/Whats-New-Cupcake-Ingeniously-Occasion/dp/054724181X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1342977391&sr=8-1&keywords=what%27s+up+cupcake

I decided to try out these fun little birds for Jeff's Birthday!

Funfetti cupcake, topped with half a marshmallow (cut diagonally) and a donut hole, all frosted together.

Dipping the first batch.  You slightly freeze the cupcakes before you dip them in the heated frosting.

Starting to assemble the pieces.  The feet and beaks were orange starburst. 

The page from the book.

All finished! Happy Birthday Jeff!

Lavender Honey Delight

I am slowly exploring cupcake batter recipes.  The first one I wanted to try was a lavender honey cupcake. The frosting was a cream cheese based frosting.  

They were a little on the sweet side, but very delicious!