Flowery Girlie Baby Shower Cupcakes

Today I'm taking a break from the cookie posts!
Recently I did some cupcakes for a woman expecting a little baby girl. When I asked the client how she would describe the expectant mother she said "girlie, green-y, and flowery". She also mentioned a love of my Bundle of Joy cupcakes. So, this is what I came up with for her!

Lots and lots of girlie, flowery, greeny, and bundles of joy!

Here are a few close ups....

Baby buttons

Mamma and baby duckies


Elegant flowers with embossed fondant (its kind of hard to tell in this photo!)


Cute baby girl

And a sleepy baby girl.
These were fun to do, and oh so cute!

Up, Up, and Away!

I love the simplistic and fun nature of these cookies!

Don't they just make you giggle like a little kid?



The red one is my favorite.

Up up and away!

There's a Monster in my Tummy!

Can you believe I still haven't posted all of the cookies I designed for the Walker Artist mart?!
Here is another edition....Monsters on sticks!

They aren't all that scary though are they? These were actually inspired by some monster cupcakes I saw on Cupcakes Take the Cake. I thought they were irresistible!

Can't you just hear them..."Take me home! Take me home!"

"Arrrgahrrrh, Me Monster! Me Go Home With You!"
OK, maybe that was taking it a little far, but come on, don't you want a sweet monster of your own?

Strawberry Feature!

I want to give a quick shout out to Amanda at Everything Strawberry. Amanda featured my strawberry hearts baskets on her blog today.

Thanks for the blog love Amanda!

Do you love strawberries too? You gotta go check her strawberry-licious blog!

Edible Expressions!

When I was contacted by the Walker Art Center one of the cookies they loved was my mustache on a stick cookies. (See the originals here.) Here is Mustache 2.0

Feeling mischievous? You need a mustache!

Mustache not your thing? Perhaps you want a sultry smile or a generous grin?

Check out my Smile Sticks!



Oh my gosh! I just turned into Angelina Jolie!

Or perhaps....

Julia Roberts?
These newest editions will also be available in my Etsy shop!

Strawberry Hearts Baskets

As promised, I am featuring some of the creations I made for the Walker Artist Mart. One of my favorites is the Strawberry Hearts Basket!

Aren't they adorable? You've probably seen my strawberries before here. This time I decided to use Farmer's Market Baskets!

Get 'em fresh from the market!

Like them? Want to try them yourself?

My vanilla almond ones are available in my Etsy shop! Click on the listing in the side bar, or check them out here.

Little Big Planet

My dear friend, and former roommate Amy has a son Louie who was turning eight years old. He loves Sack Boy from Little Big Planet. Amy was kind enough to ask me to do Sack Boy cookies for his birthday. I took one look at Sack Boy---who I have never heard of---what? I don't have an 8 year old! I thought to myself, Boy! He's going to be challenging!
Check this guy out....

I mean look at him! Sack Boy is made of yarn! I gave it my best shot, and here is what I came up with....

Each little guy was hand cut (no cookie cutters!) and meticulously filled in with yarn like detail.

After awhile he kind of grew on me. He is a cutie isn't he?

I want to hug Sack Boy.


It seems Louie loved them too! Happy 8th Birthday Louie!

Fairytale Frosting at the Walker!

Last week was a big week for me! I was asked to join the Local Artist Mart at the Walker Art Center. The Walker had a large event, Artist Field Day. There were loads of people at the museum to share in music, food, fun and of course, art! In the Local Artist Mart, other artists from the Twin Cities area were featured with a special note that everything was under $30.
We were each given a table to set up and sell our products....check out mine!

Pretty fun eh?

I spruced up the table with a little wrapping paper!

Here is a shot of the artist mart area.

Here are some details from my table. The eggs and bacon cookies were quite popular!

The mustache cookies were what caught the attention of Willa, the coordinator from the Walker.

Veggie, strawberry and mushroom baskets!



It was a crazy day. Fortunately for me, my best friend Kelly helped me out for most of the day. Thanks Kelly!!
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This event was also featured in some local publications. One of which is City Pages. Here is an awkward photo of me from their website!

I was also featured on Pop Fizz Daily! Check out the post here.
The event was fun, I got loads of exposure, and had tons of fun making an assortment of cookies!
Stay tuned, I'll be featuring details of some of my cookie designs for this event!

Walker Artist Mart!

Hi Everyone! I wanted to apologize for being MIA this week. This week is my big event at the Walker Art Center. If you haven't heard by now Fairytale Frosting is going to be selling cookies at the Walker and MN Artists Field Day event on Thursday August 19th!
If you are in the Minneapolis area, stop by the Walker Art Center and head to the Cargill Lounge. In the lounge you will find the Local Artist Mart. Its a gathering of local artists all selling their work. The best part (besides me being there of course!)...everything is under $30!! Grab your friends and family and head out to the Walker for a fun afternoon! You can pick up cookies from me for an afternoon snack!
Here is a preview of what I've been doing all week....

Cookies, cookies and more cookies!!
Check out Walker Art Center or MN Artists for details on the day's events.

The Local Artist Mart is from 2pm to 7pm.
Stop by and show your support for not only Fairytale Frosting, but other local artists!
Hope to see you there!!
(And don't worry, I'll be back to my regular postings once this cookie craziness is over!)

S'More Cupcakes

Yesterday was National S'more Day, in honor of that, here is a s'more cupcake recipe!

Cake Ingredients:
Chocolate cake mix (your favorite kind)
3 eggs
1/2 cup melted butter
1 cup milk (you could use water, but milk makes it richer!)

Additional Ingredients:
Marshmallows
Caramel topping

Put all of your cake ingredients in the mixer.

Mix until well blended.
Scoop into cupcake liners and bake 16-18 minutes at 350.

Fully cool your cakes.

Using a melon baller (or in my case, I used my tablespoon--no melon baller in the house!). Scoop out the centers of each cake and pop in a marshmallow.

Pour caramel on top of, and into the cupcake surrounding the marshmallow. This best done if the caramel is slightly warm and if you use a small spoon.

Prepare your frosting!
Frosting Ingredients:
1 cup Butter
1 cup Shortening
Pinch of Salt
1/4 tsp Vanilla Extract
4 cups Confectioner's Sugar
Heavy Whipping Cream (approx. 1/4 cup)

Mix your butter, shortening, salt and extract. Slowly add in sugar, mixing well after each addition. Slowly pour in the whipping cream, stopping every so often to test consistency. You want the frosting smooth enough to pipe onto cakes.


Fill a pastry bag and pipe onto filled cupcakes.

Top with half a graham cracker and piece of chocolate.

Enjoy!!

Here is the recipe all in one place:
Cake Ingredients:
Chocolate cake mix (your favorite kind)
3 eggs
1/2 cup melted butter
1 cup milk (you could use water, but milk makes it richer!)

Additional Ingredients:
Marshmallows
Caramel topping
Graham crackers
Chocolate bars, broken into squares

Frosting Ingredients:
1 cup Butter
1 cup Shortening
Pinch of Salt
1/4 tsp Vanilla Extract
4 cups Confectioner's Sugar
Heavy Whipping Cream (approx. 1/4 cup)

1. Put all of your cake ingredients in the mixer.
2. Mix until well blended.
Scoop into cupcake liners and bake 16-18 minutes at 350.
3. Once cool, Scoop out the centers of each cake and pop in a marshmallow.
4. Pour caramel on top of, and into the cupcake surrounding the marshmallow. This best done if the caramel is slightly warm and if you use a small spoon.
5. Mix your butter, shortening, salt and extract. Slowly add in sugar, mixing well after each addition. Slowly pour in the whipping cream, stopping every so often to test consistency. You want the frosting smooth enough to pipe onto cakes.
6. Fill a pastry bag and pipe onto filled cupcakes
7. Top with half a graham cracker and piece of chocolate.