Elmo Cupcakes with a Twist

You see, I just started working again. I mean an 8-hour office work. And the past week was my first week back in the rat race. So I was kinda worried if I would be able to finish these order for the client's son. 


The client wanted an Elmo-themed party. So we have a cake and cupcake tower. 

Thought that was the end of it? She wanted a separate set of cupcakes with a twist. Still following the theme, she wanted something with different flavors and texture. I got inspiration from the book I recently bought, "Cupcakes, Cookies & Pie, Oh My!" The book puts together different candies to create a sweet treat. Here's what I came up with:

I covered these chocolate cupcakes with a red butter cream. Coloring the butter cream red helps enhance the color once you sprinkle the red sugar crystal. I cut large marshmallows into two for Elmo's eyes. Orange gum drops were used for his nose and Oreo cupcakes for his mouth. 

When eaten, there is an overwhelming sweet flavor. Good thing that my I used dark chocolate cupcakes for this, so as an advise, it is best that you go easy on the sugar on the cupcake recipe itself. Texture-wise though, you will surely get a lot of it! I was told that there was a clamor for these cupcakes. (uh-oh, kids will be running around due to high adrenaline a few hours after eating just one)...

So here are the photos of both the fondant and candy cupcakes:

And here's a photo of the special Candy Cupcakes got it's highlight during the party.