4H Cupcake Class - SUPER Cute (and Easy) Ideas

Can I just say that I love the 4H program!?! I wish they did these fun classes for adults, too. But today, Ella got the fun - Class 2 (of 3) in Cupcake Decorating. (Mostly pictures here, with a few notes so I can remember what that little yellow beak was made from next time I try to recreate these.)

Little lambie: Make the face first with a flattened purple gumdrop. Use a toothpick to poke nostrils. Use store-bought candy eyes. Multiple mini marshmallows all over for the body. Use small pieces of black licorice for ears and tail. Sprinkle with colored sugar if desired.

Flower: Beautiful, isn't it? Cut 2 regular size marshmallows diagonally and cover the cut side with colored sugar, place gumdrop in the middle. 

Alien: (Ella tells me this is missing one eye - she got hungry.) Green Twizzler rope, red colored sugar over icing. The eyes are made of a gumdrop inside a gummy ring, toothpicked into cupcake.

Owl: My absolute favorite! Split an Oreo in half. (If I was publishing this and avoiding trademarked names, I would say a chocolate sandwich cookie here.) Use a yellow jelly bean for the nose and green M&Ms for the eyes. (Feel free to change up the colors.) Use two whole almonds for the ears. Add some chocolate jimmies (Ella says "sprinkles!") between the eyes and ears.

Thanks to my sweet daughter, Ella, for making these! And thanks to Bannock County 4H for the class. Time to go sample the cupcakes now.