First, all I did was buy some foil cupcake pans at the store. There are three in a package and they come with the liners too.
Second, I baked up some cupcakes. I decided on vanilla. I also had some leftover cupcakes and made some mini cupcakes, which was a good idea (if I do say so myself) because I ended up using them later on. Just make sure you don't overfill these cupcakes. Two-thirds and no more!
Peas and Carrots
Tint frosting green. I used green Runts and diced orange Starburst.
Mashed Potatoes
Pile on the white frosting, making a well in the center and building up the wall a little. Put a yellow Starburst a little off center and pour on some warm caramel sauce for the "gravy", letting it spill over a little.
Chicken Legs
Frost the cupcake, then secure a mini cupcake (or small doughnut hole) off center with toothpicks. Build it up with frosting until it looks like a cone and then roll around in cornflake crumbs. For the bone, I piped some melted white chocolate into a bone shape and let it set in the freezer, then stuck it on the top.
For dinner, we had mashed potato "sundaes" where we layered mashed potatoes, popcorn chicken and corn into sundae glasses, topped with gravy and a cherry tomato. Super cute and my kids loved eating out of fancy glasses (I got them at the dollar store).
It's a terrible picture and I used instant mashed potatoes which weren't as stiff as homemade, but you get the point, right? I stuck in some Garlic Ranch Breadsticks from the Barefoot and Baking blog too. They were twisted so they kind of looked like a cookie and they were soooo yummy! You can't go wrong with garlic and ranch dressing!
4 comments:
Seriously, they were the coolest cupcakes I have ever seen! They really looked like "dinner" and my boys (including Bryan and Crazy Uncle Dave!) couldn't stop talking about how cool they were! I am so doing this every April Fools! And, you forgot to mention that you piped the white chocolate "bones" on wax paper, and then peeled them off :) Thanks for sharing!!
Oops! Yes, in the book there is a template I used, but you can draw a "bone" on paper and put the wax paper over it, then use that to pipe the white chocolate onto. They peel off super easy after they are cooled.
You are so awesome! I tried doing my April Fool's Dinner I found on Family Fun. Jordyn blew it right away. I'll definitely do yours next year!
How fun! I always think of doing something fun like this and never do. Hopefully next year I can give this a try! Thanks for sharing!
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