Since Wyatte’s birthday fell on a school day I decided to make cupcakes and send them for snack. I looked around the internet, but didn’t find anything that I liked. So I came up with this! Isn’t he cute!??!?!??!?! 
This is what I started with, a circus peanut. I cut some off the bottom so that one end was up higher than the other. (I enjoyed that part!!!)
Then using these wonderfully expensive cake making tools (yes I am talking about the pop can and fork!!!) I frosted the circus peanut green. Then I cut a jelly belly jelly bean in thirds, and used the two ends as nostrils.
Then I frosted over them. Using another jelly bean, this time only cut in half, I made eyes. Using white sprinkles I added teeth and wala! Cute crocodile cupcakes!!!
then I put the whole thing on a blue frosted cupcake, and there it is! I think they turned out pretty cute. They did take me a while, so if you are going to try them budget out a little more time than normal!!!
Grandma Linda was wonderful enough to bring Wyatte to school and pick him up afterwards, so that I could get stuff done for Wyatte’s family party that was that night. Grandpa Stan came over for lunch and brought presents for all the kids! Aubrie and Nevaeh got books.
And Wyatte got a camo shirt (that in these pics is the wrapping paper!)
Inside was a camo coat, and in the hood, sleeves, and pockets were all kind of treat! A camo hat, gloves, and TONS OF CANDY!!!
Here is the start of the crocodile cake that I made for him family party, and am going to make again when he has his friend party in January (there is WAY to much going on in December to have a party so we are just doing it one weekend in January!)
Here is the cake that I kinda went off of. Not the same in any aspect, but it gave me a starting point…
The feet are cupcakes, with marshmallow claws/toes (I used french vanilla snowman ones, trimmed a little bit because that seemed the easiest) The eyes are strawberry marshmallows, frosted, then another snowman cut a little, with a blue mini m & m’s as the pupil. The nostrils are parts of french vanilla marshmallows, frosted, with brown mini m & m’s. The teeth are the marshmallows, cut into slivers…
For supper I made a version of Penne Alfredo. I loosely followed this recipe for Alfredo sauce, cooked penne noodles, used a deli rotisserie chicken and stirred it all together and then baked it for a while. When I make it again I will double the sauce, it was a little too dry for my taste, but was great! I did add minced garlic, and onions.
Then it was time for presents. He got a truck with horse and trailer, a farm lego set, a marshmallow shooter, a monster truck, a book for special school papers and pictures, flashlights, and a digger/truck magnetic puzzle, and a sweatshirt and warmup pants. I am sure I am missing something, but…
I can’t believe that I have a 5 year old. Crazy how the time goes by.
2 comments:
Great job on the cake!
Wow very impressive!
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