Mini's for Core Athletics All-Stars!!

Being a former cheerleader AND All-Star Cheerleading coach - I still love all things cheerleading and continue to stay abreast on all the happenings! AND since my daughter happens to coach for Core Athletics in Rochester, NY I jumped at the chance to make her teams some cupcakes when they came to Hartford, CT for a National Competition!!

In addition to getting to see my daughter, Lauren (we live 6 hrs apart!) I got an added bonus - I got to have my grandbaby - Lily - for the weekend!! Needless to say we were quite busy catching up (she's 1 1/2!) and of course I asked her to help me make some cupcakes!

So....what flavor to make??? AHHH - Oreo Cookie Mini's with Cream Cheese Frosting! Who doesn't love Oreo's I ask?? Lily thought that was a good idea as well, so we proceeded to create our mini masterpieces....



And of course we had to complete the look with their gym's logo in the form of a cupcake topper!

I did a little choreography and set them in place for their dance sequence!!

All boxed up and ready to travel!

Lily helped me make the delivery! She was quite worn out by the end of the day! So much fun AND the team got their bid to the World Competition in April!! Good luck Diamonds! I like to think our cupcakes may have helped their cause....(just sayin..)

Fun stuff!

OMG it's been way too long since we've posted! Well, we're back now!! So...while playing around with some fondant the other day, I made this really cute ruffle. I immediately thought..hmm...that would make a super cute purse! SO -

up to my sewing room I went and tore thru my fabric stash and there it was!!! The super cute black and white print I had been saving for the right project. I thought - maybe an apron, but THEN I found the great lime green velvet I had been saving and KNEW that would make the perfect fondant ruffle! So I began......


OMG so cute right? I thought it looked just like the fondant ruffle! I have lovingly named this purse "Midnight Fabulous"! So - to me - it looks like a dark chocolate cupcake with cream cheese filling and lime buttercream adorned with a fondant ruffle! Brilliant right?

Here's another look! I just love it!

So now that the creative juices were flowing, I decided it was time to work on Valentine's Day cupcake topper picks. OMG - they came out so frigin cute! And since I can never just cut and paste anything, it was necessary to add some tulle!

LOVE THEM!

How cute will this look on top of our awesome red velvet cupcakes?

Yes, I take horrible pictures, but I'm practicing! These are my fav however! Hot pink hearts on top of a layer of white gathered tulle on top of a really cool damask card stock! Yummy!

K, stay tuned for more!! Remember....it's always a good time for a cupcake!