A couple of months ago we made little Love Bug Cupcakes in honor of Valentine's Day. I thought they were so cute, took pictures of them, promptly lost them somewhere on my hard drive and then found them again and decided to write a post on how to make them! They were so cute, and so easy!
Start with a box of cake mix, the frosting of your preference, a bag of marshmallows, pull and peel twizzlers, red sugar crystals, and something for the eyes. We used Silver Dragees, even though you're not supposed to. It was what I had in my kitchen at the time.
Make the cupcakes according to the boxed directions,and let them cool. While they're cooling, go ahead and decorate the Marshmallows. To do this, pour some of the red sugar crystals onto a plate. Wet the marshmallow with water, then roll it in the red sugar crystals. Then, just set them aside to dry.
While those are drying, you can go ahead and frost your cupcakes:
I didn't want to make them all into love bugs, so what I did was took a heart shaped cookie cutter, set it on top of the frosted cupcake, and sprinkled some red sugar crystals into the bounds of the cookie cutter. Tip the cupcake from left to right to coat and then tip upside down to remove extra.
By now, your marshmallows should be dry. Pull apart the Twizzlers, and cut them into small pieces for the antennae, and larger pieces for the wings. All you do is stick them into the marshmallow. Do the same for the eyes and the bug is done! Now, stick a toothpick into the bottom of the bug, and then onto the cupcake. Voila! You have some beautiful love bugs!
My daughter just loved how cute they were!
I liked how they looked in groups alternating with the hearts. I just thought they were adorable!
Do you have any holiday crafts that you haven't posted? Perhaps you should post them now!!!
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