Easter Chick Cupcakes - March 2013

I made these cute little chick cupcakes for our Easter celebration with my family.  I saw them on a great site called Bird on a Cake last year and couldn't wait to make them.

To make these chicky cupcakes I followed a tutorial (with pictures) that Robin from Bird on a Cake has made.  The only thing I changed for my cupcakes was the tip that I used to make the wings.  I used a #3 round tip to pipe the wings on.  It's just how I decided to do it at the time, but I think I like the shape and height the wings that the original cupcakes have; so I think I would use the tip she did if I were to make them again (or make more layers with the #3 tip).

 

My family and I thought these were so adorable.  We also liked the little bit of crunch the sanding sugar give the cupcakes when you bite into them.  Cute, cute, cute!  :)

 

(Also, check out the deviled egg chicks that I made for Easter as well.)

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Easter Deviled Egg Chicks - March 2013

Okay, so these are not cake, but I thought these little deviled egg chicks were cute, so I decided to share them.  :)

 

While not looking specifically for them, I first came across these on Pinterest.  The links I clicked and ended up making them from brought me to a site called Alison Artisan (tutorial with pictures here) and a site called A Thrifty Mom (tutorial with pictures here).  I honestly don't remember which I saw first, but I pulled ideas and tips from both.

 

I thought these were so cute, and once I saw them (a couple months before Easter) I couldn't wait for Easter to come so I could make them.  I didn't follow the actual recipe for the deviled egg mixture on either site, I  just used my usual deviled egg recipe.  The eyes are pieces of black olive and the beaks are carrot pieces.  I followed the instructions in the links above for making them into little chicks.

 

I thought these turned out cute, and they were a big hit when we got together with my family for Easter.  They were almost too cute to eat.  :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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