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Today is a throwback to Miss Charlie’s Rainbow 1st Birthday Party in 2011. A rainbow theme was an easy pick for us, not only is it bright and fun but also because Charlotte is our ‘Rain…
I was recently asked to make these Sesame Street cupcakes and "smash" cake for a little boy's first birthday. I couldn't help but say yes. I had tried my hand at these before but it was some time ago (see those HERE) and I knew I wouldn't ever be making them for my own kids again. Sadly, our Sesame Street days are already over. And much too soon for my liking :( Below are instructions and tips on how I made these. If you have any additional questions, please leave a comment below...Thanks! The "Smash" Cake - Bake a 2-layer cake. Use your favorite recipe. This cake was classic vanilla. - The birthday boy's mom asked for a small cake. The smallest cake pan I had was 5" which I thought might still be bigger than she would like. So, I baked the cake in one 9" cake pan and then used a 4" ring cutter to get the two layers. I thought the cake was the perfect size. - Dye frosting your favorite color. I used a very pale blue here so I didn't need to add a lot of food coloring. - Frost the cake with a crumb coat first and then another layer of frosting. Smooth out the frosting. Here is a post on how I smooth out my frosting. - To make the sign I used Wilton's fondant, dyed it green and yellow. See this post for a few more tips on how to work with fondant. - Apply the sign to the cake and press gently to have it adhere. - The use a tiny round tip (this was a Wilton's #3) to write the number and name on the sign. - Finally add a decorative boarder at the base of the cake and on top to give it a finished look. Elmo Cupcakes - Dye the frosting red. You will need A LOT of food coloring to get a true red frosting needed for Elmo. - Apply frosting to the cupcake using a small star shaped tip. - Add candy eyes*. - Add a nose. These are just orange colored peanut M&M's. Buy the big bag of M&M's b/c the single serving bags (that you find near the check out register) will only have 3-4 orange per bag. - Add a mouth. This mouth is made from an Oreo cookie. I twisted the cookie apart, used a sharp knife to scrape off the white cream center and then cute it in half. Cookie Monster Cupcakes - Dye the frosting blue. You will not need a lot of food coloring to get the right shade. So start with just a little and add more as needed. - Apply frosting to the cupcake using a small star shaped tip. I used the same tip that I used for Elmo. - Add candy eyes*. - Add a cookie. These cookies are the Famous Amos mini cookies (cut in half). They were the perfect size, not too big, not too little. Oscar the Grouch Cupcakes - Dye the frosting green. I added just a tiny bit of brown food coloring here too to give green a bit more of an olive hue. - Apply frosting to the cupcake using a grass shaped tip. - Add candy eyes*. - Add a mouth. This mouth is made from an Oreo cookie also. - Add a tongue. Just pipe a small amount of red frosting into the center of the mouth. I used leftover frosting from the Elmo cupcakes - Add eyebrows around the top half of the eyeballs. Use brown frosting for this and a very small star shaped tip. More Tips: - *I cheated and bought candy eyeballs from a local cake supply store to save time. There are a few ways to make these at home but that is a post all on it's own. If anyone wants to see that, please let me know and I will post a tutorial. - Give yourself some time to make these, at least two days. Try baking the cake and cupcakes one day. Then make the frosting and decorate the next. - I used coordinating greaseproof liners (red, blue and green) to match the cupcakes. - Making several different frosting colors it is helpful to use this plastic wrap technique (aka..."the frosting condom") to save pastry bags and make clean-up easier. Here is the birthday boy enjoying his first taste of cake. How cute is he??!! Happy 1st birthday Maddox!
The night of Hollywood Stars, red carpets and glam is soon approaching, so if you're on the look out for fabulous ideas for the evening of then this party submitted by Barbie Pardo Tinaco out of Makati, Philippines might be just what your looking for to give your party the edge it needs! Hollywood + Oscars Inspired First Birthday Party These party ideas and elements are sure to win a big award: Red carpet entrance + walkway Star Garland Curtain White Suit Cake Gold Sequin Table Covers Red Curtain Canopy + Backdrop Life-Size Oscar Statues Hollywood Themed Cupcake Toppers and MORE!
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We recently celebrated Rosie's 3rd birthday with the an absolutely beautiful enchanted fairy themed party! I cannot believe that the baby of our family is three! As you know I absolutely love children’s birthday parties, especially spoiling my children and their friends with a wonderful day. There was so much excitement in our house during the lead up to Rosie's special day. When planning a party I like to have a theme as find that it give me direction in the planning, and of course is really fun. When choosing the theme, first of all I come up with some ideas based on what the children like at the moment, and then I give them the options to choose from. We recently visited Disneyland in California where we met Tinker Bell, my girls absolutely loved her, so I knew that a fairy would be very popular amongst them. The children also really enjoyed the movie Pete Pan and Wendy which was recently out of Netflix. They all jumped on the idea of an enchanted fairy theme, so we got to planning.
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