Waiter, there’s an ant on my cupcake!” That was one of the comments I got on twitter last night after posting these “Ants on a Picnic” cupcakes from What’s New, Cupcake?. =)
But wait… these are the kind of bugs that you actually WANT at your party! You know… the kind that are made from chocolate covered almonds and dark chocolate frosting and that aren’t really bugs at all! Added bonus… they come bearing CANDY FRUIT.
I love the idea of serving these up as a sweet, creative ending to your family picnic, summer BBQ, or a fun “bug themed” birthday party!
And if the picnic ants are feeling a little lonely as the only bug at the party, you can give them some company with this adorable Busy Bee Hive, which is also perfect for Bee or Garden-themed baby showers:
These little “Bees” are made up of black jelly beans, sliced almonds, and yellow & black frosting.
The “Hive” is constructed of vanilla cupcakes topped with hexagon-shaped sugar cookies covered in yellow decorating sugar. To create the “honeycomb” effect, the center portion of the dough was removed from each sugar cookie before baking. This step also creates the perfect space for drizzling a little honey before topping with an adorable jelly bean bee. GENIUS!
For detailed DIY info on these treats and lots of other fun cupcakes, check out What’s New, Cupcake? by Karen Tack and Alan Richardson. (Only about $9 at Amazon!)
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a little too gross for me…
These are so adorable. Ohhhhh makes me want to bake cupcakes right now and use these clever ideas. Love ‘em!
TOOOO TOOO CUTE!
OMG!! I just threw an “Ants at a picnic” themed birthday party for my bestie & these woulda been PERFECT!! Maybe next time…
I have to say that it is full of creation and imagination. How meticulous the art!! The cake seems like very delicious. The sugar cookies, honey and cupcakes are perfect union.
Now, if only they would make black jelly beans in another flavor! These are fabulous.
Just wonderfull!!!!!!!!
That is seriously amazing! I never cease to be amazed by other peoples creativity!
That is just amazing! My boyfriend just finished his masters thesis about.. right, ants! I am going to make these superduper ant cakes! I am definitely asking this book for by birthday, but with only a few days to go I fear it won’t arrive in time. Does anyone have an idea how those little legs are made?
Lise -
The little legs are just piped dark chocolate frosting :)
These are so cute!
I am going to try the ants with the fruit next weekend.
I posted a link over at Halloween_Food on yahoo groups. These are just the cutest things I’ve ever seen. Those ants could be converted to spiders so easily, and all three would do great at an Autumn bake sale!
I really love the honeycomb effect! Very graphical, well done!
How freaking adorable… very creative. :]
Love!!! I wish I would have seen this earlier. Just had my daughter’s Garden Themed Birthday party…they would have been perfect.