Elmo Cupcakes

We celebrated Cole's birthday over the weekend.  I was excited to make Elmo cupcakes for his party.  He loves all things Elmo.  When I saw a picture of these cupcakes, I had to try and make them.  It was so easy and a lot of fun.

I used a basic icing recipe with red food coloring.  Then I sprinkled red sugar on top for some texture.  The eyes are white candy melts with chocolate chips.  The nose is an orange peanut M&M.  The mouth is half of a Reese's cup.  I was excited with how they turned out.  I think Cole was a big fan as well.

Keeping with the Elmo theme, Ben and I gave Cole an Elmo Mr. Potato Head.  He can be dressed up to look like an Elephant, Chicken, etc.  Cole and his cousins let me play for a bit.  It was a great party to celebrate Cole's 2nd birthday.