Let There Be Cupcakes!

The fruit of our labors! Katie announced that she wanted a golfing cake. However, the store-bought cakes were just not going to do it. We decided that we could get more bang for our buck with cupcakes.

 We began with pound cake cupcakes and butter-cream frosting, tinted green. The golf balls were made of mini marshmallows, which I rolled into balls and dipped  into powdered sugar. The flags, made with wide ribbon, toothpicks, and hot glue, are the cupcakes' only non-edible feature.

We are rather proud of the golf clubs. Small pieces of chocolate licorice are slid onto a straight pretzel. The head of the club is made of a Jolly Rancher chewy candy. With the paper removed, the candy goes into the microwave for 8 seconds. Then it can be quickly sliced into three small pieces, with each one molded onto the end of a pretzel.

After we frosted them, we rolled the edges in chocolate sprinkles to give them a polished look. The "holes" are chocolate chips stuck into the cupcake upside down. They are not exactly quick and easy, but they make for thoroughly cute golf cupcakes.