heidzillas how to: playing card cupcakes… and more.

now for the rest of the deck. i utilized the 10′s, jacks, queens and kings to make little cupcake sticks. (here’s where 2-9 went: playing card signs 1, playing card signs with menu cards 2). this is super simple and turns out so very cute! first i drew my template on an extra card that came with my deck so i could look at it while i cut the other cards. no pun intended… hm…

snip snip snip…

and flip: 1 card for 2 cupcakes. don’t forget to wash your hands BEFORE cutting, use a NEW deck, and place them in a plastic bag until they will be put onto the food. photos of the finished cupcakes, in just a second.

but first, were you wondering where the aces and jokers went? you probably weren’t, but i affixed them to two digital photo frames which i had to loop photos of devin through the year.

now… about the cake! as i mentioned before, i enlisted some wedding vendors’ help for devin’s party. my friend jacqui of cmykakes made devin a humidor-style cake with fondant cigars that were modeled after his favorites (macanudo hyde parks). the cake was white cake with grand marnier frosting and covered in chocolate fondant! our guests LOVED it!

and now for the cupcakes with the cards. the cards simply stick right in. we had chocolate cake with peanut butter…

… and carrot cake with caramel! soooooo good. SO GOOD!!!

my husband and his mom share the same birthday, so jacqui made her an overside cuppiecake! it was white cake with white frosting and had a red fondant “liner”. one word: devoured.
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