Sugar Swings! Serve Some: fourth of july uncle sam cupcakes....!

Saturday, June 2, 2012

fourth of july uncle sam cupcakes....!


...so i'm a little early for 4th of july....but i couldn't wait to post more little edible dude toppers.....after doing gnomes here and leprechauns here....i went to sleep one night thinking of little uncle sams' (is that weird i go to sleep thinking of edible little dudes?)

buttercream piped with a wilton #104 tip

...the hat's are made the same way as the leprechauns....mini marshmallows dipped in white and blue candy melt...


....then add that to a little red disc (made out of red candy melt)....and let harden.....add a star sprinkle (attach with some more candy melt).....add stripes with edible food writer (try to keep your lines straight...obviously i draw on an angle!)


 ...the guys are made from a vanilla tootsie roll, a hershey's kiss, and more candy melt.....nuke the tootsie roll for about 10 seconds until just squishy....


  • roll tootsie roll into a ball
  • chop the very tip of the kiss off
  • attach the tootsie roll ball to kiss with candy melt, let harden


  • add a little bit of white candy melt to center of kiss (like in pic) - i just put some candy melt in a zip lock baggie, snip off end and piped some on
  • dip the sides of kiss in blue candy melt to cover all the chocolate except the white section and let harden


  • add hair with more white candy melt and attach hat while still wet
  • add tie with 2 sprinkle hearts on their sides
  • add beard and eye brows with white candy melt
  • add eyes with edible marker 
  • add nose and arms with skin toned candy melt (i did this with white with a tiny bit of orange candy melt mixed in)
....and you get a bunch of these little guys....!


....i'm not gonna lie, if i had to make 100 little uncle sams' i might have gone bonkers.....but i did a half dozen and it was fun :)  once you do 1 or 2 you kinda get the hang of it anyways....plus you can make them way ahead of time (i wrap them up in plastic wrap and store in a cool spot until needed).....added these to some homemade chocolate cupcakes with some vanilla buttercream....i also had some fun red and blue pin wheels so added a couple of those as well.....


....anywhoo hope you like 'em....i have a couple other ideas rolling around using this same basic concept for making little dudes (or possibly dudettes) so don't be surprised if you see more sometime soon...!

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11 comments :

  1. Your little people/characters are always so over-the-top detailed and adorable! Beautiful job!

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  2. I can't think that far ahead...but I'm glad you do; these little Uncle Sams are adorable!

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  3. WOW! These are absolutely adorable! What amazing work you do!!!

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  4. Holy stinking moly.......you know this is amazing right??!?!?!

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  5. I am so impressed! When I first saw these, I never imagined they were made using marshmallows, Tootsie Rolls and Kisses. Amazing! I've pinned it!

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  6. The details! The cuteness! I love these little dudes! :0)

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  7. Wow these are amazing!! I'm really impressed with how you made them. I'm sure they will be a huge hit for any 4th of July party :)

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  8. Oh my! You made those?! They are fabulous!!!!!

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  9. Ohmigosh you are so totally creative! Works of art. Love them!

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