Carnival Cupcakes

I did a joint birthday party for my sons with a carnival theme.  They each had their own cakes - Star Wars for my soon to be 6 year old...

...and Wow Wow Wubbzy for my two year. (He had a hard time keeping his fingers out of the icing on his cake- notice the smudged green polka dot...) :)

I wanted to make something to go with the carnival theme of the party, so I made these 'popcorn' cupcakes.  They turned out very cute and I had many people actually mistake them for real popcorn!

Aaarrrggghhh Matey!

Fourth birthday cake for a sweet friend's little boy.  They were doing a pirate theme and while looking for cake ideas, I found a similar cake online and decided to replicate it. Chocolate cake with caramel filling, covered in fondant.  The hook topper, coins, mini treasure chest and parrot are all gumpaste. I also made 3 dozen cupcakes of "Pirate's Blood"(or red velvet for us regular folks) with cream cheese icing.  The pirate cupcake toppers are gummy candy.