Sushi Cupcakes for My Brother

When I lived in California and would come back home to visit my family, my brother and I would always steal away on a "sushi date."

He eats more sushi in one sitting than anyone I have ever seen while having some pretty deep conversations, and holding chopsticks!  When he came out to visit me in California, we ate sushi almost every single day.

And for his birthday this year..on St Patty's day I made sushi in the form of cupcakes for dessert!

Sushi dinners always have beautiful garnishing which inspired this "Jolly Rancher" sculpture I created ♥

The faux avocado is a chopped up gummy worm!

The fish eggs are jelly bellies!!!

The "tuna" is a melted jolly rancher.
I melted it in the oven at 350 in a metal rectangle fondant cutter.
When the jolly rancher rectangle was still warm, I arched it to look like a piece of tuna sushi!

This isn't real salmon.
I molded and painted fondant to look like salmon!

Wasabi?

I bought little grass garnishes from Nakashima's-where we had my brother's birthday dinner

My brother eating the sushi cupcakes with chopsticks!!

My little leprechaun niece said she wanted "the orange one!"

The only time my dad will ever eat sushi. When it is in the form of a cupcake!

My 2 year old cutie nephew Griffin eating a sushi cupcake!

♥

My niece Gaia decorating her sushi cupcake..
following in my foosteps perhaps?!?!
I would be thrilled to be her inspiration.

Her finished creation.

I *adore* this picture of my nephew about to eat the sushi cupcake!

Rosewater Cupcakes

My friend Amy was having a little party at her house this last weekend.
It was a candle party.
So I thought I should make something elegant..and pretty.
But still delicious.

Rosewater Cupcakes!
What do they taste like?
Like you are picking a rose out of your garden and eating it with some sugar, lemon, and fluffy-ness.
Sort of makes me think of a fairy tale..or something Alice In Wonderland would do.
Eat Rose flavored cupcakes!

It was a different endeavor for me, but nonetheless-a success!

Amy devoured her mini rosewater cupcake and I heard a muffled "MMMMMMMmmMMMM" in a mouth that was full of cupcake and lemon-y buttercream frosting.

My favorite part of creating cupcakes for people is watching them get lost in this cupcake trance as they enjoy the fabulous delish.

Let me describe this cupcake trance:

The eyes glaze a little and stare into space.
Suddenly, beautiful music plays in your head.
All you care about  is the "oh" moment of the indulgence. ♥
This is one reason out of thousands to love life.

Tastes like a rose with light lemony frosting & a sparkly rose petal floating on top.