For some reason I think they look like bears… or cats… or moose.
Hopefully the red nose will tip people off to the fact that these are supposed to be little Rudolph cupcakes!
You see it, right?
Ryan and I made these cupcakes this evening for him to take to his work’s holiday potluck luncheon tomorrow.
The idea for the design came from a picture I saw on Pinterest quite a while ago that originated here.
We first baked up a batch of marble cupcakes and then topped them with chocolate frosting.
The reindeers’ facial features are composed of the following:
- Antlers: Mini pretzel twists
- Iris of the eyes: Green M&Ms and beige Almond Joy Pieces
- Pupil of the eye: Black icing
- Face: Vanilla wafer cookies
- Nose: Red M&Ms
I’m not gonna lie, we both felt like it was almost wrong to eat one. Biting off Rudolph’s face seems somewhat anti-Christmas, but it didn’t stop us from each grabbing one after dinner.
Dinner
And speaking of dinner, it was a good one! I ate one too many licks of icing as we were decorating the reindeer cupcakes, so a simple, produce-packed salad sounded perfect.
In the mix:
- Arugula
- Chicken
- Goat cheese
- Watermelon
- Pomegranate dressing
I also chugged a ton of water. I cannot seem to quench my thirst today!
Off to spend quality time with my little family and possibly hang out on the foam roller. My back feels very tight today and I’m hoping some foam rolling will work wonders.
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What a great idea, and so fun to put together! Did you stick the red noses onto the wafers with icing?
yep! we just used at little dab of the chocolate icing.
these are adorable!! :] your dinner looks awesome too, especially with the addition of watermelon! mmm
These are ADORABLE!
My little sister and I made ones similar to these..but cake pop version!!
http://foodfitnessfrolicking.com/?p=1734
Yours are way cuter though!
aw, how fun! and your dog is ADORABLE. i love king charles cavalier spaniels. ryan’s grandma has one (we actually got it for her) and they are so sweet!
I love when companies do potluck lunches for the holidays! I hope that your cupcakes are a big hit!!
They look awesome! I made them last year!
Very solid work and nice patients putting all those together..i guessed Reindeer before I even read the post
I totally see the reindeer!
Those are so stinking cute! Its fun seeing Pinterest stuff being brought to life!
these are soo freaking cute!! I think they look like reindeer’s!
how adorable!! i totally think they look like reindeer! very very cute.
goat cheese seriously just makes my life.
they’re adorable! they do kind of look like moosen (Brian Regan reference), but regardless, I would eat them.
duh.
moosennnnn!
adorable cupcakes
THOSE ARE AMAZING!!! Everyone is going to be so impressed when Ryan brings those to work tomorrow!
Julie,
I am doing my evening blog reading, and about 5 minutes after seeing your post, I came across this one http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/12/rudolph-red-velvet-cupcake.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+weightwatcherspointsrecipes+%28Gina%27s+Skinny+Recipes%29
Very similar but with Greek yogurt, and actual pretzel antlers, because I agree, with a whole pretzel they look like bears!
Kate
soooo cute!
So stinkin’ cuteeee!!!
So cute! I love the idea 🙂
totally just repinned the cupcakes. love them!
Love the cupcakes! I have to bake something for a holiday party at work on Monday & I’m having so much trouble deciding between all of the awesome recipes I’ve spotted so far! These might be the winner though, since they’re so adorable!
Those are soooo adoreable, I love them!
How is the watermelon in FL these days? I don’t think I’ve seen watermelon here in months!
pretty good! it’s not summer-quality, but it was decent!
Gotta admit, I’m impressed. Those look like a lot of tedious work! So many pieces!
they look like dogs!!! or black bears with curlers on! 🙂
CUTE!!! I love ’em! Nicely done 🙂
I love a good salad and foam roller date–feels and tastes oh so good!
Love the idea!!! I definitely would feel like they are too cute to eat. I’m sure they were delish!
Oh my gosh, so cute! And that salad with watermelon looks so refreshing! I always end up eating half of the batter/dough/frosting for whatever I’m baking too. It’s hard to resist!
These are seriously so cute! I wonder if you could make them on cookies?!
oh those are so cute! they kind of look like moose but still really cute!
i am off to make your peppermint bark…so excited!
Those are too cute! The office party is going to love them! 🙂
mmm, watermelon in salad – must try it because every other kind of fruit is awesome in a salad!
These are so cute! i bet they’ll be a big hit! 🙂
Very cute idea! They do look like reindeers!
I’m so going to make these with my boyfriend’s little sisters!
Bhahahaha these are hilarious… too cute! I honestly don’t think I could eat one because I wouldn’t want to eat these little reindeer munchkins!
These cupcakes are adorable! I’m been on a baking kick lately, and now I want to make these!
Those definitely look like reindeers- adorable!
These cupcakes are so cute!! I can tell it’s a reindeer. I’m sure they will be a hit at your potluck!
Too Cute!!
They do look like moose, but they are super cute. They’re pretty versatile and you could make them into a cat, bear, etc in case you seem to have the need to have a cat cupcake…I might have to make these this holiday season!
Those are adorable. I just saw these on foodgawker by someone else too. Such a cute idea. My first thought was definitely reindeer but I see what you’re saying with the moose…
totally saw these on pinterest-they are SO cute!!! yours turned out perfectly too! i always feel like im gonna screw them up somehow haha.
that salad sounds really good too btw!
Those cupcakes are too cute! Too bad I didn’t see this sooner, they would be perfect for our ugly sweater party tomorrow night!
And you totally got me hooked on the watermelon salad this summer- I definitely need to put them back in the rotation!
I’m inviting friends over for a Christmas party next week and I think these will have to be on the menu. So cute!!!
I always make Reindeer cupcakes for my class! THey LOVE them.
Those are so cute, and they look like reindeer!
Those cupcakes are soooo cute!!!!! 😀
These caught my eye on Pinterest as well! But that many steps just gets tedious (to me). Nice job. They came out fantastic!
The Kidless Kronicles
those are super cute!!
Those cupcakes are so cute! 🙂
The cupcakes are super cute!
These cupcakes are the cutest thing ever! I absolutely love them!! Great work! 🙂