Little M and his mom (and their trusty yellow lab, Isa) take care of Brownie during the week while Lito and I are at work -- so naturally when little M turned two, I had to do something awesome for his birthday. Since he's usually dancing to Elmo or Thomas when I drop Brownie off in the mornings, and since I have this awesome
piping tip and because Elmo is easier to make than Thomas, I made Elmo cakes. Voila!
Ingredients:
- Body: Yellow Cake
- Fur: Red Buttercream Frosting (with a whole jar of Wilton "No Taste" red coloring)
- Eyes: Sliced Marshmallows and Sparkle Black Gel
- Nose: Peanut Butter M&M
- Mouth: Oreo
A couple of things I am happy about:
- The fur! The red Elmo fur was actually red, didn't taste horrible (have you tasted red frosting? it's normally pretty gross b/c the coloring is too strong)
