The last time I made these was for a themed teacher luncheon years ago but I only did kabobs. This time I added hamburgers and steaks :)
Gummy bears, Parchment paper or wax paper, sparkle gel, candy melts, food color,
toothpicks, and edible markers
I tested a few different things to trace and the lid to my large sprinkles worked the best for size. Melted and mixed black candy melts and white candy melts. I used a #2 tip and placed parchment paper over my template and traced grill tops :)
Yummmmm! {{drooling}} Chocolate cupcakes from scratch!!!
Cut the gummy bears apart into threes. Hubby thought I was having an anger issue and not sure why I was cutting the heads off gummy bears. Haha!
I made these kinda fast and now looking at the pic they look like more like poo patties then hamburgers....ummm....I'm glad I added the cheese :)
I used a large freezer bag, cut the corner and used a large icing tip.
Colored my icing yellow and orange and alternated colors when filling the bag. I don't like dark colors or red since they stain kids teeth/mouth :/ I opted for Wilton Sparkle Gel for red.
Great for cupcakes but doesn't dry well so I would not recommended it for cookies
Added the grill tops (so cute!)
Mini hamburgers (some with cheese and some without,) kabobs, and steaks.
All made from candy melts except the kabobs.
Ahhhh..... the REAL grill! We had a fantastic time and the food was awesome!
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ReplyDeleteGreat idea! What reciepe did you use for the cup cakes and icing? And what size cup cakes? Then what did you use to make the hamburgers and cheese??? Thanks so much!!! -Summer
ReplyDeleteHi!! I love this! What did you use for hamburger parties & cheese?!! Thanks :)
ReplyDeleteIn the article it says she used melting chocolates for the burgers, cheese, and steaks.
ReplyDelete@ Summer, I will type recipe and share. @ Carolina, I used candy melts (sold at Micheal's Craft Store or bake shop.) They are made by Wilton and can be ordered online. Depending on the time of year I would recommend not having them shipped during hot summer months. They come in a bunch of colors and easy to use. @ Kristin, Thank you!!
ReplyDeleteWould you recommend making these the day of? I have a BBQ coming up but I have a lot of food to prepare the morning of and was wondering how the grills would hold up over night or if they'd be ok? I love these!! Thanks for your help!
ReplyDeleteThank you!!!! The chocolate stays the same if you make these grills and the toppings a week in advance and put in a zip lock. I wouldn't put in the fridge (store room temp) since they get sticky with condensation coming back to room temp. I would do the gummy bears the night before and ziplock as well so they don't get hard. Cupcakes (even with icing) will do well over night.
ReplyDeleteI love food that looks like food it really isn't! (if that made sense) So cute! You should consider entering these into the Dessert Challenge on Instructables: http://www.instructables.com/contest/dessert/
ReplyDeleteGreat Idea!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is SO much fun....kudos on a great idea~
ReplyDeleteThese are so adorable, thanks for sharing them! I can't wait to try them out this year. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the nice comments! @Nicole - I'll have to check the contest out. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWe have school holidays coming up so I think we are going to give these a try.
ReplyDeleteI came across this on Pinterest... I absolutly LOVE IT!!! I am making my own cake for my wedding this October, and seeing as my new last name will be GRILL... This seems like a better (and much more cute) idea :)
ReplyDeleteThese are sooo cute!!
ReplyDeleteJunior mints and red hots would have been good for hamburgers and hot dogs.
I think these are awesome!!!!!! Great job!!!!!
ReplyDeleteLove! Love! Love these!
ReplyDeleteJust wounding how you made the steaks, I'm assuming candy melts, with black markings a gel writer?
Did you happen to post the chocolate muffin recipe?
Thanks so much!
These are such a cute idea! I have a BBQ that we might be going to this week end. I was thinking of going with this idea and running with it! I have some other thoughts for food that I might try. I do have one question. How did you get the gummy bear kabobs to stay on the cupcakes?
ReplyDeleteI made these today!! They were sooo much fun and turned out perfect!! Thank you for the inspiration!! They are now going in the cook book permanently:)
ReplyDeleteThese are so adorable!! I don't think I saw this information, what do you use to make the steaks, hamburgers and cheese? I can't wait to make these next summer!!
ReplyDeleteThat is GENIUS!!
ReplyDeletei love it
ReplyDeletegreat idea, thanks you
Simply delicious looking bbq cupcake! Feeling quite hungry now :)
ReplyDeleteSimply adorable! Must try these for our summer family reunion! Thank you for sharing :) http://www.mycraftingattic.com
ReplyDeletegreat idea! love it! nice job too! i have a question for you.... i like to draw my own candy for my cupcakes as well. how do you , or what do you do to get the tip to stay on the bag? are you using the white plastic tip holders and then filling the melted chocolate? i have such a hard time with free handing my designs.
ReplyDeleteThese are so stinkin' cute! Love them!
ReplyDeleteHello, ladies! Stopping by to let you know that I featured your WAY TOO CUTE dessert in a Memorial Day themed blog post today: http://www.chattingoverchocolate.com/2013/05/memorial-day-pinspiration.html ... Thanks for sharing the fabulous tutorial! Enjoy the upcoming holiday weekend!!
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