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Delicious looking! I thought they were real!

How adorable what a fantastic ideal

How cool! They look great. You did an amazing job.....

YUM

Holy cow, you've been busy! They turned out really cute.

Those are too cute!!!

Those are wonderful. And for such a great cause!!!!!

If you don't mind me asking...how much does it cost to make a batch of those??

KBeachy wrote:If you don't mind me asking...how much does it cost to make a batch of those??

I don't mind at all. Actually, I was kinda silly the first time and bought my plaster at Lowe's (4lb for $6), but then I found it at Michaels (8lb for $7!) and if you have a 40% off coupon, even less than that.



So...I'll calculate my first batch, before I figured out the details... Let's see... I made 36 cupcakes with:



4lbs of Plaster of Paris (about 1/2 for "cupcake batter" & 1/2 for frosting) --$6 (Lowe's)

1-2 bottles of acrylic paint (the cheap kind)-- $1 (craft store)

disposable cupcake pans (foil with 36 cupcake wrappers included)-- $3 (grocery store)

water-- free

plastic bowl-- $1

paper clips-- had on hand but $1



So about $12 to make 36.



I think my 2nd batch only cost me about $6 though because I now had the cupcake pan & bowl on hand and only had to buy more wrappers, plaster & paint.



**TIP: USE LOTS OF PAINT FOR VIBRANT COLORS, THE PLASTER REALLY LIGHTENS THE COLOR & MAKES IT SORT OF GRAYISH. ADD WHAT YOU THINK YOU NEED, THEN DOUBLE IT!**

Kristen, those are adorable!!!!

Good job. They are so cute!

I just looked up the link on cakespy.com and here it is for anyone else interested:

http://www.cakespy.com/2009/03/sweet-ar ... -fake.html

My dd would love to help me make these. We will see if I can do it with a 6 year old.

They turned out fantastic!

cute! can you post the directions again?

those are cute! You did an awesome job. Good luck with the sales!

Beth-W wrote:I just looked up the link on cakespy.com and here it is for anyone else interested:

http://www.cakespy.com/2009/03/sweet-ar ... -fake.html

My dd would love to help me make these. We will see if I can do it with a 6 year old.

My 3 & 4 year old helped by choosing the colors & sprinkling the glitter. The rest was a little too messy for mom to handle clean up if they "helped". Good luck though!!



And that's the link I used! There are others out there too, but this had the simplest directions. A tip when you're mixing too, the batter should be the consistency of a pancake batter, thick but pourable (I used a plastic spoon to fill the liners, rather than actually pouring). And the frosting should be a little thicker so that you can shape it (think homemade whipped cream, with stiff peaks)

How cute are those!

Those are adorable. I would think you could get about $5-7 for one after all it is for charity.

Those are so cute and you're selling them for such a worthwhile cause. Bless your heart, you probably won't look at another cupcake again for a long long time. LOL The little photo holder cupcakes would be great for almost any occasion, especially with the pre-teen crowd. They would make great end of the year teacher gifts, birthday and slumber party favors. I think they should sell well, but I'm sorry I don't have any idea about what price to charge. I know you've put a lot of hard work into the cupcakes because I think one time you gave us instuctions on how to make them. Good luck with your sales!