Tuesday, April 26, 2011

MINIONS!

 Aren't these little guys great?!?! When I showed Aaron the link for these cupcakes he didn't skip a beat and asked if we could make some. We had no occasion to make them for, but who needs an occasion for cupcakes? Then we decided that these would be a fun Family Home Evening treat. So he made some yesterday!
FYI: Finding white smarties takes A LOT of little packages of smarties. Most of them are pink and purple, but that was even better for the kids because they liked snacking on the extras.

 Frosting the cupcakes in blue to match the minion's over-alls.
 Each minion is made from a half of a twinkie, two smarties, and colored icing for the eyes and glasses. Aaron couldn't wait to finish frosting the cupcakes so that he could lick the knife. You can see the evidence on his face :)

 After adding the smarties he decided that he was done with frosting and putting the minions together. So I took over with the eye details.


And here they are! Be sure to check out the link for more Despicable Me party ideas! She did a fantastic job!


54 comments:

trophyw.blogspot.com said...

Love that movie and am totally in love w/ those cupcakes

wayside wanderer said...

Cute!

amber @ barbwired said...

Yep, just showed this to my son and we have to make them now! Too cute!!

Kim @ Cheap Chic Home said...

How cute! I enjoyed seeing your kids enjoy themselves. They look like they are really concentrating on making those minions. What fun times!

Christine @ craftygeordi.blogspot.com said...

These are so adorable! And, I love the blue frosting mustache.....

Lisa said...

Oh My! Now I want to have a Despicable Me party :).

em-il-ie said...

LOVE! How fun that you made your with your kiddos. Control freak that I am, I made them solo.

Are you on Flickr? I would love it if you would add these to the Emilioe Handmade photo pool!

www.emiliehandmade.com

Kierst said...

We made them too! I'll have to send you a picture. My kids thought they were hilarious.

Sarah Lou said...

What are your smarties - my kids would love these but in Australia smarties are hard covered chocolate buttons - are these like little rounds of flavoured sugar????

Sweet Little Smoothie said...

{Squeal!} Those are the cutest cupcakes!! Thanks for sharing the inspiration!

Judy said...

Those cupcakes are adorable! They look delicious too :)

The Wonderful World of Wampler said...

I saw your post today on Sew Much Ado......I LOVE LOVE LOVE your cupcakes. How cute!!! I can't wait to make them and share with my family. Thanks for sharing.

-Leah

Janet said...

This is such a fun idea, my kids would love making them! :)

Erin said...

So totally cute!!!

Connie the crafterbug said...

OH my gosh these are so fabulous!
Connie

Stephanie said...

Those are cute, and make me want to go buy twinkies...and not necessarily to make those minions. :) Now, when I watch that movie again, I'm gonna need to pass out twinkies before I sit down.

Rebecca @ My Girlish Whims said...

i do believe this is the cutest thing I've seen today. these are ADORABLE!! haha i love them

I'd love for you to link this up to my link party, Your Whims Wednesday! http://mygirlishwhims.blogspot.com/2011/04/your-whims-wednesday-4-and-features.html

Morela said...

Hi,

LOL! Those are so cute. I'm a new follower. Can't wait to read more of your blog. Have a nice day.

Morela

http://myview-finder.blogspot.com
http://addsomechaos.blogspot.com
http://ihearttoys.etsy.com

AliLilly said...

ACK!!! Are you kidding me! These are the cutest things EVER!!! I have to make some of these!! SO CUTE!!!

Fabric Bows and More said...

These are great! Come and visit our link party: http://fabricbowsandmore.blogspot.com/2011/04/link-party-no2-will-see-it-wednesday.html

Gloria Fox @ Potentially Beautiful said...

Those are just adorable! I love the Minions and that movie. Hmmmm, do you think my son would like these for his high school graduation in June?? No? Darn.

Amanda K @ Every Creative Endeavor said...

I love these! They are so darling and fun! I am totally featuring you tomorrow on my blog!

everycreativeendeavor.com

Megan said...

I'm dying over here! Those are too cute! My 2 year old is obsessed with those little guys, wish I had seen these a month ago for his birthday, but you're right, who needs and occasion for cupcakes! We'll have to try these soon!

Hollie - TheSevenYearCottage.com said...

Oh my gracious! Those are crazy cute.

aggieam01 said...

ohmygosh, these are the cutest!

angie @ the cellar door stories said...

oh gosh, these are great! we just watched the movie last night ~ i might have to make these!

Stephanie said...

These are hilariously cute! Even my husband, who does not understand my love of all things crafty and decorating and questions my sanity at times, thought these were great! Stopped by from FJI.

PicturePerfectPixies said...

Those are so cute! I love them! My son and I will be making these for sure!

Sarah said...

Okay, those have to be the most adorable and hilarious cupcakes I have ever seen! Loved the movie and love the cupcakes!!!

tinkeranniebelle said...

Oh my word, just adorable!!!

tinkeranniebelle.blogspot.com

Backwoods Cottage Pam said...

These cupcakes brought a smile to my face, I will have to make these with my nephews, they will love it!

Kaysi said...

LOVE those!!!

Sara @ Mom Endeavors said...

Found you on Skip to my Lou and SO glad I did! I'm your newest follower! These are adorable!!! Even though I haven't seen the movie, they caught my eye! I love making "fun foods" too! Super cute!

Erin Shakespear said...

Oh my! Those are so totally awesome! SO AWESOME! I love them. Wow. Okay. I have got to make some of those with my kids.

So so awesome...

Vally said...

really really cute and funny! :-)

Jenny @ Embellishing Life said...

I am getting twinkies tomorrow and making these for my little guy...he loves the minions! This is SO cute!
http://embellishinglifeeveryday.blogspot.com/

Cheryl @ Sew Can Do said...

Just adorable - my kids would love these. I'd love if you linked these to my Kids Can Craft party:)

Lisa said...

So cute!! I love it!

Amanda said...

I featured this today over at Today's Top 20!

Amanda
www.todaystoptwenty.blogspot.com

Meg@MegaCrafty said...

Really adorable!

Shelbey said...

Hi Brandy! I'm new to your blog and just wanted to say that I loved this post! I actually shared it up on my blog at:

http://adesiretoinspire.blogspot.com/2011/05/minion-cupcakes.html

Looking forward to seeing more of your baking/craft adventures. Cheers!

Heather said...

It's twinkies! I was wondering from the pic what that was. I found you on CraftoManiac. Wow, you let your kids help. I would be freaking out! LOL Good job. They are super cute.

Tatum said...

Oh my! This is fabulous! We love minions and twinkies at our house, so clearly we will have to try this. Thanks for sharing- it's great!

Jacqueline said...

Just like straight out of the movie! These are too adorable and I love that the kids helped make them! Tell them they are wonderful models.

Glad I hopped on over to take a peak!

jamie @ backless shirt said...

My kids LOVE this...and now are dying to make some of their own.

I featured this on my blog. Thanks for sharing!

http://backlessshirt.blogspot.com/2011/05/i-dig-on-these.html

Jamie

Marie {Make and Takes} said...

Oh, oh, oh! These are too cute! So fun. Would be so fun to make these while we watch the movie. Love them!

Emily S said...

OH MY GOSH these are absolutely adorable. Definitely on my to-do list someday!

Emily
Deviantly Domesticated Team
http://stephaniehillberry.com

raising4princesses said...

these little guys crack me up! I live in Jamaica and we can't find twinkies here, but if we did my kids would love these! You're amazing, Maria http://caribbeanmissionarywife.blogspot.com/

Confessions of a Stay at Home Mommy said...

What a great idea! I would love it if you linked up to my Tuesday Confessional link party going on now: http://www.craftyconfessions.com/2011/06/tuesday-confessional-link-party.html
I hope to see you soon!
~Macy

lizy b said...

Love the minions!!! Your munchkins did a great job! that movie is on constant replay at our house! We now regularly say "did you brush your teeth? Let me smell, let me smell!!!!"

Diane said...

I love the Minion Cupcakes, they are awesome. I am going to make them. I'm a new follower from the blog hop . Please stop by my blog too.

http://candoitmom.blogspot.com/

Trish - Sweetology101 said...

I follow confessions of a cookbook queen (http://www.confessionsofacookbookqueen.com) where these were originally done and have wanted to do them ever since.

Nicole@Thrifty Decorating said...

My family would just LOVE these! I'm pinning it and putting it on my FB page! :)

Danielle said...

I made these for my three-year-old's birthday. They were a hit! Thanks for this cute idea.