C.S.I: Creative Smorgasbord of Ideas: Chuck E Cheese Cupcake Toppers!

Today's blog is brought to you by...well ME! And the inspiration came from my boyfriends amazing sister in law :) She contacted me sometime last week inquiring about making some cupcakes for a birthday. The theme was Chuck E Cheese! So here was pretty much our exact conversation...

A: So would you be interested in making Will's party cupcakes? I will pay you.

M: Of course and you don't have to pay! What design do you want?

A: Can you do Chuck E Cheese style?

M: Chuck E Cheese style??? As in the mouse?? (In my head I was thinking...Ummm how the HELL do you want me to make a damn mouse! I am NOT a professional!)

A: Yep. (She was thinking...You totally got this.)

So after our conversation...I thought...and thought...and thought some more...I had NO clue how I was going to pull this off! I searched on good ol Pinterest and google for ideas...and got NOTHING. All the ideas I saw were all fondant and I HATE the taste of fondant and let's be honest here I am so NOT a professional and you need to know a little about fondant and sculpting to make a freaking mouse! So I came up with my own idea and I must say I L.O.V.E it! So here is what I did:

I made Chuck E Cheese mice out of melted chocolate!!! :::Applause:::

Items needed:

Wax Paper
Tape
Design (Printed in REVERSE on paper or drawn in REVERSE!)
Chocolate Melted (I used candy melts in the following colors: Yellow, Purple, Green, Pink, White, and Black) but you can always melt your own white chocolate and color with OIL-based coloring
Candy writing pens (I used Black and Red)
Flat baking sheet
Piping bags (no tips necessary!)
Scissors

Instructions:

1. Place your reversed design on the back of the flat baking sheet and tape it down

2. Place a sheet of wax paper on top of the design and tape down

3. Place melted chocolate in piping bag and cut a very small hole at the tip end of the piping bag (you can cut the hole bigger if necessary but start with a small hole and increase as needed)

4. Start piping the melted chocolate directly onto the design

5. Let harden in the refrigerator 10-15 mins

6. Remove and carefully lift design from wax paper and turn over...the smooth side is the top. You can then use the writing pens to outline your design if you want. And Viola!

Here are some pictures of my own creation! Just place these bad boys on top of your favorite homemade cupcake and ta-da I present to you....Chuck E Cheese cupcakes!