Needing creative advice for a cupcake cake

Posted by Varuna77, August 25, 2008 at 10:18 PM

I have an idea for a cupcake cake (redundant?) for my husband's birthday.

The end result is that I need to make an edible barrel, preferably cupcake size.

The best idea I've had so far from suggestions around friends and family is just to buy a straight sided muffin tin and carve a bit off of the tops and bottoms to make it barrel shaped. I'm still musing over icing for this idea. I'm leaning towards basic piping to "glue" on thin black licorice for the slats and the wrap around. Then icing that people can just put on their plates and dip these cupcakes in.

I thought you guys might have some different ideas.

And I'll just tell you what it's for: Hubby is turning 30 and we're having his 30th birthday party at an arcade that specializes in stand alone video games of the 80s. He also works for a video game company. I'm making barrels and flame cupcakes for a cupcake cake that will have Donkey Kong on the top of the cake stand. He'll love it.

Ideas? BTW, I'm a competant baker. My mother will be helping me, who is a VERY good baker, so we can do nearly anything.

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