{Tutorial} Graduation Cupcakes

My soon to be 5 year old had Senior Day in her Pre-K class yesterday.  Her teacher closed school at noon and took her four students graduating her school for a special field trip. They went on a tour of the elementary school followed by lunch at Chuck E Cheese and dessert at the ice cream shop.  Needless to say, they had an absolute blast!  My earlier post this week on party ideas for Graduation got me inspired to send over a little something sweet for their special day.

Cupcakes with Graduation Caps and Diplomas!

You can make these cupcakes too with this tutorial I have put together for you.

What You'll Need:

Cupcakes with icing

Red hots or m&ms

Square chocolate cookies

Fruit rollop or similar gummy strips cut into thin strips and 1 1/2 inches long

Waffle cookies or Oreo Funstix cut into 1 1/2-2  inch pieces

Reese's Mini Peanut Butter Cups

Decorating Gel or similar

Step 1:

Add your Reese's Mini Peanut Butter Cup with the large side onto the icing.

Step 2:

Turn your cookie upside down, and add a touch of your icing gel to the middle of the cookie.

Step 3:

 Place cookie on top of the peanut butter cup so that the gel is aligned with the candy.
Refridgerate for a few minutes to let it set.

Step 4:

Add a touch of icing gel to two gummy strips and place in the middle of your cookie.

Step 5:

Add a touch of icing to the top of the gummy strips and add a Red Hot or m&m.

Your cupcake should look something like this.

Place in the refrigerator for a few minutes to let the gel set.

Step 6:

Add a gummy strip and wrap it around the waffle cookie and press into place.

Step 7:

Place waffle cookie on your cupcake and add a fun cupcake liner if you like.

Voila!

This cupcake stand can be found HERE. 

Change the ribbon to match the color palette for your celebration!