I love guacamole!
I love cupcakes!
I love to have fun with food!
We are a football family … translation – the guys watch the game, I make the snacks. I usually fill this bowl with real avocado guacamole … this year it may be filled with cupcakes. Surprise 🙂
My favorite part of this cupcake is the chocolate covered Cheerio “olives”. I made my “olives”, after hearing about the ones that Jacques Torres makes. Someday I will go to his store and buy them!
The strawberry jam “salsa” tastes pretty good … son #3 loves this part!
Last year I made Nacho Cupcakes …
I can’t believe that it took me so long to dream up guacamole cupcakes!
This is what you will need …
- 12 cupcakes
- Buttercream or Decorator Icing
- Americolor Egg Yellow gel coloring
- Americolor Leaf Green gel coloring
- 3/4 cup strawberry jam or preserves
- 2 flour tortillas
- Cooking oil spray
- Cinnamon/Sugar (1/4 cup sugar + 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon)
- 1/2 cup melted dark chocolate or candy melts
- 1/2 cup Cheerios
- Make the chips – Place 2 tortillas on a parchment lined baking sheet, spray with oil, sprinkle with cinnamon/sugar, cut into triangles, bake at 400°F for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
- Make olives – Mix melted chocolate and Cheerios, remove each Cheerio with tweezers and use a toothpick to poke the chocolate out of the center if necessary. Lay on parchment and chill for a few minutes.
- Make “guacamole” icing – color the icing yellow then mix in one drop of green coloring and continue adding green until you have reached a lovely guacamole color! Fill disposable pastry bag (or a ziptop bag) with icing and cut off tip creating about a 1/2″ opening.
- Frost cupcakes … add a few chips … spoon on some jam … add my favorite “olives” 🙂
I do have an “olive” alternative – cut black licorice … the hubby likes black licorice, I am not a fan of it, but it is easy!
Oh, my, these would be especially great for the Super Bowl gatherings.
Me, give me an ice cold beer in a cold frosted glass/mug :}
Another idea for making the black olives:
roll out black fondant, use the end of decorating tips to cut out the olives; let them dry before placing on the cake/cupcakes.
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Great olive idea! Can I come to your Super Bowl party? 😉
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You’re more then welcome to come. The more the merrier.
Only requirement is; everyone bring their own BYOB
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LOL 😉
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These are so adorable!
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Thank you 🙂
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completely clever~
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It was a natural … after last years nachos 😉
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Just love the calligraphy on your plate, Brenda. Did you do it? Oh, and the cupcakes look good, too!!! 😉
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Thank you 🙂 The plate was a gift from a friend many years ago … because I always brought the guacamole to parties.
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These are so cute!!
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Thanks 🙂
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