Bikini Beach Bears

Bikini Beach Bear Cupcakes [1]

Well, today is the first day of summer and what could be better than going to the beach? A beach cupcake! That way, I don’t even have to get into a bathing suit. (Not to mention, I’m not near the beach, so this will have to do.) Aren’t these little bears just too cute. And they’re pretty tasty, too. Here’s what I used:

  • Cupcakes and frosting (tinted blue)
  • Blue baking cups [2]
  • Cocktail umbrellas [3]
  • Bears – Honey Teddy Grahams [4] and I just used a candy writer [5] to draw their tiny little bathing suits on with a toothpick. For the faces, I used an edible ink pen [6]. (I keep finding new uses for this thing. I love it.)
  • Inner tubes – Lifesavers Gummies [7]
  • Towels and floats – Fruit Roll Ups [8]
  • Beach Balls – small gumballs
  • Beach sand – Okay, this is difficult to look at. For the weak at heart, close your eyes. I’m sorry to say I had to sacrifice a few little teddy bears. They tried their best to escape…
“Please save us!”

A sweet sacrificeBikini Beach Bear Cupcakes [9]

Check back tomorrow for part two of this sweet summer kickoff!

Thanks to the book, Hello, Cupcake! [10] for inspiring me to use common candies in uncommon ways.

Bikini Beach Bear Cupcakes [11]

Bikini Beach Bear Cupcakes [12]

This delicious recipe brought to you by Bakerella
https://www.bakerella.com/bikini-beach-bears/

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[1] Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bakerella/2597000190/

[2] Blue baking cups: http://www.confectioneryhouse.com/product.php?productid=8637&cat=0&page=1&featured

[3] Cocktail umbrellas: http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Furl%3Dsearch-alias%253Daps%26field-keywords%3Dcocktail%2Bumbrellas%26x%3D0%26y%3D0&tag=bakerella-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325

[4] Honey Teddy Grahams: http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Furl%3Dsearch-alias%253Daps%26field-keywords%3DTeddy%2BGrahams%26x%3D0%26y%3D0&tag=bakerella-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325

[5] candy writer: http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26rs%3D%26keywords%3Dcandy%2520writer%26rh%3Di%253Aaps%252Ck%253Acandy%2520writer%252Ci%253Agarden&tag=bakerella-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325

[6] edible ink pen: http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FWriters-Americolor-Gourmet-Writers-colors%2Fdp%2FB0012DMI1S%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dhome-garden%26qid%3D1214016244%26sr%3D8-21&tag=bakerella-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325

[7] Lifesavers Gummies: http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FLife-Savers-Gummies-Berry-7-Ounce%2Fdp%2FB000FKMNUA%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dgrocery%26qid%3D1214016790%26sr%3D1-2&tag=bakerella-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325

[8] Fruit Roll Ups: http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Furl%3Dsearch-alias%253Daps%26field-keywords%3DFruit%2BRoll%2BUps%26x%3D0%26y%3D0&tag=bakerella-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325

[9] Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bakerella/2596169503/

[10] Hello, Cupcake!: http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FHello-Cupcake-Irresistibly-Playful-Creations%2Fdp%2F0618829253%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks%26qid%3D1214016153%26sr%3D8-1&tag=bakerella-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325

[11] Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bakerella/2596999984/

[12] Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bakerella/2597000428/