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Bikini Beach Bears

Posted By Bakerella On June 21, 2008 @ 2:13 am In Cupcakes,Summer Time | 103 Comments

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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!”

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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.

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