My lovely friend Theresa was having a baby shower and seeing as how we are both founding members of the LxL – League of Extraordinary Ladies, I knew that I wanted to make baby cupcakes, but not just any babies – Jedi babies. That’s right, padawan cupcakes! It was just the right cupcake for a geeky baby shower!

ingredients:
lemon cupcakes (recipe here)
lemon frosting
Starburst candy
marshmallows
mini nilla wafers
black frosting
heart quins (online here)
mini lightsabers (online HERE)

The mom2be requested lemon cupcakes. I always like to bake baby shower cupcakes in petal liners, I don’t know why. Maybe because they make a pretty presentation and it’s like the baby is blooming right out of the flower. Cause that’s how babies are born — magically, in a garden right? Hm. I might be wrong about that.

Once the cupcakes are baked, cooled and frosted, set them aside and start on the younglings.

For the blankets use 2 Starburst of the same color and microwave them in a small bowl for 8-10 seconds.

Then using a rolling pin, roll them out flat into a squarish sized ‘blanket.’ Cut the edges if necessary or I also like to use clean crafting edge scissors.

Take the mini lightsabers and push them through the Starburst so that they stay put.

Using a #2 tip, pipe the black frosting on the Mini Nilla Wafer making eyes and maybe a little hair. A small dot of frosting will stick the tiny pink heart quin for the ‘lips.’

Now to start assembling! Cut a marshmallow in half and lay down one side for the ‘pillow’ and the other perpendicular – this will form the ‘body’ of the baby under the blanket.

Add a dab of frosting on the marshmallows and place the Nilla Wafer head on the pillow, then drape the Starburst blanket over the body area.

There you have it – little sleepy padawan, easy as can be. Whether your baby grows up to be a Sith Lord or the leader of the Rebel Alliance these cupcakes will be enjoyed by all.


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