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mommie7553 (1 discussion) on Apr 2, 2011 at 08:01 PM
Has anyone baked, assembled & froze these aliens the night before? Would they be too frozen for the dipping part?
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lilyfarmer (1 discussion) on Feb 17, 2011 at 05:09 PM
I made these-they came out great. I thought the second layer of frosting was over-the-top, so I started out with neon green frosting for the (BTW rainbow) cupcake and "neck" joint. Then I just dipped the "head" in frosting. It definitely was better when the frosting was as thin as possible, but a pain to keep running it into the microwave (for the whole body). Even though I just did the head, they were still charming! Used pretzel sticks for antenna.
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kay22 (2 discussions) on Oct 25, 2010 at 03:43 PM
Cute for Halloween or any Space theme paty
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musiclvr1323 (3 discussions) on Jul 21, 2010 at 03:10 PM
These cupcakes are great, but make sure when you make the cupcakes you use 1 cup of buttermilk in place of the water and 4 eggs instead of 3. This makes them hold the doughnut hole much better!
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kmccusker (3 discussions) on May 8, 2010 at 01:45 PM
These are really kid-friendly! Kids love cupcakes even if they're "plain," so fun decorations just add to their excitement. We made these for Halloween one year, except that we decorated them as ghosts instead of aliens (just use a white icing without food coloring, and omit the licorice antennas, using black piped icing to make eyes and a squiggly mouth). I made them myself the first time, since I don't really care much for messes in the kitchen (OCD... it's a curse!), but the second time we made them, I invited my 5 and 7 year old boys to help decorate them - we all had tons of fun! We shared them with some of the kids in our neighborhood that came over to play one afternoon, and they were such a hit that we had kids knocking on our door for several more days asking if they could have another cupcake. I'll have to keep an eye out for the little plastic cups to store these in... I tried to improvise with a deep baking pan and aluminum foil to keep them covered without ruining them.
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princess1982 (1 discussion) on Apr 19, 2010 at 11:12 AM
Hi, I am from the UK.. We cannot get doughnut holes or chocolate covered sunflower seeds, any suggestions??!
Comment by: VelvetHeaven (no discussions) on Aug 5, 2010 at 08:04 PM
Perhaps you can make Rice Crispy treats and shape them in to balls to use in place of the donut holes. You can also try to just pipe the eyes onto the cupcake with black gel/icing.
Comment by: DoggieBoo (no discussions) on Aug 30, 2010 at 08:19 AM
Hi I live in the UK as well, I would suggest using M&M mini's for the eyes, which you can get at Asda, and they do sell donut 'middles' at Asda as well, they don't always have them however, so I would suggest going to the bakery and asking for them. I noticed they only had jam filled ones the last time I was in.
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englishsetterlover72 (1 discussion) on Feb 6, 2010 at 02:40 PM
i thought it was a really grate my family loved them to.
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mamakas (1 discussion) on Jan 15, 2010 at 02:01 PM
Where did you find the clear plastic cups? Did you use another cup for a lid and didn't it fall off? Help would be apprecaited! Thanks! Kathy
Comment by: musiclvr1323 (3 discussions) on Jul 21, 2010 at 03:12 PM
If can't find the cups you can go to an ice cream store, such as Dairy Queen, and they will sell you them for 20 cents each.
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duncan20s (1 discussion) on Dec 1, 2009 at 10:50 PM
candy sunflower seeds are sold at Borders bookstore if you have on by you. Also the neon food coloring can be found at michaels or ac moore in the baking aisle.
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mspretty1109 (1 discussion) on Oct 15, 2009 at 02:37 PM
Where do I find candy coated sunflower seeds or how do I make them?
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shirleym (1 discussion) on Oct 12, 2009 at 11:42 PM
Hi.where do you get the neon food coloring for the alien cupcakes?Thanks shirleym
Comment by: musiclvr1323 (3 discussions) on Jul 21, 2010 at 03:11 PM
I know this is way after the fact, but for everyone else McCormick sells neon food coloring that you can find at most grocery stores.
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Velorus (9 discussions) on Oct 9, 2009 at 08:18 AM
This was such a fun project, my 10 yr old got crazy with decorating the aliens with mini M&Ms;. She customized each one for each of her friends!
