Naughty or Nice?

My friend threw a birthday party over the weekend, and to celebrate another great year the party was themed "naughty or nice?" Considering last year we went to Vegas around this time of year, this was a slightly tamer event. Many people came dressed in costumes, and the birthday girl dressed as one of Tiger Wood's mistresses. Yep, you guessed it, she was portraying the naughty part of the theme. There were "naughty and nice" flavored drinks and, of course, "naughty and nice" cupcakes. I served as a consultant on this one, since my good friend from work was in charge of bringing the desert. When she called me to discuss the themed cupcakes, she asked if "Hello Cupcake" had any devil/angel cupcake ideas. The book does not have them, so we planned them out over a less than 20 minute conversation. I must say, they turned out wonderfully. The devil cupcakes are made with red Starburst for triangular ears and the tip of the tail, and Twizzlers Pull-And-Peel were used for the main part o the tail. She baked them with devil's food cake (clever, huh?) and iced them with homemade butter-cream icing tinted with red coloring. The angel wings were crafted with melted white chocolate almond bark and were piped onto wax paper. They were covered in edible sparkles, and the icing was tinted pale yellow. She has inspired me to start making my own icing, since it was obviously much more delicious than the canned stuff. If "Hello, Cupcake" is accepting suggestions for their third book, then I think these "naughty/nice" cupcakes should be on the list!