M&M Butterfly Cupcakes

I had the honor of making cupcakes for Emma's third birthday.  They turned out adorable.  The party was "M's," as Emma calls them.  I made strawberry and chocolate cupcakes and decorated them with M&Ms to make butterflies.

Baked strawberry and chocolate cupcakes.

Color frosting green for grass.

Ice cooled cupcakes.

Refrigerate to set icing.

Dip pretzels in warmed icing.

Cover with pink sugar.

Put green M&M's around the edge of the cupcake.

Place Peanut M&M's for the butterfly's body.

Make antennas with licorice strings.

Insert pretzel wings into cupcake.

I made a caterpillar cupcake, too.  :)

Fun and yummy, too!