I have a whole lot of photos on my computer of projects that I haven’t blogged about. So this is an attempt to remedy that!
Last year my friend had a birthday and I wanted to crochet him a cupcake. I discovered, through some not-so-subtle questioning, that carrot cake is his favorite. So I used my favorite cupcake pattern from Ana Paula Rimoli’s book Amigurumi World, and this is what happened.
These cupcakes are so fun to make and they don’t take very long. My only modification is to make the last round of the frosting in the front loops only. That leaves a ridge that makes it easier to sew the frosting and cake together.
Before I sewed the frosting on, though, I sewed on sprinkles!
And a carrot. 🙂 This is obviously not what carrot cake is…you don’t just make a cake and slap a carrot on top. But you gotta have that visual pun, right?
Anyway, my friend was pretty happy with the cupcake. I think this was his first crochet gift, but as long as he’s friends with me, it will not be the last. 🙂
This is so cute and a wonderful idea
aw thank you so much <3
I’ve seen lots of carrot cakes with little fondant carrots on top, so this works perfectly!
Oh I think I know the ones you mean! The fondant is so delicious. Thanks for the kind words!
I love it! Very cute, and you can’t just… not have the pun. If there’s an opportunity to make a pun, one should (usually) take it, is my philosophy. 😀
My thoughts *exactly*, filliefanatic. Puns are always a good thing, in my book, and I’m glad to hear you’re on board 🙂