A Little Humor on a VERY Hot Day

My Aunt and Uncle were holding their annual cookout for our ginormous family on the hottest day of the year so far.  You can't always get everything to work out.

Well, to take our minds of the searing heat, I baked up some cupcakes for the occasion and thought I'd have a little fun with it.  See, my Aunt and Uncle have great senses of humor and I just love surprising them occasionally.  So, I did a cupcake cake.  That's where you take cupcakes and pile them together, ice them as one item, and decorate it like a cake.

I did a combination of vanilla and chocolate cupcakes and iced them vanilla buttercream that I shaded in an assortment of summery colors.  I flat iced the center cupcakes and piped swirls on the border cupcakes.

For a little cookout humor, I wrote, "Grab your buns... it's the Livesay Cookout".  The adults got a laugh, but I think I confused some of my younger cousins.  I had to explain to them that I was alluding to hot dog and hamburger buns.  LOL!

Finally, for the border cupcakes, I designed miniature watermelons and fully loaded cheeseburgers in fondant.

We all still had a great time despite the intense heat.  Either which way, it's always wonderful seeing my family.  Love you guys!!!