Spaghetti and Meatball Cupcakes!
Fun, food August 22nd, 2009I recently discovered the coolest book called Hello, Cupcake! In it is the cutest assembly of fun and whimsical cupcakes you can make easily with regular store-bought cake, icing, cookies and candies.
Here is my first attempt at making something completely non-cupcakey — spaghetti and meatballs!
First you make regular vanilla cupcakes. Then tint vanilla icing with a bit of yellow food coloring for the pasta. Use a Ziplock bag to squeeze the "pasta" out all over the cupcakes. Go crazy!
Top with Ferrero Rocher hazelnut chocolates dipped in low-sugar strawberry preserves for the meatballs. Finish with grated white chocolate for the parmesan cheese.
Are these not awesome?!
Hungry for a little Italian tonight?
If you have a sweet tooth, these are for you. They are scrumptious! A mess to eat, but who cares? They’re cupcakes! Or are they?
Stumble it!
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:26 pm
I am presently waiting for a home delivery of several of the above works of art. Kathy called me, told me to check out her latest post, and voila…soon I will be the proud owner of one of these delightful creations. Wait….is that the doorbell… And bonus…I’m first to post!!
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:34 pm
Wow – that actually looks like spaghetti … weird! I’m more impressed with your array of cooking paraphernalia. I own a pot. 1 big spoon. A strainer. That’s my kitchen gear.
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August 22nd, 2009 at 8:38 pm
Somebody got EC back in their good graces!
They changed management (supposedly), and haven’t messed with me since. I’m not proud.
Strangely hungry, but not proud.
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August 22nd, 2009 at 8:38 pm
Yum yummie ! I’ve seen these made before but wow Kathy i too impressed !
Now send ‘em over ! You’ve got my address !
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August 22nd, 2009 at 8:50 pm
Kathy, that is cool. I just spend 3 days making a birthday cake for my neice and you made those awesome cupcakes in 1 day. I am jealous.
August 22nd, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Me now knows why she can’t spell “hors d’oeuvres”
August 22nd, 2009 at 9:11 pm
Oh no…slobber on the keyboard can NOT be a good thing!!!
Sniffie and the Florida Furkids
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August 22nd, 2009 at 9:28 pm
Excellent recipe…and for some reason I’ve been dying for something sweet lately…Maybe, I’ll try this…
I stopped by to let you know that you’ve been nominated for The You Cheer Me Up award on A Nice Place In The Sun.
Congrats!
Annie
August 22nd, 2009 at 9:31 pm
Nice cupcakes… or are they? LOL JK nice to see u back on EC!
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August 22nd, 2009 at 9:32 pm
Ooh, I can tap that! Wait, wrong blogger – sorry. Besides, that probably didn’t even make sense. What I was trying to say was “Ooh, I could really get into those yummy cupcakes!” but JD got me all “I can tap that” with her dumb post and now I’m saying it about everything. Thanks JD.
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August 22nd, 2009 at 9:42 pm
What a fun idea. You did well, and you said you couldn’t cook!
EC were very quick. Mine will go up Monday I think
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August 22nd, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Those are AWESOME. All I know how to make is a pudding cake in a litterbox that looks exactly like an oft frequented litterbox. (The secret is the slightly microwaved and hand-rolled Tootsie-Rolls.)
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August 22nd, 2009 at 10:19 pm
Wow, those look fantastic! All they need is some shortbread “garlic bread.”
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August 22nd, 2009 at 10:31 pm
@Jeff – You can tap the cakes from the pan. I think Kathy will atleast allow that !
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August 23rd, 2009 at 12:02 am
I would have never even thought of doing something like this, but they look FANTASTIC. What and idea! I will keep this one in my files.
August 23rd, 2009 at 12:31 am
CUTE and great pics!
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:16 am
You did an awesome job and I’m sure they taste fine, especially with with Ferrero Rocher chocolates, but I don’t think I could get past my cake not looking like, well… cake! Don’t go by me though… I can’t eat Red Velvet Cake either.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:40 am
That’s very cool, you’d definitely do a double-take before eating them!
August 23rd, 2009 at 4:30 am
Mmmmm! For a second, I thought that was real ’sketti! I wish I could have a little bite.
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August 23rd, 2009 at 4:33 am
Welcome back to EC.
Those look great. Nicely done. I’m sure they taste great when you have some idea of what they are.
I would hate to walk into the kitchen at 2:AM drunk and think, “Ooooh. Dinner!” That would be an interesting surprise
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August 23rd, 2009 at 6:03 am
Yummy! Looks good to me!
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August 23rd, 2009 at 6:31 am
ann of the junkdrawerblogfamily — So did Regan and her friends like them? I sort of wanted Don to walk into the kitchen thinking I’d brought pasta. Anytime I make a whole batch, you’re welcome to half so we don’t eat them all.
Drowsey Monkey — Well, I did have to buy the cupcake pan. I didn’t have that just laying around. Also needed a small spatula to use for scraping icing down the side of the Ziplock bag. I’m not as equipped as it might look.
LOBO — For now. The new management seems to know what they’re doing and running the ship like it used to be. That was what got me thinking about rejoining.
Jaffer — Ann lamented that it was impossible to email them to her. I would send you a plateful if I could.
Melissa k — You really must get the book. I doubted that they were as easy to make as the author insists. But they were! No slaving in the kitchen all day! And squeezing the “pasta” out of the bag was the highlight. Felt like art class without rules!
Alan — Hey, be glad I know how to spell spaghetti.
Sniffie and the Florida Furkids — My mouth watered on cue when I gave some to my sister. They’re so good! Tasty as they look.
Annie — It’s weird because you’d think it’d be gross to taste preserves with the icing, but it’s fine. Not so sweet that you can’t stand it. Thank you for the award. I’m a fan of that Lucy episode too. Who isn’t?
redlkathy — I’m amazed the chocolates look so much like meatballs. When my sister was about to cut one in half with a fork, as though it were meat, I told her not to try or it was going to go flying across the room. They’re freaky realistic.
Jeff — Watch where you say it, dude. You might get punched in the face. But, yeah, they’re so good you could…
Babs Beetle — I know! I think I’m a better baker and now apparently, food designer, than I thought. I guess I lucked out with the timing of my EC registration.
Shieldmaiden1196 — Look at me! First homemade pasta and now this! I know that litterbox recipe. Never had the guts (or stomach) to make it. How’d it go over?
Beth — Yeah, when I was taking pictures I thought “Boy, a nice loaf of French bread would look really good with these.” Thanks for the idea. This won’t be the last time I make them.
Jaffer — And thanks to Jeff’s comment, I won’t be looking at these the same way again.
tahtimbo — Me neither! The book is awesome. There’s also an idea for a TV dinner. Mashed potatoes, veggies,everything. So fun!
JS — I hate my camera. I must have taken 30 shots to get only a few good ones. Doesn’t the closeup look realistic?
Barb WillThink4Wine — At first, it feels weird to eat chocolate with preserves on it, but it’s really good. The problem is it’s kind of messy. Suitable for eating over the kitchen sink.
Katie — No kidding! I’d love to make these for a party sometime and not tell anyone what they are at first. The book author actually puts this recipe in their April Fool’s chapter.
Daisy the Curly Cat — I would give you a little bite, but only a little. I know you’re watching your waistline so you can keep fitting into your fashions. You looked lovely today in the Sunday Comics!
Cromely — Yep, it’d be a real downer to get sweet when you wanted carbs and protein. Although, drunk, I’d eat anything.
Chris Casey — They were delicious too. {mouth waters again} We ate three, kept three and gave the others to my sister. Trying to resist the urge to eat one for breakfast.
August 23rd, 2009 at 8:08 am
MMMMMMMMMM. Monday morning snack? I did notice, however, that you are missing one “meatball” on your finished plate.
August 23rd, 2009 at 8:10 am
Love these Kathy. My daughter-in-law is a desert wiz – I sent her a link!
August 23rd, 2009 at 9:23 am
Kathy, those are BEAUTIFUL! Great job! Too good to eat? Nah. I have that same book, and I LOVE it. Now you’ve motivated me to make the TV dinner ones.
Uh, Jeff? “Dumb post,” eh? Boy, I was gonna let you tap that, but forget it.
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August 23rd, 2009 at 9:55 am
Those are the most revolting looking cupcakes I’ve ever seen… how can you eat those? I fear for your stomach! I mean I love all that went into the creation of them – hazelnut and chocolate are total BFFs! Oh Gods, I just said that, it was in jest, but, I have to slap myself! – but I couldn’t put something that looked like that in my mouth…
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August 23rd, 2009 at 10:44 am
Man, those look so good! You’d think they might gross you out, straddling the two worlds, but they actually look quite nummy.
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August 23rd, 2009 at 11:26 am
Kathy-
BRAVO to you!
I know you MUST feel deeply impressed by your most recent ciluinary accomplishments…and you SHOULD!!!!!!
I love these. I will one day attempt to mimic you spaghetti magic. You may have tapped into a hidden talent, keep it up. Oh and feel free to invite me over for spaghetti snacks anytime.
August 23rd, 2009 at 11:54 am
Those are some of the most delicious cupcakes. Ever. No acceptions.
Make more, please.
August 23rd, 2009 at 11:58 am
WOW – those are AWESOME. But I have to admit, I find the thought of eating something that looks so much like spaghetti but tastes completely different a little disturbing …
But hey – I’m impressed by anyone who can cook up something so artistic – if I can’t boil it, stir fry it or nuke it, it probably isn’t gonna happen.
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:11 pm
Your cupcakes are so cute–you did a great job! I think I might order that book. I love to play around with baking stuff.
Btw, did you know that there are dark chocolate Ferrero Rocher candies as well? They’re delicious.
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August 23rd, 2009 at 1:52 pm
They do look remarkably like spaghetti and meatballs, don’t they? But they are Just Not Right!!
LOL!
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:56 pm
Pretty crazy looking cupcakes… ha!
Snappy Di
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August 23rd, 2009 at 2:03 pm
Kathy! Quick! Get out of the kitchen! LOLOL
This from a woman who had the firetruck in her driveway a few days ago … OOPSIE! Burned the chicken. Firemen said it smelled really good. But I didn’t give them any.
Seriously … you could take these “cupcakes” to a spaghetti supper fundraiser and have everyone ALL confused!
Good job, Kathy.
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August 23rd, 2009 at 2:33 pm
Tasty looking, even when all is not as it appears to be..
Looking forward to your next masterpiece!
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August 23rd, 2009 at 2:53 pm
Rene — Not this Monday, but some Monday and you’ll be the first to know I’ve brought them in. Do you mean I’m missing a cupcake? That sole meatball was in the recipe and placed that way in the example picture. I followed it to a T.
Data Entry Services — She’d do great with the book then. There are some things I wouldn’t attempt, like the horse cupcakes. Yes, horse cupcakes. Your daughter might be able to pull them off, though.
JD at I Do Things — If you make the TV dinner, please blog about it. I want to see how the come out. The peas and carrots look adorable in the book.
Elisha — Oh no! Not a fan of eating something that only looks like meat? They were really delicious and if you can get past the mental aspect of expecting carbs and protein and getting sweet instead, you’re in for a nice surprise.
Phyl — They were nummy! See my remark to Elisha.
Donna — I have to say I’m pretty pleased with myself. I was worried they wouldn’t come out at ALL like the picture in the book, but they did. If you lived closer, I’d have brought you some.
Regan — Tell your mom to buy you the book and I’ll come down and whip some up with you. I want to make the corn on the cob ones some day.
Kacey — It is a little disturbing, but that’s part of the fun of eating them. Totally messes with your head. If I can make these, anyone can. I’ve written about my problems in the kitchen many times before. I didn’t have high hopes for these, but I did good!
absepa — Thank you. Yes, get the book. It’s inexpensive and really fun to leaf through, even if you don’t make any. And trust me. They’re really easy make. I wouldn’t lie about that. I saw two other kinds of Rocher chocolates, I’m sure one was the dark.
Jay — You’re not the only one who’s thinks they’re just not right. After the first one, you get past the feeling.
Di — They are! You should see the corn on the cob ones in the book. Now THAT’S crazy!
Jenny — Ruh-roh. Please tell me it was all smoke and no fire! Sorry dinner was ruined, but thankful your house is OK. Will you ever cook again? Yes, I’d love to take the cupcakes to an event and see the reactions. Surrounded by bread and cheese, it’s possible to fool someone, if only for a second.
Cats~Goats~Quotes — As for the next masterpiece, JD of I Do Things has the same book. I’m begging her to blog about the TV dinner she plans to make. It’ll be really cool because you serve them in aluminum foil tins, just like a TV dinner.
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:25 pm
Now that’s a crazy good idea!!!!
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August 23rd, 2009 at 5:29 pm
What??! EC Again???! What gives?
These are really creative and look yummy, but I would think my eyes would confuse my taste buds and my insides would freak out. See, my eyes would be thinking “yum, spaghetti” and then my taste buds would be going “yea, cupcakes”! I might implode upon eating these.
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August 23rd, 2009 at 5:51 pm
It worked! How cool! I saw this book once but was scared to get it after seeing how different the book vs. reality were on display in a Sonoma-Williams shop once. Nice to know they are actually makeable.
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August 23rd, 2009 at 6:10 pm
those are awesome. I saw the title of your post and did a double take before I read it…lol
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August 23rd, 2009 at 6:27 pm
Okay, that’s what I get for skimming blogs. I acutally made cupcakes and then topped them with spaghetti and meatballs.
They were really good till I got to the cake part.
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August 23rd, 2009 at 6:35 pm
Oh my stars and garters! I could definitely eat a plate of that. It does look like spaghetti & meatballs.
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August 23rd, 2009 at 6:56 pm
grannyann — It is, except the next time I’m taking them OUT OF THE HOUSE. I ate too much today Muh belleh hurts.
Lin — What gives? New management. New AND BETTER management. You get over the cupcake confusion pretty fast. The only thing bad about them is you can’t possibly eat them like a regular cupcake. It goes in a bowl and you eat it with a fork.
Wendy — Yes, they are most definitely doable. I’ll try my hand at other things and post my creations. Even if they come out bad. Especially if they come out bad.
ann — Har! It doesn’t compute, does it?
Chris — The thought of that makes me ill. Although cake is almost bread, isn’t it? And bread goes with pasta, so I could totally do it.
Leeuna — I can too. And we did! Only one left (my sister took half)
August 23rd, 2009 at 7:17 pm
What fun! I cannot imagine the surprise when biting into one of those.
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August 23rd, 2009 at 7:34 pm
Wow. Do you know how scrumptious that looks right now? I had a total of 2 biscuits and a handful of pretzels today and needless to say I am hungry. I’ll have to try out the recipe
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August 23rd, 2009 at 8:31 pm
Wait. Is this the newest thing now? To cook/bake things that look like….other edible things? The irony here is that my friend had sent me a photo of one of these cupcakes that she saw online…but never told me what went into it. I think I gagged a little.
I can’t cook. But I do accept deliveries….anytime.
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August 23rd, 2009 at 8:46 pm
I can’t cook either. What I do great is drink and watch my husband cook !!!
August 23rd, 2009 at 9:56 pm
Those photos are soo yummy. Makes me hungry.
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August 23rd, 2009 at 10:55 pm
i love spaghetti with meatballs… but as a cupcake???
does it taste good? in the photos they look delicious
August 24th, 2009 at 3:35 am
At first I thought you use real spaghetti on them, yuck! As I read, they sounded better and better. Too much fussing for me though but I’d be happy to eat them!
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August 24th, 2009 at 5:18 am
Sherry at EX Marks the Spot — Once you take care of the meatball, the rest is like a cupcake. A sloppy, pasta-covered cupcake.
Abbey R — In a way, I wished I’d only eaten what you had. I overdid it and felt a little sick by the end of the day. Too much of a good thing.
kathryn — Does it sound better knowing what’s in it? Or worse? Hey, I can’t cook either. I don’t consider this cooking, though. Baking and sculpting, but not cooking.
Modern Warfare2 — How lucky for you!
navin — Thanks, I really liked the close-up shot.
seo solutions — Yes, yes, yes! Which is why there’s only one left.
Karen — I swear, there wasn’t much fussing at all. You know me. I hate making anything with more than five ingredients. I didn’t have to go nuts and they were done in a flash!
August 24th, 2009 at 9:27 am
Wow- that’s crazy! I wonder if the brain is ready for something that looks SO MUCH like spaghetti, but yet tastes NOTHING like spaghetti.
Does it get all confused? Does the tongue expect garlic and get a jolt, because it tastes preserves?
Makes me think of when a coworker from India had brought in some lovely baked goods which looked like oatmeal cookies.
They were flat onion breads. Boy was I surprised!
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August 24th, 2009 at 9:31 am
People’s aversion to this reminds me of St. Patrick’s Day, many years ago, when our youth group had a potluck where everything was green. The lasagna was made with spinach noodles, the drinks were green, green food coloring was put into everything. And several people just couldn’t get past the look of things, even though the taste didn’t change at all.
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August 24th, 2009 at 9:40 am
hi Kathy,
They look delicious! Perhaps even better than the chocolate-covered strawberries, if that is humanly possible…
~ Steve, the HUGE-sweet-tooth trade show guru
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August 24th, 2009 at 11:57 am
How cute is that??? I love those darn Ferrero Rocher babies – so bad, but so good. Who’da thunk they’d make perfect ‘meatballs’?
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August 24th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
Dear me Kathy, I honestly don’t know what to think. i just went back and read it over. They really are just delicious little cup cakes and you made the frosting to appear as spaghetti.
That’s actually quite clever and a wonderful idea. What a fun spoof for a pot luck dinner with friends. Thanks for the great idea.
I am glad to see you are back with EC too. I also was away for quite a while. But, so far so good this time.
Happy baking!!:-)
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August 24th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
That’s a cute idea, but I’m a lousy cook. Nice to see your blog again at Entrecard.
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August 24th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
Do they have an entire section dedicated to cupcakes that are supposed to resemble real food? And I don’t think my mom would get it for me because we already have a cupcakes book.
August 24th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
That is awesome! You must visit again and bring THOSE! Argh! (Like a good argh! Not a bad one!)
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August 24th, 2009 at 6:00 pm
Super cupcakes! I’m going to try those with my grandaughter, she’ll love them! Stop by my blog if you get a minute, I have an award for you.
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August 24th, 2009 at 6:46 pm
Jenn Thorson — Bummer on the cookies. I think it’s worse thinking something will be sweet, then it’s not, rather than vice versa. No fair!
Phyl — See, now that would gross me out. At least my cupcakes still looked like another food in its true color. I expect those people were told to close their eyes and just roll with it.
HUGE-sweet-tooth-trade-show-guru-Steve — It is humanly possible. They totally beat the strawberries on the sweet scale. You would have loved them!
Anne — I marveled at how perfectly the chocolates looked like meatballs. They have a nice bumpy texture. Incidentally, I thought of you when I took a thousand pictures of the food for the blog. I thought “How does Anne DO this?”
Shinade — For the record, I didn’t do as good a job with the “pasta” as I could have. Next time I have to refrigerate the icing longer so the strands stay firm. For now, I’m happy to be back with EC, but if they mess up again, I’m outta there.
Jude — So am I. Really bad. But I’m a decent baker, which I consider a world different than cooking.
Regan – Look in your mailbox in a few days.
Lisa — They’d never survive the trip. I barely got them to my sister’s in one piece and she’s only 15 minutes away from me. BUT! I’d make them with you there! It’d be a hoot!
Buggys — They’re both fun to make and very tasty. Your granddaughter will love them, guaranteed! And thank you for the nice award. Appreciate it.
August 24th, 2009 at 7:04 pm
Those are crazy looking! I love it!
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August 24th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
I have to make these. I don’t think they will be as…interesting as the kitty litter cake I once made to take to work, but still, pretty cool.
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August 24th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
I would LOVE to have some of these. Looks awesome!
And by the way, I responded to the BlogHer survey and totally suggested you speak on comments next year!
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August 24th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
For your “french bread”… get some Angel Food Cake and cut in to loaf slices. “Butter” them with a yellow-tinted, thinned cake frosting. Place on plate or wrap loosely in foil for “fresh out of the oven” look.
August 25th, 2009 at 7:26 am
Those are completely adorable cupcakes! I’ll have to remember those for April Fool’s Day next year, my kiddos would love them!
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August 25th, 2009 at 11:06 am
Oh. yes. Those look scrumptious…and just like spaghetti. Served up with some wine? That’s and even better idea!
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August 25th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
I was pleasantly surprised to see how simple the recipe is for this neat baking project. This will be a fun treat for me and my daughter to take on this weekend.
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August 25th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
Wow. That really looks like spaghetti and meatballs. I can’t wait to try it.
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August 25th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
Hmmm…they do look good. I guess missed something.. Is this supposed to be a main course or dessert??
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August 25th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
That book is too freaking cute. I am going to have to buy that.
Kathy, I am impressed with your faux Italian cuisine. hey – did you see year ago on the Christopher Lowell show where a lady had a party and made the dessert food look like regular food and the regular food look like cookies and stuff? I think she’d want to invite you over right away.
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August 25th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
Momo Fali — They are. I’m so pleased how they came out. It’s the kind of thing kids would love to make. You know. Kids. Like me.
Kim — I know that cake you’re referring to. I’m curious what the reaction was to it. Did more people get grossed out than liked it?
muskrat — You would have loved them. DEE-lish! Oh, man. I hope they don’t contact me. I’d rather phone it in. Literally. I can’t get up on stage like JD did, not even in a small room. Thank you for thinking of me, though. I’m honored.
rattln’ along — PERFECT! Thank you. I’m doing that!
Henrietta — They’d make a great April Fool’s joke. It’d be fun just to watch the reactions. “Oh, we’re having pasta?!” Um. No.
Shelly — I wanted to put a bottle of red wine next to it for the picture, but we didn’t have any. White zinfandel doesn’t go with pasta, does it? Hmmm, does it matter?
Blane — Please do! It really is simple. I seriously doubted that, but I was done with everything in like 30 minutes. Cripes, the picture-taking took longer!
Christine — I’m glad they resembled the picture in the book. Of course, if they didn’t, I would have blogged about them anyway. Good for a laugh, no doubt.
Tek Todd — If you’re like me, main meal.
Chris at TheSnackHound — Do! It’s an inexpensive book and even if you didn’t make anything, it’s so fun to look at the creations. That Lowell show sounds awesome. Would have been neat to see. Sorry I missed it.
August 25th, 2009 at 8:42 pm
Oh my goodness i haven’t commented in forever! But i did have one of those delicous cupcakes and they were yummy!
August 25th, 2009 at 10:27 pm
Doesn’t wine go with everything?
hang on let me test? hmmmm not sure again testing…some more testing… again…. testin…
I o ‘t h n i m t e s Hic!
d n t i k t a t r
August 31st, 2009 at 6:27 pm
That is certainly different and perfect for solving that salty & sweet craving.
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September 4th, 2009 at 1:18 am
Yup, Great book indeed. That book is too freaking cute. I am going to have to buy that.
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September 5th, 2009 at 5:08 pm
Those look fantastic! I love when food looks like other food. I’ll have to make a vegan version.
September 24th, 2009 at 3:31 am
I usually don’t comment on blogs, but this recipe changed my opinion. I just write to say thank you!
October 7th, 2009 at 10:37 am
I have made these with my kids before and they had tons of fun making them. I set them out when my daughter had a sleep over with friends, and some of her friends didn’t even want to eat one because they really thought it was spaghetti.
January 20th, 2010 at 10:43 am
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April 20th, 2010 at 1:38 pm
Wow. Those look unbelievable. Beautiful presentation for cupcakes.