Candy/Gumball Machine Giant Cupcake

I love YouTube and I love My Cupcake Addictions (I forget her name), but this was inspired by her video and I HAD to try it! She used gumballs which seems to not exist where I am, so I substituted with M&M's! The base is a German's Chocolate Cake, and the outer part is Wilton's red candy melts, melted and placed in the base of my giant cupcake mold to obtain the baking cup (aka cupcake liner) shape. The remainder of the decor (except the jar & ribbon) was made out of fondant, and I airbrushed the cake circle red. 

Chocolate Covered Pretzels

I made these for a vendor show that I participated in and had soooo much stuff left over (angry face)! But anyway the folks @ work loved the leftovers (happy face). This wasn't all of the designs I made, as I did distribute some at the show. The pretzels that are sprinkled have either almonds, sprinkles or graham crackers (just incase you're wondering).

I Have AWESOME Buttercream

I finally received and used my CK high ratio shortening....it's awwweeesooommmeee! Check it out...

It's so fluffy, creamy, and smooth looking! It taste better than using regular vegetable shortening, but I still dislike the taste of buttercream...lol!