Star Wars<\/em>???<\/p>\nTonight my mom and I made some cupcakes for dessert, using 1\/2 of the baking cups and toothpicks.<\/p>\n
That’s what this kit is: baking cups and toothpicks. Probably about $1 worth of product, to be honest.<\/p>\n
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We devoured the cupcakes and the used baking cups went right into the trash, but I made a point to insist that no one lick the toothpicks and make sure to recycle them. The pictures on the toothpicks are made of a slightly-waxed paper. Not quite cardstock, but a little heavier than just plain paper.<\/p>\n
My opinion? $12 for this kit is a considerable indulgence. My kids were smiling all evening from the cute toothpicks, and one could argue that doesn’t make this all a waste. If you aren’t picky about the baking cups — considering R2, C3PO and Chewie were all on the bottom<\/em> of the finished cupcake where no one will really see them — you might be able to get away with making the toothpicks on your own.<\/p>\nConsider how many different characters you could glue to toothpicks and stick in cupcakes! Maybe this is what I’ll do for next weekend’s Mario Brothers cake that’s been requested for the party next weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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