For this recipe you'll need to make beforehand Basic Vanilla Cupcakes or Simple Chocolate Cupcakes. To make this recipe, you'll need the Bob the Builder Hat Template, yellow candy-melt wafers and tube frosting, which are available at baking-supply stores. Make sure the cupcakes have cooled completely before you begin decorating.
1 cup yellow candy melting wafers
1 can (16 oz.) prepared vanilla frosting
Red food coloring paste
1/4 cup milk-chocolate frosting
24 whole-wheat cereal "O"s (such as Cheerios)
24 brown mini candy-coated chocolates (such as mini M&M's)
Step 2
Melt the yellow candy-melting wafers in a medium glass bowl in the microwave until smooth, about one to two minutes, stirring frequently. Spoon the melted yellow candy into a resealable bag.
Step 3
Snip a small corner from the bag, pipe the hat's outline, and fill in with the yellow candy. Pipe extra candy at the brim and the hat's center line. Repeat to make 12. Place in the refrigerator for about five minutes or until the candy has set.
Step 4
Using a tiny dot of red food coloring, tint the vanilla frosting a pale, pale pink. (Start with just a speck of food coloring paste and add more if needed.) Spoon 1/3 cup of the frosting into a resealable bag. Frost the tops of the cupcakes with the remaining vanilla frosting.
Step 5
Snip a small corner from the pink-frosting bag and pipe a nose and Bob's bottom lip freehand on the cupcakes. Place the chocolate frosting in a resealable bag and snip a small corner from the bag. Pipe a small amount of hair on either side of the cupcakes and attach the cereal pieces as Bob's ears. Press the chocolate candies, lengthwise, into the cupcakes as Bob's eyes. Peel the yellow candy hats from the wax paper and attach them to the tops of the cupcakes. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
