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Don't worry, this cupcake won't hurt a bit. You'll be amazed at what a few chow mein noodles can do when used on this monster cupcake. —Karen Tack, Riverside, Connecticut
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Originally published as Orange You Spiky in Taste of Home October/November 2010, p29
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Reviewed on Apr. 11, 2012 by bakergirl<3
I haven't made these yet, but they are soo cute! However, it has been my experience that you should refrigerate cupcakes like this until serving time so the noodles won't be soggy. I've done that when I've put cookies on cupcakes to decorate them and it helped a lot.
Reviewed on Nov. 03, 2011 by musich4
Very easy to create
Reviewed on May. 03, 2011 by p.ballard
Fun to look at but difficult to make and takes up lots of time. I tripled my recipe and could have used the same amount of frosting for one batch - way too much frosting suggested to buy. The noodles get soggy so you won't enjoy them, they're just for looks.
Reviewed on Mar. 02, 2011 by beckihomecki
I made these for our big family get together. With 13 kids I thought these would be perfect. I like to make my own frosting, and it didn't seem to cover as nicely as the picture. Very gloppy runny and messy. I also had a hard time getting the eyes to stay on. I don't know if that was a frosting issue as well. If I ever make these again, I think I will have to buy store bought frosting.
Reviewed on Nov. 12, 2010 by KLefler
I made these for my son's class party and they were a huge hit. They were pretty easy to make except for the eyelashes. I had to use a pair of tweezers to pick up the jimmies but the kids loved them and I would make them again.
Reviewed on Nov. 01, 2010 by suemercado
Easy and turned out perfectly. I dipped the cupcakes in the orange icing, let them set and then dipped them again to thicken the spikes. So cute and a huge hit at out party.
Reviewed on Oct. 29, 2010 by murphcat
These were a hit with my daughter's class. It was much easier to use mini chocolate chips as pupils instead of M&Ms (too heavy). I used a paintbrush with corn syrup to stick the pupils and lashes to the marshmallow, then froze them for a few minutes - this worked great. Also - you want the frosting pretty thin when you dip the cupcakes, so the excess runs off easier and doesn't get gloppy on your cupcake. Use a LOT of chow mein noodles (LONG ones), I wish I would have used more than I did.
Reviewed on Oct. 28, 2010 by josiezanker
So cute! Will definitely be making these again!
Reviewed on Oct. 28, 2010 by JBoomsma
I would recommend freezing the cupcakes longer than 15 minutes. I froze mine for 20 and I still had issues with the chow mein noodles falling out when I dipped the cup cake. I also just used Pretzel M&M's for eyes with a dot of black tinted frosting instead. It gave them a googly eye sort of a look.
Reviewed on Oct. 25, 2010 by sam_garnett
Easy and lots of fun to make! Only 1 problem, don't make them too far ahead of time- the sticks get mushy.Next time I make them I think I'll do what pp did and make them in different colors!
Easy and lots of fun to make! Only 1 problem, don't make them too far ahead of time- the sticks get mushy.
Next time I make them I think I'll do what pp did and make them in different colors!
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