Beholder Cupcakes

These cupcakes are the perfect geek treat for your Dungeons & Dragons session, Magic the Gathering game, or any other occasion when an ordinary cupcake just won't do.  Eat them quickly before their Anti-Chewing Ray affects you!

Step 1: Supplies

Cupcakes - baked with your favorite recipe.  I suggest Spicy Mocha Hot Chocolate Cupcakes for a little fire in the belly.
Chocolate frosting - store bought or homemade
Homade Fondant - I used the marshmallow/powdered sugar recipe found HERE to make it (one batch does about 24 cupcakes)
 Food coloring gel, paste or powdered: purple, brown, black, green, yellow or else customize the colors
Bamboo skewers - about 2.5-3 inches long (or cut longer ones down)
Vodka - just a bit to thin out the food coloring
Paint brushes
Kitchen scissors
A fresh exacto (craft) knife
Powdered Sugar
Cornstarch
Round cookie cutter - 2.5-3" in diameter

Comments

[violentorchid]

Um, nerd-rific.

[1HappyHermit]

Love these fantastic cupcakes! I and many of my friends are long-time gamers and really miss the "old days" of original AD&D. I am constantly amazed by the artistry and skill I see here on Instructables. It's one of my favorite pass-times: browsing the awesomeness of everyone here, learning so many new things, getting great ideas and just being truly inspired =D

[iminthebathroom]

sweet! I was actually thinking of doing this, but yours are awesome!

[kristylynn84]

:( awww! i was hoping it would all be edible! my husband is a gamer. :D cool and cute result!

[starshipminivan]

Thanks! The cupcakes are all edible. Well, except for the skewers for the eyestalks. NNYgamer's Beholder is art--and very cool art at that!

[kristylynn84]

i don't know what that means! lol. i am not a gamer, but i played one time, i was a ... wolf-hybrid chick who was a barbarian? or something, and kicked major booty in battles. i forgot what i was called. but i love your fondant art! :D

[kristylynn84]

just use green and you have Mike, from Monsters INC :D

[eblisster]

These are AWESOME!!!

[mikeasaurus]

Quick, roll a d20 and see if your THAC0 allow you to attack the Beholder!

[nnygamer]

Do the new Beholders (recent game editions) only have 4 eyestalks? I always made mine (no edible) with 10
http://www.instructables.com/id/Dungeons-and-Dragons-Beholder/

[starshipminivan]

The number of eyestalks is limited to room I had on the cupcake. The ones on these are also kind of "chubby" but the thinner were harder to make. That's kind of how it goes with cupcakes. Not everything translates directly.