birthday fun

i made these fun cupcakes for Campbell's third birthday party.  they were a bit of work, but well worth it, when Sam brought Campbell into the kitchen to see them and his little face lit up and he said, "Cookie Monster!" 

ahhh.  the sweet payoff.

and the fact that they were absolutely delicious.

i used this cupcake recipe.

and i used for the frosting.

the entire Cookie Monster recipe was inspired by this blog, which i found through One Pretty Thing.