My super busy weekend started off on an awesome note, Cupcake Decorating class with Sweet by Holly!

Now, if you are unfamiliar, Sweet by Holly is a great little cupcake store in Waterford Lakes in Orlando.  Hollis, the owner, has been on cupcake wars and all that jazz.  But it’s more than just looks.  I mean, her cupcakes are adorable, but they are also amazingly delicious!

Here’s a picture of me, my sister and Hollis herself:

My sister and me with Sweets by Holly owner/creator.

I jumped at the chance to take a decorating class from her.  Plus, it was a fundraiser for the Orange County Library, so it was for a good cause!

Here’s a before look at my naked cupcakes:

Sweets by Holly Decorating Class – The Before Cupcakes.

We started with 12 of these mini cupcakes and some examples on the table.  Each table had about 8 people sitting there and we were each assigned a “sweetie.”  The Sweetie’s are the girls that decorate the cupcakes at the shop.  It was so much fun!!!  So much frosting, candy and sprinkles on the table made it a little difficult for me to focus, but I managed to start with the hot chocolate cupcake.  Here’s the finished product:

My first decorated cupcake – the Hot Chocolate Cupcake

It’s not perfect, but it does the job.  After I did this one, just by looking at the professional version, I got some great decorating tips that made my other cupcakes much more presentable.

My sister decided to stop trying to copy the example cupcakes, and made her own Christmas wreath:

Julie’s original Christmas wreath cupcake.

(She just came from her son’s running meet – so don’t judge!)  Everyone was so impressed by the wreath that they started copying that.  She also won a gift certificate for her work!!  So I made my own wreath, and it turned out to be the favorite of all my cupcakes.

My version of the Christmas wreath cupcake.

Then I started getting really crazy and just decorating like a maniac.  I was also sneaking bits of frosting – it was just so good!  I actually left covered in frosting and didn’t want to wash my hands…I know, gross.  But it smelled SO GOOD!

Here’s a look at some of my other creations:

The hot chocolate cupcake, Mistletoe cupcake & Christmas Tree cupcake.

More decorated cupcakes.

Cupcake Decorating Class – The Final Dozen!

And because I’m on a mustache kick lately, I thought I would try my hand at an original cupcake design:

My mustache cupcake!

I can’t wait to sign up for the next one! I would love to learn to do more! I think the hardest part is really coming up with the design.  But now that I know a few tips, I think this might be my next thing!! Mini cupcakes for everyone!!

So here’s the question, which one is your favorite??