AIRPLANE CUPCAKES

AIRPLANE CUPCAKES (to represent Bleriot XI)

You will need cake mix, etc. to make your favorite cupcakes
Pretzel Rods (body of plane)
M&Ms (wheels)
Sugar Wafer Cookies (wings)
Pretzel Sticks (propeller)

Make cupcakes according to your favorite recipe. Top with icing (white for clouds, blue for sky, brown for dirt or green with coconut for grass). Cut one pretzel rod to the length of your cupcake (2-3 inches long) and lay on top of the cupcake (this is the body of the plane). Place 2 M&Ms under the front of the pretzel for the wheels-- use icing to attach. Separate sugar wafers into individual layers and scrape off the cream. You will need 2 wafer pieces (rectangle in length) about 2 inches long each (these are the wings). Use icing to attach each wing to the side of the pretzel; the other end of the wing will gently rest on the cupcake. Cut another wafer into a small triangle (about 1/2 inch) and apply to the back end of the pretzel rod. Let it stand straight up. You will need 2 more wafers; they should be about 3/4 inch each and square in shape. Apply these to the rod with icing on either side of the base of the triangle wafer. Lastly, apply a small thin pretzel stick to the front of the plane (this is the propeller)

--Contributed by Tina Fondren