Teacher Appreciation Idea-Ice Cream Cupcakes

Looks like an ice cream sundae doesn't it?  Crazy enough, it is a cupcake and frosting!

We tried to do something little each day of the week this year for our teachers during Teacher Appreciation week. On the first day my boys drew pictures for their teachers. Palmer's was so funny. It was of him and his teacher climbing a pyramid. Tuesday got away from us...but the rest of the week we just did something small each day. Hunter has 3 teachers at preschool so it is a little expensive to get all of the teachers really big things. I was so excited about this idea because I could include our Preschool teachers in the Teacher Appreciation festivities, and they are phenomenal teachers.
I got this amazing idea from this site. I ordered my ice cream cups from here, but if you live in Utah they actually carry them at Orson Gygi, So glad I found that out AFTER I ordered them online and paid shipping...lame.
You will need ice cream cups and spoons, cupcakes, frosting (recipe below), chocolate melts, sprinkles, red gumballs, printout (found here). Don't forget that we are now thinking of my poor table as "rustic" instead of beat up.  Serious refinishing project as soon as it is warm and I have time!

Frosting:

• 2 sticks butter, softened
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 Tablespoons milk
• a few drops of ivory gel food color

1. In the bowl of a mixer, mix butter, vanilla and milk until well blended and smooth. Slowly add powdered sugar and mix on low until just combined. Increase speed to medium and beat for a minute or two, until fully combined and fluffy. Place frosting in the refrigerator for an hour to chill.
2. Remove the frosting from the refrigerator and spoon it on top of cupcakes. It looks just like ice cream!

Bake cupcakes and cool. Place in cups. After frosting has chilled 1 hour spoon over cupcakes. Melt chocolate at 20 second intervals and stir. When melted spoon over icing, sprinkle the sprinkles and place gumball "cherry" on top while chocolate is still wet. I glued the printouts on the front of the cup and on the wooden spoon that came with the cups.

Wrap with cellophane with ribbon.