Funfettie fun!

Sadly one of my coworkers was leaving the agency that I work at. So what better way to celebrate her time then to make her some cupcakes?  For Kelly's going away party she asked for Funfettie and Chocolate cupcakes. Obviously the Funfettie cakes came from a box, but to give them a fun twist I did a half and half frosting on them. To do this technique simply fill half of a pastry bag with frosting; then carefully add a second color to the other half. 

The chocolate cakes are devils chocolate cake with a simple chocolate frosting. To make this frosting I took a bag of chocolate chips, 1 stick of butter, and 1 1/2 cups whipping cream. To thicken the frosting I added a little powdered sugar tell I felt the frosting was to my liking.  

Since Kelly asked for Funfettie cupcakes I made this the theme of the decorations. The plates, napkins, decorations and some of the cupcake liners are from Martha Stewarts Celebrations collection found at JCP.  The darker liners are from Martha Stewarts Macy's line.