"Favorite Things" - Graduation Cupcakes

My sweet middle brother graduated from high school this weekend and is off to Wyoming on a diving scholarship.  To celebrate his accomplishments, I reflected some of his favorite things in his cupcakes: classic junk foods including ice-cream, candy, Oreos and sugary cereal.

Here's the breakdown of the extensive spread:

• Yellow cupcakes with strawberry cream-cheese buttercream topped with Fruity Pebbles.
• Cookies & cream cupcakes (yellow cake with crushes Oreos) with chocolate buttercream topped with mini Oreos.
• Chocolate cupcakes with vanilla buttercream topped with Reese's Puffs cereal.
• Chocolate cupcakes with chocolate buttercream topped with mini Reese's cups.
• Yellow cupcakes with chocolate buttercream topped with sugar-cones (filled with more chocolate buttercream of course).