Minnie Mouse|Daisy Duck Inspired Cupcake Recipe
The other day, I was thinking of doing something extraordinary for my daughter's birthday party. Baking a cake was a good option, but I wanted something that could bring a smile to every kid's face. So, after spending a lot of time brainstorming, I came up with an amazing idea.
Equipment
- 1 Wilton fondant bow mold
- 1 Daisy floral fondant plunger
- 1 mini circle fondant cutter
- 22 cupcake liners
- cupcake pan
- 1 large piping bag with large star tip
Ingredients
Fondant Ears and bow
- 1 package white fondant
- 1 package purple fondant
- 1 package yellow fondant
Cupcake Instructions
- 1 box french vanilla cake mix
- 3 large eggs room temp
- ½ cup butter softened unsalted sweet cream
- 1 cup whole milk
Vanilla Frosting Ingredients
- 3 cups butter unsalted sweet cream, softened
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- 6 tbsp heavy whipping cream (try 5-7 tbsp)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
Fondant Ears & Floral Pieces
- Sprinkle some powder sugar onto a cutting board.
- Roll out the white fondant into 1/4 inch thickness and cut out 48 circles of the white fondant for the ears and set aside.
- Roll out more white fondant into ¼ inch thickness and use the small and medium daisy fondant plunger to cut of floral pieces.
- Set aside to dry.
- Powder your hands with powder sugar and mold the yellow fondant into a nerd candy size ball and set aside allow to dry.
Directions on making the floral
- Dip your finger into a cup of water and lightly dab it onto the back of the small daisy fondant piece.
- Place it into the middle of the bigger daisy.
- Carefully dab a small amount of water onto the yellow ball and place into the center of the daisies.
- Allow drying for a few hours.
- Dab a bit of water onto the side of one of the white circles.
- Place the daisy on top of the ear.
- Allow drying for a few hours.
- Powder your hands with powder sugar and mold the Purple fondant into a ball.
- Pinch off 1 teaspoon size ball of fondant and press it into the larger bow size mold.
- Make 22 bows
Cupcake Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Line cupcake pan with the cupcake liners.
- In a medium bowl, add the cake mix, butter, milk and stir until combined.
- Fill cupcake liners 3/4 of the way full.
- Bake in the oven for about 21 minutes.
- Pull out the cupcakes and allow to cool before frosting.
Vanilla Frosting Instructions
- Using a standing mixer combine the butter, powdered sugar, heavy whipping cream, vanilla, and mix on medium speed until combined and smooth.
- Scoop the white frosting into the piping bag.
Decorating directions
- Frost cooled cupcakes with the frosting.
- Place a purple bow into the center of the frosting.
- Place the ears on the side of the bow.
- Do this for the rest of the 21 cupcakes and you are done.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupcakeCalories: 418kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 2gFat: 32gSaturated Fat: 20gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 110mgSodium: 274mgPotassium: 37mgSugar: 33gVitamin A: 1017IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 28mgIron: 1mg
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