These vanilla cupcakes are transformed into Minnie Mouse for a fun party. Find sugar candy to add as toppings at your local bulk store or make your own!
Author:Alie Romano
Prep Time:45 mins
Cook Time:20 mins
Total Time:1 hour 5 mins
Yield:24 1x
Category:Dessert
Cuisine:American
Ingredients
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3/4cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 3/4cups sugar
3 large eggs, at room temperature
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 1/2cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/3cups full milk
Toppings
48 chocolate rounds, from a bulk store
24 royal icing bows, or sugared bows of some kind
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350ËšF. Line two muffin tins with cupcake liners and set aside.
Using an electric mixer cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla.
In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking powder and salt until well incorporated.
Alternate flour mixture and milk to the butter mixture, beat on low speed just until combined.
Using an ice-cream scoop, scoop equal amounts into each muffin cup.
Bake for approx. 18- 22 minutes or just until the tops start to spring back.
Let cool on cooling rack.
Make frosting (see recipe below).
Using a star tip, pipe icing on each cupcake, use 2 chocolate rounds for the ears and place a bow in the middle of the ears.