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Red Fondant Bow Ingredients:
- 1 – 4oz package Red Fondant (Found at Hobby Lobby)
- 1 Wilton Bow silicone mat
- 1 C powdered sugar
- 1 small paint brush
- Cutting board
Fondant Bow Directions:
Lightly dust a cutting board with powdered sugar
Using your hands, knead the fondant until it is soft and easy to mold
Take the paint brush and dip it into powdered sugar
Place the Wilton silicone mat onto the cutting board and using the paint brush, lightly dust the small bow mold. This helps keep the fondant from sticking to the mold
Pinch off about 1 ½ tsp of red fondant and push it into the bow mold
Allow it to set for 5 mins before carefully removing from the mold
Place onto the cutting board and continue making 11 more bows
Allow to bow to sit overnight
Chocolate Cupcake Ingredients:
- 1 C Flour
- ½ C Hershey dark cocoa
- ¾ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ C light brown sugar
- ½ C sugar
- ⅓ C canola oil
- ½ C buttermilk
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Cupcake Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line the cupcake pan with cupcake liners
Using a large bowl, whisk the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt
Using a standing mixer, beat the brown sugar, sugar, canola oil, egg, and vanilla until combined .
Alternate between the buttermilk and flour until combined and smooth
Fill the cupcake liners about ¾ way full
Bake in the oven for 21 minutes or until the top bounces back
Allow to cool completely
Vanilla Frosting Ingredients:
- 2 C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
- 5 C powdered sugar
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 6 tbsp heavy whipping cream
- Red and Green gel food coloring
- 3 large piping bag with large star tips
- 2 medium bowls
- 1 – 8oz bag of milk chocolate Ghirardelli melting wafers
Frosting Directions:
Using a standing mixer, beat the butter, powdered sugar, vanilla and whipping cream until combined, smooth and fluffy. Traditionally this will take about 5-7 minutes to whip
Scoop 2 C of frosting into both of the bowls
Mix in a few drops of red gel food coloring into 1 bowl and a few drops of green gel food coloring into the second bowl
Cut the tips off the piping bags and make sure the star tip fits through the opening
Scoop red frosting into 1 piping bag, green frosting into the second one, and then white frosting into the third piping bag
How to decorate your Minnie cupcakes:
Remove the cupcakes from the cupcake pan and place onto a cutting board or cookie sheet.
Using the red frosting, pipe a large ring around the top of the cupcake.
Using the green frosting, pipe a slightly smaller ring around the top of the red frosting. Repeat the step with the white frosting
Using the Ghirardelli melting wafers, place one on each side for the ‘Ears’ Place the red bow in the middle of the ears
Enjoy!
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Minnie Mouse Christmas Cupcakes!
Christmas isn't complete without Minnie Mouse! These super cute Minnie Mouse Holiday Cupcakes will be the highlight of the dessert table! They are perfect for Christmas parties or birthdays near Christmas!
Ingredients
- Red Fondant Bow Ingredients
- 1 - 4oz package Red Fondant (Found at Hobby Lobby)
- 1 Wilton Bow silicone mat
- 1 C powdered sugar
- 1 small paint brush
- Cutting board
- Chocolate Cupcake Ingredients
- 1 C Flour
- ½ C Hershey dark cocoa
- ¾ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ C light brown sugar
- ½ C sugar
- ⅓ C canola oil
- ½ C buttermilk
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Vanilla Frosting
- 2 C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
- 5 C powdered sugar
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 6 tbsp heavy whipping cream
- Red and Green gel food coloring
- 3 large piping bag with large star tips
- 2 medium bowls
- 1 - 8oz bag of milk chocolate ghirardelli melting wafers
Instructions
Fondant Bow Directions
Lightly dust a cutting board with powdered sugar
Using your hands, knead the fondant until it is soft and easy to mold
Take the paint brush and dip it into powdered sugar
Place the wilton silicone mat onto the cutting board and using the paint brush, lightly dust the small bow mold. This helps keep the fondant from sticking to the mold
Pinch off about 1 ½ tsp of red fondant and push it into the bow mold
Allow it to set for 5 mins before carefully removing from the mold
Place onto the cutting board and continue making 11 more bows
Allow to bow to sit overnight
Cupcake Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line the cupcake pan with cupcake liners Using a large bowl, whisk the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt Using a standing mixer, beat the brown sugar, sugar, canola oil, egg, and vanilla until combined Alternate between the buttermilk and flour until combined and smooth
Fill the cupcake liners about ¾ way full
Bake in the oven for 21 minutes or until the top bounces back
Allow to cool completely
Decorating Directions
Directions
Using a standing mixer, beat the butter, powdered sugar, vanilla and whipping cream until combined, smooth and fluffy. Traditionally this will take about 5-7 minutes to whip
Scoop 2 C of frosting into both of the bowls
Mix in a few drops of red gel food coloring into 1 bowl and a few drops of green gel food coloring into the second bowl
Cut the tips off the piping bags and make sure the star tip fits through the opening
Scoop red frosting into 1 piping bag, green frosting into the second one, and then white frosting into the third piping bag
How to decorate your minnie cupcakes
Remove the cupcakes from the cupcake pan and place onto a cookie sheet Using the red frosting, pipe a large ring around the top of the cupcake Using the green frosting, pipe a slightly smaller ring around the top of the red frosting Repeat the step with the white frosting
Using the ghirardelli melting wafers, place one on each side for the ‘Ears’ Place the red bow in the middle of the ears
Enjoy!
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