Valentines Day Minnie Mouse Cupcakes
These super sweet and adorable Minnie Mouse cupcakes will sure impress your Valentine this year! They are so stinking cute and fun to make.
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Cupcakes
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Ingredients
- Fondant Ears
- 1 package of Wilton white fondant
- 1 package of Wilton red fondant
- 1 2inch round circle fondant cutter
- 1 edible pink spray
- 1 wilton bow fondant mold
- 1 heart stencil
- Red Velvet Cupcakes
- Cupcake Recipe:
- 2 ½ cups flour
- 1 tbsp. cocoa powder
- 1 ½ tsp. baking soda
- ½ tsp. salt
- ½ cup butter soft, plus 4 tbsp.
- ¼ cup softened shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 TBSP Red Velvet extract
- 1 cup Milk
- 1 tbsp. Red gel food color
- Cream cheese frosting
- 1 C unsalted sweet cream butter softened
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- 4 C powdered sugar
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 4-6 tbsp heavy whipping cream
- Red gel food coloring
- 1 large piping bag fitted with large star tip
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Instructions
- Fondant Ears Directions
- Lightly brush your bow mold with powder sugar
- Pinch off 1 tablespoon of red fondant and push into a bow mold of your choice
- Create 22 red bows
- Set aside on a plate to allow to air dry
- Lightly sprinkle powder sugar onto a cutting board and roll into a ¼ inch thickness
- Cut out 44 round circles for the ears and set aside
- Allow to dry for a few hours
- Lay out 4 sheets of paper towels or scrap paper to avoid painting your counters.
- Place two ears at a time onto the paper
- Place the heart stencil onto the two circles
- Lightly spray the circles with the pink spray
- Carefully lift the stencil off the circles and move aside to dry
- Repeat steps with remaining white circles
- Cupcake Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line cupcake pam with liners
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt together
- Using a standing mixer, beat together the butter, shortening, and sugar until light and fluffy
- Mix in the egg, vanilla, red velvet extract and red gel food coloring until combined
- Alternating between the dry ingredients and milk, gradually mix in the both ingredients into the mixture until combined
- Scoop batter into the cupcake pans, filling 3/4 of the way
- Bake in the oven for 21 minutes
- Allow to cool completely
- Frosting directions
- Using a standing mixer, beat together the butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla extract and heavy whipping cream until smooth and stiff peaks form
- Split the frosting into two bowls
- Add a few drops of red food coloring into one bowl and mix until combined
- Frosting and decorating Directions
- Place the piping bag into a large cup and fold the sides over the edge
- Scoop some red frosting in the piping bag in 4 lines
- Scoop white frosting into the piping
- Pipe the cooled cupcakes with the frosting
- Place a red bow into the center of the frosting
- Place two ears on the side of the bow
- Enjoy!
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