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❄️✨ Snowflake Minnie Magic Cupcakes ✨❄️

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❄️✨ Snowflake Minnie Magic Cupcakes ✨❄️

Snowflake Minnie Magic Cupcakes

A holiday treat straight out of a winter wonderland with these Snowflake Minnie Ear Cupcakes!

By Erin

There’s something extra magical about holiday baking, especially when it involves sprinkles, snowflakes, and a little Disney-inspired charm. These Snowflake Minnie Ear Cupcakes are the perfect mix of festive and fun, bringing winter wonderland vibes straight to your kitchen. With sparkly snowflake ears, a bright green bow, and fluffy vanilla frosting, these cupcakes feel like they belong at a holiday party, a cozy movie night, or even Santa’s dessert table. Whether you’re baking with kids or just channeling your inner holiday magic, these cupcakes are guaranteed to bring smiles all around.

🧁 Snowflake Minnie Mouse Cupcakes Recipe

🐭 Fondant Ears & Bow Decorations

Ingredients

  • 1 package red fondant
  • 1 package green fondant
  • 1 Wilton fondant bow mold
  • 1 mini circle fondant cutter
  • 1 Wilton white piping gel
  • Powdered sugar (for dusting)

Directions

Prepare the Fondant (Day 1):

  1. Sprinkle powdered sugar onto a cutting board.
  2. Roll out the red fondant to about ¼-inch thickness.
  3. Use the mini circle cutter to cut out 48 red fondant circles for the ears.
  4. Set the circles aside and allow them to dry overnight.

Make the Bows:

  1. Dust your hands with powdered sugar.
  2. Roll the green fondant into a smooth ball.
  3. Pinch off 1 teaspoon-sized pieces and press them firmly into the larger bow mold.
  4. Make 22 bows and set them aside to dry overnight.

Decorate the Ears (Day 2):

  1. Using the white piping gel, pipe delicate snowflake designs onto each red fondant circle.
  2. Allow the designs to dry for a few hours before handling.
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American Honey Cupcake

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American Honey Cupcake

By Erin

American Honey Cupcakes

A simple vanilla cupcake, soaked in Wild Turkey American Honey Whiskey, Topped with vanilla frosting, Silver glitter star pick, American Flag pick, and a mini pipette filled with Wild Turkey American Honey Whiskey! Perfect for Independence Day and Labor Day!!

Makes : 14 Cupcakes
Prep time : 25 minutes
Bake time : 20 minutes Cooling time : 15 minutes Decorating time : 15 minutes Total time : 1 hour 15 minutes

– Vanilla Cupcakes

1 box – french vanilla cake mix
3 large eggs
1⁄2 Cup unsalted sweet cream butter, softened 1 Cup whole milk
2 Cups wild turkey American honey whiskey

Patriotic cupcake liners
Cupcake/muffin pan
Medium sized cookie scoop

– Vanilla Frosting

2 Cups unsalted sweet cream butter, softened

4 1⁄2 Cups powdered sugar
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
4-5 tablespoons heavy whipping cream

4 Cups red, white, blue variety of sprinkles

Silver star cupcake toppers
American Flag cupcake toppers
1 large piping bag with star tip

14 mini pipettes filled with Wild Turkey American Honey Whiskey

– Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and place the cupcake liners into the muffin/cupcake pan.

Using a standing mixer or hand beater, beat until combined; the cake mix, eggs, milk and butter until combined and smooth.

Scoop the batter into the cupcake liners, filling about 3⁄4 way full.

Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes or until the cupcakes are a light golden brown shade.

Remove and allow to cool on the counter for 15 minutes.

Using a fork, gently pierce the top of the cupcakes a few times.

Pour the Wild Turkey American Honey Whiskey into a small bowl.

Carefully submerge the top of the cupcakes into the whiskey for a few seconds.

Gently lift the cupcake out of the whiskey and lightly shake any drips off the cupcake.

Place onto a cookie sheet and allow the remaining whiskey to soak into the cupcakes.

Using a standing mixer, beat the butter until soft and smooth.

Gradually mix in the powdered sugar,vanilla, and heavy whipping cream until combined, smooth and holds a peak.

Scoop the frosting into a piping bag. Once the cupcakes have soaked in the whisky, you can start frosting. Combine the red, white, and blue sprinkles into a bowl. Using the piping bag, pipe a thick ring of frosting around the top of the cupcakes. Carefully dip the frosting into the sprinkles and use your hands to completely coat the frosting. Use the piping bag again and pipe a dollop of frosting into the center. Place an American flag and star pick into the frosting. Place the mini pipette into the frosting as well.
Enjoy!

Boozy Strawberry Birthday Cupcakes

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Boozy Strawberry Birthday Cupcakes

By Erin

It’s my birthday and I’ll have a boozy cupcake if I want to. YES, it’s my actual birthday today (May 3rd). After a crazy day at work after such a relaxing weekend away, I needed to make some of these Boozy Strawberry Birthday Cake Cupcakes for my birthday. These are perfect for any May or summer birthday celebrations for those over +21. So fun, colorful and delish.

Makes 18 Cupcakes Prep : 20 minutes Bake : 21 minutes

Strawberry Cupcakes Ingredients

1 Box strawberry cake mix
3 large eggs
1 Cup whole milk
1⁄2 Cup unsalted sweet cream butter, softened

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a cupcake pan with white cupcake liners

Using a standing mixer or hand mixer, beat the cake mix, eggs, milk, and butter until combined and smooth

Fill cupcake liner about 3⁄4 way full and bake in the oven for 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean

Allow to cool while you make the frosting.

Vanilla Frosting
Ingredients

2 Cups unsalted sweet cream butter, softened 4 1⁄2 Cups powdered sugar
5 tbsp heavy whipping cream
1 tbsp pure vanilla extract

Pink gel food coloring
1 – 10.5oz Funfetti sprinkles – Found in round containers at walmart 2 large piping bags fitted with wide star tips


18 mini cupcake pipettes
Birthday Cake flavored vodka
Strawberries, cut in half
1 small jar of Maraschino cherries

Directions

Follow the directions on the mini pipette package to know how to fill the pipettes with the vodka

Using a standing mixer, beat the butter, powdered sugar, heavy whipping cream, and vanilla until fluffy, cream and holds a peak

Scoop half of the frosting into another bowl and mix in a few drops of pink gel food coloring

Scoop the pink frosting into one of the pink bags and scoop the white frosting into the second piping bag

Using the white frosting, pipe a thick ring of frosting around the top of the cupcake Pipe a slightly smaller ring of pink frosting on top of the white frosting
Pipe another smaller ring of white frosting on top of the pink frosting.
Pipe a smaller ring of pink frosting on top of the white frosting.

Pipe a dollop of white frosting on top of the last pink ring Coat the bottom. half of the cupcake frosting in the sprinkles Place a strawberry on top of the cupcake.
Place a cherry next to the strawberry
Place a pipette in between the strawberry and cherry

Enjoy & Happy birthday to all the other May birthdays out there!