Churro Cupcakes

If you like churros then you'll love these cupcakes. They are fluffy with the right amount of cinnamon. I decided to make these and top them with a few sprinkles to bring out the fall season. If you're interested in how I made these then keep on reading.

Ingredients:

For Cupcakes:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups cake flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 3/4 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups milk

Cinnamon Sugar Crunchy Topping:
4 tablespoons butter, melted
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Makes 34-36 cupcakes

Directions:

Cupcakes:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit
Line standard muffin ins with paper liners
Whisk together both flours, baking powder, salt and cinnamon
With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, cream butter and sugar until fluffy
Add eggs, one at a time, beating until each is incorporated
Beat in vanilla
Reduce speed to low
Add flour mixture in three batches, alternating with two additions of milk, and beating until combined after each
Fill each cupcake liner to three-quarters full
Bake 20 minutes
Transfer tins to wire racks to cool completely before removing cupcakes

Cinnamon Sugar Crunchy Topping:
In a small bowl melt butter
In another small bowl combine the sugar and cinnamon
When cupcakes are completely cooled brush melted butter on the tops and dip into the cinnamon sugar mixture

Final Look:

Heart and Anchor Cake

Materials:
Cake mix
White Fondant
Blue Fondant
Red Fondant
White whipped topping
2 Round Cake pans (Different sizes)
Anchor cut out
Heart Shaped Cookie Cutters (Different Sizes)
Popsicle Sticks

Directions:
Bake cakes according to directions on the cake mix
Cover the larger cake with white frosting or whipped topping
Put two popsicle sticks in the middle and center the smaller cake on top
Frost the top cake
Print out an anchor and cut it out
Place the printing anchor on top of navy blue fondant and cut out the fondant
Take some white fondant and cut out two strips and twist them together
Place the anchor in the middle of the cake 
Add the twisted white fondant and add it around the cake to make it look like a rope
Cut out a couple hearts and place a popsicle stick in the middle of one and with frosting add another heart to the back of it so two are attached together
Add the hearts to the cake, I added two on top two in the middle and two on the bottom
Final Look:

Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcakes

Do you love peanut butter and jelly sandwiches? If your answer is yes, then you have to try these amazing cupcakes that I came up with. I hope you'll enjoy them as much as I did.

Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
8 Tbsp. unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 cup milk
Jam or jelly of your choice

Servings: 12 cupcakes

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
Line 12-cup muffin pan with liners
Mix together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
With a mixer, cream peanut butter, butter, and brown sugar until lighter and fluffy
Beat eggs one at a time, then add the vanilla. Scrape sides as needed.
Slowly beat flour mixture alternately with the milk, mix until everything is combined. 
Batter will be thick.
Bake for 23-25 minute or until toothpick inserted comes out clean
Let cool
Once they are cool, fill the center with jam or jelly of your choice.
Serve

Final Result:

Farm Theme Jumbo Cupcake

Materials:
Jumbo Cupcake pan
Cake mix
Cupcake topper
White Fondant
Sprinkles
White whipped topping or frosting
Red candy melts

Directions:
Bake cupcake according to directions
Make cupcake liner using red candy melts
Cut 5 strips of white fondant and put 2 on the side and one in the middle, connect them, and an x to the middle and add to the cupcake liner as a door
Using a pastry tip cover the top of the cupcake with white whipped topping or frosting
Add sprinkles
Add topper
Final Result:

Red Velvet Heart Cakes

Don’t know what to get your valentine? Don’t worry I’m here to help. So get your baking supplies and start making these delicious and easy heart cakes.

Materials:

Cake Mix (I used red velvet)

Heart Shaped Cookie Cutters

Pillsbury Easy Frost Frosting (I used cream cheese frosting)

Rectangular Cake Pan

Instructions:

Bake cake in a rectangular cake pan. I baked mine in a big cake pan so the cakes would come out thin.

Let the cake cool completely.

Take the cookie cutters and cut out different shaped hearts

Distribute the frosting evenly on the top of each heart cake

Final Result:

Smurfs Cupcakes

Materials:

Cupcake Liners

Pastry Pride Whipped Topping

Blue Food Coloring

Pearl Sprinkles

Black Gel Cake Pen

Cake Mix

Pastry Tip

Directions:

Bake cupcakes in black liners

Using a pastry tip line the edge with blue frosting and add a dot to the middle to make a nose

In the middle of each cupcake use a pastry tip to make the white hat nice and tall

Add the sprinkles to the blue part of the frosting as the eyes

Put a black dot in the middle of each eye

Final Result:

Tinkerbell Dress Cake

Materials:

Cake Mix

Wonder Mold

Leaf Cookie Cutters

Green Fondant

Green Food Coloring

Pastry Pride Whipped Topping

Barbie Doll

Plastic Wrap

Purple, Pink, Yellow Fondant

Small Flower Cookie Cutter

Pearl Sprinkles

Directions:

Bake cake in Wilton Wonder Mold and let it cool completely

Roll out green fondant and cut out different size leaves using cookie cutters

Roll out the other colored fondant and cut out small flowers using cookie cutters

Add pearl sprinkle to the middle of each flower

Take cake out of cake pan

Wrap the legs of the Barbie doll in plastic wrap

Cut a whole on the top middle of the cake and make sure it’s big enough for the doll to fit

Take the food coloring and dye the whipped topping green

Cover entire cake with the green whipped topping

Place the doll on top of the cake

Take green fondant and cover whipped topping with the different size leaves

Finally add the fondant flowers

Final Result:

Carnival Jumbo Cupcake

Materials:
Cake Mix
Wilton Jumbo Cupcake Pan
Wilton Red Candy Melts
Pastry Pride Whipped Topping
Food Coloring
Cupcake Topper

Directions:
Bake Cake in Cupcake Pan
Melt the wilton candy melts and melt them according to directions on the package
Take the bottom of the cupcake and cover it with the red melted chocolate

Take some of the white whipped topping and use some neon green food coloring and dye it
Take some neon yellow food coloring and dye the other part of the whipped topping
Using a pastry tip cover the top of the cupcake with the neon green and neon yellow whipped topping
Add the cake topper
Final Result:

Carnival Party Cupcakes

Materials:
Ice Cream Cones
Sprinkles
Frosting
Food Coloring
Pastry Pride Whipped Topping 
Red and Black gel cake pens
Cupcakes Liners 
Cake Mix

Party Hats:
Take some frosting and dye it into different bright colors (you can also buy the frosting that is already in bright colors)
Using a spatula frost each ice cream cone a different color
Add sprinkles to the top of each cone
Set aside to harden (I left mine overnight)

Cupcakes:
Bake cupcakes in bright red and yellow liners
Let them cool completely before decorating ( I let mine cool overnight)













Cover each cupcake with white whipped topping











Use the black cake gel pen and draw some eyes near the edge of each cupcake 
With the red cake gel pen, draw a nose and a smiley face

Add the party hat to each cupcake

Final Result:

Christmas Cake Pops

These cake pops are so adorable everyone will love them.

What you need:

Wilton Chocolate Melts (Green and Red)

Cake Mix

Cake Pop Pan

Baking Spray

Red and Green Sprinkles

Lollipop Sticks

Cookie Sheet

Cake Pop Stand

Gingerbread and Candy Cane Candies (Optional)

Directions:

Spray the cake pop pan with baking spray so they don’t stick

Fill the cake pop pan

Place pan on a cookie sheet so that if it spills, the oven won’t get dirty

Bake cake pops

Let them cool completely (I usually let them cool overnight)

Once they are cool, its time to decorate

Melt the chocolate (I did one color at a time)

Take a lollipop stick and dip the tip into one of the colors and stick it on the cake pop

Then cover the whole cake pop in chocolate 

Immediately cover the chocolate in sprinkles and the candies

Place them in the refrigerator so they chocolate can harden

This is my final result:

 

Halloween Cake Pops

Cake pops are a bit time consuming, but if you have your kids help out, they would probably love to make them. They can decorate them as they please and then eat them right after. They can get a bit messy so make sure you cover everything.

What you need:

Wilton Chocolate Melts (different colors)

Cake Mix

Cake Pop Pan

Baking Spray

Halloween Sprinkles

Lollipop Sticks

Cookie Sheet

Cake Pop Stand

 

These are the colors I bought:

 

Directions:

Spray the cake pop pan with baking spray so they don’t stick

 

Fill the cake pop pan

 

Place pan on a cookie sheet so that if it spills, the oven won’t get dirty

Bake cake pops

 

Let them cool completely (I usually let them cool overnight)

Once they are cool, its time to decorate

Melt the chocolate (I did one color at a time)

 

 

 

 

 

Take a lollipop stick and dip the tip into one of the colors and stick it on the cake pop

 

Then cover the whole cake pop in chocolate and decorate however you’d like

 

Place them in the refrigerator so they chocolate can harden

Then their ready to eat

This is my final result: