Cupcakes are a universally loved, individual-size cake that can be customized with frosting, sprinkles, flavor mix-ins, cake-mix variations, and much, much more. These indulgent treats offer a sweet personal touch with different ways to design and decorate. Each cupcake offers the perfect ratio...
. For standard 2½-inch cupcakes, fill cupcake liners with ¼ cup batter to about ⅔ to ¾ of the way full. Avoid adding too much batter, or the cupcakes will overflow the cups as they bake and cause a mess. Here are some easy ways to fill cupcake liners with cupcake batter...
Continue this process all the way around the top of the cupcake, squeezing and stopping creating the illusion of grass. If only adding the sprinkles to the cupcakes, do it immediately. Once the icing dries the sprinkles won't stick.
Cupcakes, and any other sweet treats, wouldn’t be complete without a hefty amount of sprinkles on top. So, of course, we will be adding sprinkles on this cupcake drawing. You definitely should, too! Here’s a fun fact: did you know that sprinkles come in a wide range of shapes and ...
TIP:I recommend usingextra-large icing tipsfor a cupcake station — because average people don’t typically have much experience decorating cupcakes, and larger tips make it easier. #3 – Sprinkles & toppings We decided on a few different toppings for our cupcake station: ...
Use acookie scoopto put the cupcake batter in the liners so they're all even and the same size. Addrainbow sprinklesto the batter to make them fun on the inside! Make all the frosting a day or two ahead of time so that making the cupcake cake comes together quickly. The frosting can...
Ingredients: Start by mixing a box of your favorite cake mix with eggs, oil, vanilla and sprinkles. Use a cookie scoop to ensure your whoopie pies are all the same size and drop spoonfuls of the batter onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper....
usinga piping bagto frost your cupcakes rather than a knife - knives can pull the cupcake apart, especially when the top is sticky, but a piping bag tends to work much better. (You can learn more about frosting equipment and technique in our post onHow to Frost the Perfect Cupcake). ...
DIY Cupcake Station:Bake a batch of cupcakes and set up a topping bar with sprinkles, candies, and frosting. Popcorn Station:Offer plain popcorn with a selection of toppings kids can sprinkle, like cheese powder or colored sugar. Fruit Kabobs:Skewer pieces of fruit for a healthy yet colorful...
Cakesicles are basically a pumped up version of cake pops. They’re made pretty much the same way. However, the shape is much larger. Instead of small, round cake balls that can be eaten in a single bite, these dessert cakes are more the size of Hostess Ho Ho’s. They are made usi...