Minion Cupcakes

Minion Cupcakes with ladyfingers are as fun to make as they are to eat! They’re the perfect sweet treat for a Minion theme party!

I hope you enjoyed the Minion Whoopie Pies I posted yesterday because as promised, here are cupcakes which are just as super cute!

I seriously can’t get over how adorable these Minion cupcakes are. With those wide eyes staring back at ya, it’s so hard to bite their heads off. ? They’re too darling to eat!

Like the whoopie pies, these Minion-inspired cupcakes are a great baking project to do with the kiddos especially now that they’re on summer break from school. It would keep them occupied for hours! #winning

How to Make Minion Cupcakes

The cupcakes are from a boxed cake mix, but you can use your favorite chocolate cupcake recipe. Or if you want to skip the baking altogether and get on the fun part which is the decorating, buy ready-made cupcakes from the store. Afterall, this is all about the Minions. 🙂

Bake the chocolate cupcakes according to the package directions, using blue cupcake liners. Remove from pan and allow to cool completely.

To prepare the frosting, combine butter, icing sugar, and milk in a bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat on medium speed and gradually increase to high speed until mixture is smooth and form stiff peaks. Add blue gel food coloring and stir until evenly tinted.

Using a frosting bag, pipe the icing on top of the cupcakes.

Line a baking sheet with wax paper. Microwave candy melts and coconut oil in 30-second intervals or until completely melted.

Cut each ladyfinger cookies in halves and dip each half into the melted candy to coat thoroughly. Arrange flat on the prepared baking sheet.

Place 1 or 2 candy eyes (this is an affiliate link) on each coated cookie and allow to set.

Draw “goggles” around the Minions’ eyes with the white frosting and using a paintbrush, gently dab the silver food dust (this is an affiliate link) on the “googles.” Using the black icing, draw hair on the Minions.

Insert each Minion into each cupcake and presto, Minion cupcakes that will steal the show at any party! And the ❤ of everyone in the room.

Did you make this? Be sure to leave a review below and tag me @OnionRingsAndThings on Facebook and Instagram!

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Minion Cupcakes

Minion Cupcakes with ladyfingers are as fun to make as they are to eat! They're the perfect sweet treat for a Minion theme party!

Prep Time: 20 minutes mins

Cook Time: 20 minutes mins

Total Time: 40 minutes mins

Author: Lalaine Manalo

Course: Baked Goods

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24 Servings

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 box (15.25 ounces) Chocolate cake mix
• ▢ 2 sticks butter
• ▢ 4 cups icing sugar
• ▢ 3 tablespoons milk
• ▢ 2 drops blue gel food coloring
• ▢ 12 pieces ladyfinger cookies, cut in halves
• ▢ 3 cups yellow candy melts
• ▢ 3 teaspoons coconut oil
• ▢ 20-24 candy eyes
• ▢ white decorating frosting
• ▢ silver food dust
• ▢ black decorating frosting

Instructions

• Bake the chocolate cupcakes according to the package directions, using blue cupcake liners. Remove from pan and allow to cool completely.
  
• To prepare the frosting, combine butter, icing sugar, and milk in a bowl. Using an electric mixer, beat on medium speed and gradually increase to high speed until mixture is smooth and form stiff peaks. Add blue gel food coloring and stir until evenly tinted.
• Use a piping bag to pipe the frosting on the cupcakes.
• Line a baking sheet with wax paper.
  
• Microwave candy melts and coconut oil in 30-second intervals or until completely melted.
• Cut each ladyfinger cookies in halves and dip each half into the melted candy to coat completely. Arrange flat on the prepared baking sheet.
• Place 1 or 2 candy eyes on each coated cookie and allow to set.
• Draw “goggles” around the Minions’ eyes with the white frosting and using a paintbrush, gently dab the silver food dust on the “googles.” 
• Using the black frosting, draw hair on the Minions.
• Insert each Minion into each cupcake. 

Notes

Nutritional info includes eggs and vegetable oil that are usually required in cake mix.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 324kcal, Carbohydrates: 41g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 17g, Saturated Fat: 9g, Cholesterol: 35mg, Sodium: 235mg, Potassium: 69mg, Sugar: 34g, Vitamin A: 260IU, Calcium: 33mg, Iron: 0.9mg

“This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.”