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.

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Minion Cupcakes

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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 Time20 mins

Cook Time20 mins

Total Time40 mins

Course: Baked Goods

Cuisine: Global

Keyword: Minion cupcakes

Servings: 24 Servings

Calories: 324kcal

Author: Lalaine

Ingredients

• 1 box (15.25 ounces) Chocolate cake mix1 box (15.25 ounces) Chocolate cake mix
• 2 sticks butter2 sticks butter
• 4 cups icing sugar4 cups icing sugar
• 3 tablespoons milk3 tablespoons milk
• 2 drops blue gel food coloring2 drops blue gel food coloring
• 12 pieces ladyfinger cookies, cut in halves12 pieces ladyfinger cookies, cut in halves
• 3 cups yellow candy melts3 cups yellow candy melts
• 3 teaspoons coconut oil3 teaspoons coconut oil
• 20-24 candy eyes20-24 candy eyes
• white decorating frostingwhite decorating frosting
• silver food dustsilver food dust
• black decorating frostingblack decorating frosting

Instructions

• Bake the chocolate cupcakes according to the package directions, using blue cupcake liners. Remove from pan and allow to cool completely.
  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.
  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.
  Use a piping bag to pipe the frosting on the cupcakes.
• Line a baking sheet with wax paper.
  Line a baking sheet with wax paper.
  
• Microwave candy melts and coconut oil in 30-second intervals or until completely melted.
  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.
  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.
  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.” 
  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.
  Using the black frosting, draw hair on the Minions.
• Insert each Minion into each cupcake. 
  Insert each Minion into each cupcake. 

Notes

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

Nutrition

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

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