Description
Minnie-themed Safari Cupcakes bring the wild to your table with chocolate cake, toasted coconut, and hand-crafted fondant decorations that mimic the vibrant textures of the jungle!
Ingredients
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Chocolate Cupcakes:
- Gluten-free chocolate cupcake recipe from Gluten Free On A Shoestring or cupcake mix from Krusteaz or Simple Mills
Peanut Butter Frosting:
- 1 cup unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- Large piping bag
- Star tip
- Cookie scooper
Toppings:
- 3 cups coconut flakes, toasted
Fondant Accessories:
- Fondant (in white)
- Edible marker (in black and in brown)
- Wilton’s color mist food spray (in red and in silver)
- Cheetah cookie stencil
- Stripe cookie stencil
- Rolling pin
- Bow silicone mat
- Circle fondant cutter
- Cookie sheet with silicone mat
- Powdered sugar
Instructions
Make The Fondant Pieces:
- Sprinkle some cornstarch onto the cutting board.
- Take the white fondant out of the package and knead it on the cutting board until it’s soft and workable.
- Sprinkle a bit more cornstarch on the cutting board and roll the fondant to about ¼ inch thick.
- Use the round fondant cutter to cut out 40 circles and place them on the cookie sheet.
Next Day:
- Using the black edible marker and the cheetah stencil, place the stencil over a white fondant piece and carefully trace the cheetah spots. Set it aside and do the same with the rest of the white circles.
- Once all are done, use the brown marker to trace around the black lines.
- Finally, spray the fondant circles lightly with silver cake spray for a nice shine.
- Let them air dry for a few hours.
Make The Bow:
- Pinch off about 1 tbsp of white fondant and press it into the larger bow mold.
- Carefully take it out and place it on the cookie sheet to dry.
- Once the bow is dry, put the stripe stencil on it and lightly spray the red cake spray.
- Let it dry.
Bake Cupcakes:
- Follow your favorite gluten-free chocolate cupcake recipe and bake. Allow the cupcakes to cool before frosting.
Make Peanut Butter Frosting:
- With a standing mixer, whip together the butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and heavy whipping cream until it’s all smooth and stiff.
Frost Cupcakes:
- Grab your ice cream scooper and scoop some frosting onto the cupcakes.
- Use a butter knife to spread the frosting into a thick, round disk gently.
- Roll the frosted cupcakes in toasted coconut.
- Set them aside and repeat with the remaining cupcakes.
- Mix the remaining frosting with creamy peanut butter until combined.
- Scoop the mixture into a piping bag.
- Pipe dollops of the frosting into the center of each cupcake.
Add Minnie Mouse Fondant Pieces:
- Put the bow in the middle of the cupcake.
- Place one ear on the left side and the other on the right side of the cupcake.
Serve and enjoy!
- Prep Time: 95 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American