Minnie Mouse cupcakes are a simple to make cupcake, that any Minnie Mouse fan will love! Made with homemade cupcakes, homemade frosting and some homemade toppings you will have the most amazing Minnie Mouse cupcakes ever!
Minnie Mouse cupcakes
Minnie Mouse is known for her girly bow in between her cute mouse ears. Sometimes Minnie Mouse is dressed in red and sometimes she is dressed in pink. The choice is yours when you are making these Minnie Mouse cupcakes. When I made them, I went with all pink because that was the theming I was going for.
Tips for Making Minnie Mouse Cupcakes
It is important when you are decorating cupcakes that you have the professional look to them, even when you are making cupcakes at home. Follow the cupcake decorating tips below to help you with decorating your cupcakes.
What Flavor cupcake should I use?
You can use any flavor cupcake that you want to when making these cute Minnie Cupcakes. We have LOTS of different cupcake flavors for you to pick from too!
- vanilla cupcakes
- chocolate cupcakes
- Strawberry cupcakes
- Peanut butter cupcakes
- Angel Food Cupcakes
- Lemon Cupcakes
- Red Velvet Cupcakes
- Mocha Cupcakes
- Blueberry cupcakes
- Lemon Raspberry Cupcakes
- Lemon blueberry cupcakes
- Pink Lemonade Cupcakes
What Frosting Should I use for These cupcakes?
When you are making the frosting for these Minnie Mouse cupcakes, if you are wanting a red coloring you will want to use a white frosting to dye red. If you are wanting pink Minnie Mouse then you can use a white frosting and dye it pink, or you can use a frosting that is already pink.
Yes, we have lots of frosting options for you to pick from as well that will work for these cupcakes.
- Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
- Strawberry Buttercream frosting
- Pink Lemonade Frosting
- Cream cheese frosting
- Vanilla Whipped Frosting
- Marshmallow Buttercream Frosting
Tips for Baking Cupcakes
Follow the recipe. Each cupcake recipe is different. It is important to follow the recipe as directed. all of our cupcake recipes have been tested multiple times to make sure they are perfect.
Bring ingredients to room temperature. Cupcakes will bake best when the ingredients are brought to room temperature before mixing the cupcake batter.
Allow cupcakes to cool completely. Before frosting the cupcakes let them cool completely. If you frost cupcakes while they are still warm then the frosting will melt.
Do not over mix. Over mixing the batter will lead to having tough and flat cupcakes. When making cupcakes you have to be careful that you don’t over mix the batter when you are folding in the flour mixture. If you over-mix your cupcake batter your cupcakes will turn out flat. You want to mix everything just until mixed, over mixing will cause you to have rough and tough cupcakes. We all know that the best cupcake are light and fluffy.
Fill the cupcake liners appropriately. You do not want to over fill the cupcake liners. Follow the directions for the specific cupcake recipe, if the recipe doesn’t tell you how full stick to the 2/3 full rule. Which is roughly 3 tablespoons of cupcake batter per cupcake liner.
Use the best kitchen tool for filling liners. If you are working with a thick cupcake batter then you want to use a spoon or a cookie scoop to fill the cupcake liners. If it is a thin cupcake batter then use a bowl with a spout or a glass measuring cup to pour in the batter.
Minnie Mouse Cupcakes Ingredients
- 24 Cupcakes
- Buttercream frosting
- Fondant (You can make your own or buy store bought Fondant)
- Pink and Black Gel Food Coloring
- Powdered Sugar
Minnie Mouse Cupcakes Supplies
- Piping bag
- Large star tip
- 1/3 inch circle cutter
- Pizza Cutter
- Rolling pin
- Parchment paper
How to Make Minnie Mouse Cupcakes
If you are making this cupcakes the night before the party make sure you don’t store them in the fridge with the fondant pieces on because they will start to melt. You can always bring the cupcakes back to room temperature for an hour than place the fondant decorations on.
Bake your cupcakes and let them cool completely. After they are cool make your frosting and color your frosting pink or red. If you want to, you can use Minnie Mouse cupcake liners or solid colored cupcake liners, it is up to you.
Place your star into your pastry bag and fill it up with your pink frosting. Pipe a swirl of frosting onto each of your cupcakes. Set aside your frosted cupcakes.
How to Make Minnie Mouse Ears for cupcakes
Dye some of your fondant black and some of it pink keeping each color separate.
Spread out a small amount of powder sugar onto your work surface.
Roll your black fondant out to 1/8 of an inch thick. Using your 1/3 inch circle cutter, cut out 48 circles in the fondant.
Place the circles onto a plate lined with parchment paper. Set those aside until they are hard.
How to Make Minnie Mouse Bows for Cupcakes
These step by step directions will make it super easy for you to make your Minnie Mouse Cupcake Bows.
Spread out a small amount of powder sugar onto your work surface.
Roll your pink fondant out to 1/8 of an inch thick.
Cut it into ¾ inch wide strips.
Cut out 24 pieces that are ¾inch by ¼ inch rectangles.
Then cut out 24, ¾ inch by 3 inch rectangles.
Lightly wet the center of the 3 inch piece with a small amount of water and bring both ends to the center.
Wrap the small rectangle around the center of the bow and keep it in place with a small amount of water. Gently squeeze the middle of the bow to give it some shape. Repeat this to make all the bows.
Assembling Minnie Mouse Cupcakes
Once you have all of your bows made it is time to put the cupcakes together.
Stick two black circles on the cupcakes to make Minnie Mouse’s ears. Be gentle when placing them into the top of the frosting making sure to leave a small gap in between the ears. Repeat this with each cupcake until all cupcakes have their Minnie Mouse ears..
Now it is time to put the Minnie Mouse bows on the cupcakes.
Carefully press one bow in front of the ears into the frosting.
Repeat putting the bows on for each cupcake until all cupcakes have their bows.
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Minnie Mouse Cupcakes
Material
- Minnie Mouse Cupcakes Supplies
- Piping bag
- large star tip
- 1/3 inch circle cutter
- Pizza cutter
- Rolling pin
- Parchment paper
Tools
Minnie Mouse Cupcakes Ingredients
- 24 Cupcakes
- Buttercream frosting
- Fondant You can make your own or buy store bought Fondant
- Pink and Black Gel Food Coloring
- Powdered Sugar
Vanilla Cupcake Recipe Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
- 1 1/4 cups cake flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Vanilla Buttercream Frosting Ingredients
- 1 cup butter room temperature
- 1 cup of shortening
- 2 pounds confectioners sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons hot water
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
Vanilla Cupcake Recipe
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line your cupcake pans with your choose of cupcake wrappers.
- Place your self-rising flour, cake flour, and sugar in the bowl of your mixer. Mix them together for a minute or two until they are well combined.
- Cut your butter into tablespoon pieces. Slowly add your butter into the flour mixture one piece at a time continue mixing until you have reached the texture of sand.
- Pour half of your milk into the flour mixture and mix just until the milk is incorporated. Use your rubber spatula to scrape down the sides of your bowl. Add your remaining milk and the vanilla to your batter and mix until combined.
- Slowly add in one egg at a time to the cake batter, making sure each egg is incorporated before adding the next egg.
- Scoop the batter into the prepared cupcake pan, filling them 3/4 of the way full.
- Bake for 10 minutes then rotate the cake pans so the pan that was on the top rack is now on the bottom and the pan that was on the bottom is now on the top rack. Continue to bake for another 10-13 minute until a toothpick comes out clean from the center of the cupcake.
Vanilla Buttercream Recipe
- Place your butter and shortening together in the bowl of your mixer. Mix them together on medium speed until they are nice and creamy.
- Turn the mixer down to the lowest setting and slowly incorporate the powdered sugar into the shortening mixture.
- Once you have added all the powdered sugar in to your mixture, add in the vanilla extract and then the hot water.
- Turn the mixer up to medium-high speed and continue mixing for 10 minutes until light and fluffy.
How to Make Minnie Mouse Cupcakes
- Bake your cupcakes and let them cool completely. After they are cool make your frosting and color your frosting pink or red. If you want to, you can use Minnie Mouse cupcake liners or solid colored cupcake liners, it is up to you.
- Place your star into your pastry bag and fill it up with your pink frosting. Pipe a swirl of frosting onto each of your cupcakes. Set aside your frosted cupcakes.
How to Make Minnie Mouse Ears for cupcakes
- Dye some of your fondant black and some of it pink keeping each color separate.
- Spread out a small amount of powder sugar onto your work surface.
- Roll your black fondant out to 1/8 of an inch thick. Using your 1/3 inch circle cutter, cut out 48 circles in the fondant.
- Place the circles onto a plate lined with parchment paper. Set those aside until they are hard.
How to Make Minnie Mouse Bows for Cupcakes
- These step by step directions will make it super easy for you to make your Minnie Mouse Cupcake Bows.
- Spread out a small amount of powder sugar onto your work surface.
- Roll your pink fondant out to 1/8 of an inch thick.
- Cut it into ¾ inch wide strips.
- Cut out 24 pieces that are ¾inch by ¼ inch rectangles.
- Then cut out 24, ¾ inch by 3 inch rectangles.
- Lightly wet the center of the 3 inch piece with a small amount of water and bring both ends to the center.
- Wrap the small rectangle around the center of the bow and keep it in place with a small amount of water. Gently squeeze the middle of the bow to give it some shape. Repeat this to make all the bows.
Assembling Minnie Mouse Cupcakes
- Once you have all of your bows made it is time to put the cupcakes together.
- Stick two black circles on the cupcakes to make Minnie Mouse's ears. Be gentle when placing them into the top of the frosting making sure to leave a small gap in between the ears. Repeat this with each cupcake until all cupcakes have their Minnie Mouse ears..
- Now it is time to put the Minnie Mouse bows on the cupcakes.
- Carefully press one bow in front of the ears into the frosting.
- Repeat putting the bows on for each cupcake until all cupcakes have their bows.
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