Disney Christmas Cupcakes

Mickey Christmas Cupcakes

Disney Inspired Christmas Cupcakes

 

Disney plus Christmas equals pure magic! These cupcakes are purely magical for all the Disney fans in your life.  If you can’t make it to Disney, bring the magic of Disney home to you.

 

These cupcakes a with Mickey Inspired decorations are just what your kids need for a holly, jolly good time.

Disney Christmas Cupcakes

Makes 18 cupcakes

Fondant Pieces

1 –  Mickey Mouse fondant cutters

1 package of Wilton Red Fondant

1 package of Wilton Green Fondant

1 package of Wilton brown fondant

1 rolling pin

1 cookie sheet with silicon mat

1 wilton bow fondant mold

1 white cookie icing bottle with small round tip

1 pink cookie icing bottle with small round  tip

1 brown cookie icing bottle with small round tip

1 package of mini gingerbread man royal icing transfers

 

Directions

• Sprinkle some cornstarch onto the cutting board
• Remove the brown fondant from the package and knead onto the cutting board to make the fondant soft and workable
• Sprinkle some more cornstarch onto the cutting board and roll the fondant into ¼ inch thick
• Using the mickey fondant cutter, cut out 36 mickey heads
• Place them onto the cookie sheet
• Dust the fondant mold using the cornstarch
• Pinch off ½ tsp of fondant and mold into the bigger size bow
• Pinch off ¼ tsp red fondant and mold into the smaller size bow
• Repeat steps until you have 18 bows in each size made

 

Next day

• Using the white icing, pipe a white outline around the shape of the mickey fondant piece
• Pipe squiggly lines inside the ears
• Using the brown icing, pipe smalls and eyes
• Using the pink icing, pipe two pink dots for the cheeks
• Place a red bow in the middle of half of the mickey heads to create Minnie
• Pipe a small dollop of icing into the middle of the green bows
• Place a gingerbread royal icing transfer onto the icing
• Allow to dry

Chocolate Cupcake

1 box of chocolate cake mix

1 ¼  C of whole milk

½ C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened

3 large eggs

Vanilla frosting

Use your favorite canned frosting or make your own.

1 package of christmas sprinkles of your liking 

1 large piping bag with a star tip

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a cupcake pan with liners

Using a large bowl, beat together the cake mix, milk, butter and eggs until combined and smooth

Fill the cupcake liners ¾ way full

Bake in the oven for 21 minutes

Allow to cool completely

 

Frosting directions

• Scoop the frosting into the piping bag
• Using the frosting, pipe two rings of frosting around the edge
• In a medium bowl, Pour your sprinkles into the bow
• Dip the frosting into the sprinkle mixture
• Using the piping bag, pipe a dollop of frosting into the middle
• Place a green bow in the middle of the frosting dollop
• Place a Mickey ear on one side of the bow and a Minnie on the other side

Enjoy!