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Malibu Barbie's Sunset Party (Malibu Sunset inspired cupcakes and mocktails)

Malibu Barbie’s Sunset Party

Come on Barbie, let’s go party! Malibu Barbie’s Sunset Party features festive Malibu Sunset inspired cupcakes and mocktails!
Course Dessert, Drinks
Keyword Barbie, Cupcakes, Malibu Sunset
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 12 cupcakes

Ingredients

Barbie’s Malibu Sunset Cupcakes

Pineapple Cupcakes

  • 1 ⅔ cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, softend
  • ¼ cup light brown sugar, packed
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 8 oz crushed pineapple, undrained

Grenadine Buttercream

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 tablespoons grenadine
  • 2 cups powdered sugar

Orange-Pineapple Buttercream

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 tablespoons orange/orange pineapple juice
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • orange gel food coloring

Decoration

  • maraschino cherries
  • tropical drink umbrellas
  • Barbie cupcake decorations

Equipment

  • piping bags
  • large star piping tip

Barbie’s Malibu Sunset Mocktails

  • 1 mocktail
  • 4 ounces orange pineapple juice blend
  • 2 ounces coconut water, strained (no pulp)
  • 1 ounce grenadine syrup
  • tropical drink umbrellas, paper flamingos, paper pineapples for garnish
  • 16 ounce hurricane glass
  • ice

Instructions

Pineapple Cupcakes

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line a 12 cup muffin pan with cupcake liners.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
  3. In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes).
  4. Add the vanilla to butter mixture and beat on low speed. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
  5. Add the crushed pineapple and mix to combine.
  6. Gradually add the flour mixture, beating just until combined.
  7. Divide the batter into the prepared muffin pan. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  8. Cool the cupcakes in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack. Cool completely before frosting.

Grenadine Frosting

  1. In a medium bowl, beat the butter until creamy.
  2. Add the powdered sugar and grenadine. Beat until smooth.
  3. Transfer to a piping bag.

Orange-Pineapple Frosting

  1. In a medium bowl, beat the butter until creamy.
  2. Add the powdered sugar and orange juice. Beat until smooth.
  3. Add a few drops of red food coloring and beat until well incorporated.
  4. Transfer to a piping bag.

Assembly

  1. Place the two piping bags into a larger piping bag fitted with a large star piping tip.
  2. Pipe a swirl of frosting on the top of each cupcake.
  3. Place a maraschino cherry and Barbie decal or tropical umbrella on top of each cupcake.

Barbie’s Malibu Sunset Mocktails

  1. 4 ounces orange pineapple juice blend
  2. 2 ounces coconut water, strained (no pulp)
  3. 1 ounce grenadine syrup
  4. ice
  5. tropical drink umbrellas, paper flamingos, paper pineapples for garnish
  6. 16 ounce hurricane glass

Malibu Barbie's Sunset Mocktails

  1. Fill the hurricane glass halfway with ice cubes.
  2. Add four ounces of orange pineapple juice and 2 ounces of coconut water. Stir together.
  3. Slowly pour one ounce of grenadine syrup down the inside edge of the glass. As it sinks down and then rises up through the juice, it’ll create an ombre effect.
  4. Add desired garnishes and serve.