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Pumpkin Patch Mickey Cupcakes
Celebrate fall with these Pumpkin Patch Mickey Cupcakes! These chocolate cupcakes have a delicious marshmallow frosting!
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Chocolate Cupcakes
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1
cup
granulated sugar
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½
cup
+ 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
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6
tablespoons
unsweetened cocoa powder
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¾
teaspoon
baking powder
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¾
teaspoon
baking soda
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½
teaspoon
salt
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1
large
egg
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½
cup
milk
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¼
cup
vegetable oil
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1
teaspoon
vanilla extract
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½
cup
boiling water
Marshmallow Frosting
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1 ¼
cup
unsalted butter, soft
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1
7.5 oz jar
marshmallow fluff or creme
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2
cups
powdered sugar
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1
teaspoon
vanilla extract
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green gel food coloring
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purple gel food coloring
Decorations
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chocolate rounds
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1-2
Twix bars, cut into small pieces, for the pumpkin stem
Equipment
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piping bags
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large round piping tip (Wilton 1A)
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small leaf piping tip (Wilton 352)
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muffin pan
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cupcake liners
Chocolate Cupcakes
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Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line a muffin pan with cupcake liners.
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In a large bowl, combine the sugar, flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cocoa powder.
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Add the egg, milk, oil, and vanilla extract and beat on medium speed until fully combined, about 2 minutes.
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Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin and runny).
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Pour batter into prepared cupcake liners and bake for 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cupcake comes out clean.
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Cool cupcakes in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Marshmallow Frosting
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On medium speed, beat butter until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
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On low speed, beat in the marshmallow fluff until just combined, about 30 seconds.
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Gradually beat in sugar and vanilla, then beat on medium speed until fluffy.
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Scoop a small amount of the frosting into a separate bowl. Add a few drops of green gel food coloring and stir until well combined.
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Add a few drops of orange gel food coloring to the large bowl and stir until well combined.
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Transfer the green icing to a piping bag fitted with the leaf (Wilton 352) piping tip.
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Transfer the orange frosting to a piping bag fitted with a large round (Wilton 1A) piping tip.
Assembly
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Pipe a small mound of orange frosting in the center of the cupcake.
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Pipe frosting lines from the bottom of the frosting mound to the top of the frosting mound to make the pumpkin sides.
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Place a piece of the cut up Twix bar into the center of the frosting, where all the ends meet, to make the pumpkin stem.
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Using the green icing, pipe a small leaf next to the stem.
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Gently press two chocolate rounds onto the sides of the cupcake to make Mickey ears.