Sometimes life requires creme brulee and french macarons.
Sometimes life requires Minion Cupcakes. haha Right now I’m embracing the part of life that requires Minion Cupcakes.
I’m sure that most of you know, but for those that don’t, the Minion Movie hit theaters back in July and I’ve seen Minion stuff everywhere since!
I haven’t seen the movie (YET) but I have seen Despicable Me and Despicable Me 2 and these cute little minion are in those movies too!
My niece, Savannah, loves the Minion and when I saw a Minion cookie decorating video on Facebook from Flour Box Bakery I shared it and knew that I wanted to make them.
However, cooking decorating and I don’t get along most days so I just kinda of put it in my “maybe I’ll make these one day” folder.
BUT, since those Minion Cookies were decorated to look like Minion Cupcakes I decided to use that inspiration and make my own Minion Cupcakes!!
Of course you can totally make everything from scratch but for these, I didn’t. I wanted the vibrant blue and yellow colors without the work.
Here’s what I used:
Pillsbury Funfetti Aqua Blue Cupcake Mix (plus the items to make the cupcakes)
Pillsbury Funfetti Neon Yellow Icing
Chocolate Frosting and Candy Eyes
These Minion Cupcakes are really easy to make and they would be perfect for a Minion Birthday party or for a fun filled adventure day in the kitchen with your favorite minion lover!
Now go and make Minion Cupcakes!! If you make them, share them on Facebook or Instagram with #bigbearswife so I can see them!
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Minion CupcakesBy: Angie Barrett – BigBearsWife.com
09/07/15
Makes 12 Minion Cupcakes
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Ingredients
2/3 cup water
2 cans Pillsbury Funfetti Neon Yellow Icing
1 can chocolate icing
24 candy eyes (I find them at Hobby Lobby)
*You’ll also need piping bags and tips* I used a M1 for he swirls and large round tip for the goggles.
Pre-heat oven to 350F.
In a large bowl, mix together the cupcake mix, egg white, oil and water. Mix well.
Line a cupcake tin with white or blue cupcake liners and scoop the batter evenly into the cupcake liners.
Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool.
Scoop the yellow icing into a bowl and whip on high (in a stand mixer or with an electric mixer) for 5 minutes. This will make the icing fluffier and it will give you more to work with.
To assemble:
Place a blue cupcake on a flat surface
Fill a piping bag fitted with a large star tip and pipe a star in the middle of the cupcake. Then swirl the icing around the star and up to a peak.
Fill another piping bag fitted with a large round tip with the chocolate icing. Pipe a band around the middle of the yellow icing.
In the front of the cupcake pipe, two dots on the band (for the eyes).
Push a candy eye into each dot.
These are wonderful! Funfetti is such a smart name because it is so fun! I was wondering where to get those eyes too. Thanks!
These are absolutely adorable! My whole family loves Minions (who doesn’t!?) – maybe I’ll have the courage to give these a go.
They look absolutely adorable! Love the Gif you made too!
Great job! My daughter is obsessed with minions and she would totally love these cupcakes!
How adorable are those cupcakes! And the colors really are so vivid.
These are too darned cute! Perfect sized cupcakes for a minion party.
I showed L these yesterday when I saw them on FB and he, of course, wanted me to make them at that moment. We saw the Minion movie this summer and it was sooooo funny! These cupcakes are so much fun!!
I love the gif! And these are so stinkin’ cute. I’m all for treats like these over fancy French ones that take all day. 😉
Those are so stinkin cute. My kids would LOVE these!!
Those are the cutest cupcakes ever! I love the googly eyes the most!
I’ve got to make these with my kids. They love to help me cook, and they love the Minions.
These turned out so cute. I love how simple they are to make.
These are absolutely adorable! My daughter’s birthday is next month and she loves the Minions – these would be great to have at the party!
These are the cutest things ever. I’d have so much fun making them. They look so happy!
These are so super adorable! I know Minions are all the rage right now so these cupcakes would be a great addition to any party or make the perfect favors.
These look so cute and yummy. You can never go wrong with Minions they are my favorite.
These came out absolutely terrific! I was thinking about doing a minion birthday party for my daughter. This would be perfect!
So, those are the cutest cupcakes ever! I’d almost want to NOT eat them lol!
This is too much fun. I would love to make these with my son
I’m dying! Those are so cute! I know I’m going to have a blast making them!
Can you believe we still haven’t seen the minions movie? My kids would die if I made these for them when the movie came out on DVD.
I still haven’t seen this movie. I need to get it together because these minions are adorable.
This will be the ideal cupcake for the next family birthday (October). There are a lot of Minion fans that will be happy with one and probably ask for another. Thanks for the great directions.
These are adorable, Angie! I struggle to even pipe frosting, so I’m impressed that you made these so perfectly! Brava!
Oh these are so cute and look so good. My 2 year old goes nuts for anything minions I’m sure he would love this!
These are so adorable. I will have to make these for the kids to take to school. I am sure they will be a big hit.
These are adorable! I pinned them to give them a try!
These could NOT be cuter! We love the minions too and what a treat these cupcakes are for anyone who is a fan.
So cute! My daughter loves the Minions and would LOVE these cupcakes!
LOVE THESE!! So fun and easy to make the little ones!