This tutorial will show you how to make Minion Cupcakes using Twinkies. These Twinkie Minion Cupcakes are perfect for a Minions or Despicable Me themed party!
With the Minions movie being released soon, I predict that there will be a lot of children who will want Minion themed birthday parties. These Minion cupcakes are easy to make and are a fun alternative to a birthday cake.
You can make your Minion cupcakes mostly from scratch by using your favorite white or yellow cake recipe and homemade buttercream frosting recipe or you can purchase a yellow cake mix and a tub of frosting. Twinkies are used to make the Minion cupcake toppers.
As a fun party activity, you could let the kids make their own Minion to put on top of their cupcake. To do this, make the cupcakes in advance and frost them. Then show the kids how to make a Minion using Twinkies, icing, and googly eyes. After the kids make their Twinkie Minion, they can place it on top of their cupcake.
How to Make Minion Cupcakes
Twinkie Minion Cupcakes Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 batch of your favorite yellow cake batter or a box cake mix
- Box of Twinkies
- Buttercream frosting or you can use the homemade recipe below
- Wilton decorator eyes
- Black icing tube
Directions:
1. Mix and bake cake mix according to the recipe or package directions; filling cupcake liners approximately ½ full.
2. Cut Twinkie cakes in half.
3. To make the faces of the minions simply add 1 or 2 black dots where the eyes will go.
4. Then gently press the decorator eyes into the black dots.
5. This will give the look of the goggles around the eyes.
6. Then finish the straps of the goggles by adding a line of black icing down the side of the minion.
7. Add some fun little mouth expressions on their faces.
8. Once the cupcakes have been taken out of the oven allow them to cool completely.
9. Take your buttercream frosting and mix in blue food gel until you achieve the desired color of blue frosting.
10. Frost the cupcakes using plenty of frosting on each one. I find this makes it sturdier so the minions do not fall.
11. Add the minion bodies on top of the cupcakes and enjoy!!
12. These are so fun and it’s a great activity to get the kids involved in.
Homemade Buttercream Frosting Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 4-1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 to 6 tablespoons milk
- food coloring gel
Directions:
- In a large bowl, beat butter until creamy.
- Beat in the confectioners’ sugar, vanilla, and enough milk to achieve desired consistency.
- Add food coloring gel to achieve the desired color.
Makes about 3 cups.
Printable Directions for Minion Cupcakes
- Box Cake Mix
- Box of Twinkies
- Buttercream Frosting or you can use the homemade recipe below
- Wilton Decorator Eyes
- Black Icing Tube
- Mix and bake cake mix according to Instructions filling cupcake liners approximately ½ full.
- Cut Twinkie cakes in half. To make the faces of the minions simply add 1 or 2 black
- dots where the eyes will go.
- Then gently press the decorator eyes into the black dots. This will give the look of the goggles around the eyes.
- Then finish the straps of the goggles by adding a line of black icing down the side of the minion.
- Add some fun little mouth expressions on their faces.
- Once the cupcakes have been taken out of the oven allow them to cool completely.
- Take your buttercream frosting and mix in approximately 20 drops of blue icing.
- You may need more depending on how dark you want the icing.
- Frost the cupcakes using plenty of frosting on each one. I find this makes it sturdier so the minions do not fall.
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