Bring a playful splash of colour (and a little mischief) to your dessert table (or just as an afterschool or weekend treat) with these whimsical minion cupcakes!
Ready in just over an hour, this recipe makes 8 fun and character-inspired treats that kids will love. Soft vanilla cupcakes, tinted with bright blue icing, become the perfect stage for cheeky Minion faces made from Tinkies, white chocolate chips, and a sprinkle of chocolate “hair.” With their iconic goggles and goofy smiles, these cupcakes are just as delightful to decorate as they are to eat.
Perfect for birthday parties or a themed movie night, they’ll have everyone saying, “Bananaaa!”
Ingredients
- Cupcakes
- Pre-mix vanilla cupcake mixture with icing included
- 8 black or blue cupcake cases
- 3 drops blue gel food colouring
- Royal icing
- 1 ½ cups icing sugar, sifted
- 3 tbsp water
- 4 drops black gel food colouring
- The decorations
- 4 Tinkies
- 8-16 white chocolate chips
- 2 tbsp chocolate vermicelli
Instructions
The cupcakes
MAKE the cupcakes according to the package instructions using black or blue cupcake cases.
MAKE the prepackaged icing according to the package instructions. Mix in the blue gel food colouring until the desired colour is reached.
Royal icing
GRADUALLY mix the icing sugar into the water, mixing constantly until it is smooth and thick. Add the black food colouring one drop at a time, mixing until the icing is nice and dark. Place into a piping bag with a small nozzle.
The decorations
CUT the Tinkies in half and lay them flat side down. Use the royal icing to pipe a straight line across the top of the Tinkies for the minion’s glasses.
STICK one or two white chocolate chips, flat side facing outward in the centre of the line and allow to set. Pipe a very small black dot on the white chocolate chip to make the pupil.
MAKE a mouth for the minion by piping a smile below the eyes.
GIVE the minions hair by sticking the chocolate vermicelli into the Tinkies above the minions eyes.
ONCE the cupcakes have cooled, pipe the blue icing on the top of the cupcakes and top with your half Tinkie minion.
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