Mermaid Cupcakes
These mermaid tail cupcakes are as cute as they are delicious. Tender white cake and buttercream frosting come together for a delicious treat.
Servings: 24
Calories: 248kcal
Ingredients
Cupcake Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar -
- 3 teaspoon baking powder -
- 1 teaspoon salt -
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract -
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup water
Frosting Ingredients
- ½ cup butter softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -
- 2-3 tablespoon milk
- Aqua blue food coloring gel
Decorations
Instructions
- Prepare cupcake pans by lining them with cupcake liners. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In another large bowl, beat milk, vegetable oil, vanilla, and eggs together.
- Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Beat again until smooth.
- Add water and beat again.
- Transfer batter to prepared cupcake pans, filing each liner ⅔ full.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow cupcakes to cool completely before frosting.
- To prepare frosting, in a medium mixing bowl, cream butter and powdered sugar together. Add 2 tablespoons of milk and vanilla. Beat well.
- If it is too thick, add more milk. If it is too thin, add more powdered sugar.
- Next, add food coloring gel until desired color is reached. This will vary depending on the type of food gel you are using.
- Transfer frosting to a large ziplock bag and cut a small corner off.
- Pipe frosting onto each cupcake, adding sprinkles before the frosting hardens.
- Carefully place a mermaid tale on top of each cupcake.
Notes
- Be sure your butter is fully softened when making your frosting. Otherwise, you'll end up with bits of raw butter and a lumpy frosting.
- Press mermaid tail into the cupcake at least a ½ inch to be sure it stays in place.
- Always mix wet and dry ingredients separately before combining them.
- Spray your liners with nonstick spray if you want to be extra sure nothing sticks.
- For best results refrigerate decorated cupcakes for at least an hour or two before serving allowing frosting to set and harden a little so everything stays in place.
- Use a storebought cake mix of your favorite flavor to save time.
- Buy storebought frosting, add food coloring and mix until blended to save time. Simply add that frosting to your piping bag.
Nutrition
Calories: 248kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 167mg | Potassium: 45mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 49IU | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 1mg