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Beauty and the Beast Cupcakes

Ingredients

  • 1 chocolate fudge cake mix
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 3.5 ounce box of instant chocolate pudding
  • 1 cup hot fudge sauce
  • blue cupcake liners
  • cupcake injector

Frosting Ingredients

  • 1 stick salted butter softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/3 cup white chocolate chips
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon whole milk
  • Blue food coloring (Gel food flooring will give you a deeper color. I use this set)
  • 1 large piping bag
  • 1 large round frosting tip
  • Sugar Rose Icing Decorations (You could use this Silicone Rose mold and make your own.)
  • blue sanding sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • If you managed to get the blue cupcake liners then add them to you muffin tray, if not or you prefer to add cupcakes to liners after baking, then Spray a standard muffin tin ready for the cupcakes to bake.
  • Add cake mix to a large mixing bowl. Using a hand or stand mixer, mix in your water, oil, eggs and chocolate pudding on medium until well incorporated.
  • Add batter into the muffin tin until each is about 2/3 full.
  • Bake for 16-20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  • Make sure you allow the cupcakes to cool completely before adding the chocolate hot fudge sauce filling and frosting.

Directions for Frosting

  • In a large mixing bowl using an electric hand or stand mixer, cream the butter, and beat until light and fluffy.
  • Melt the white chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl in 15 second bursts until smooth. Add a bit of water if needed. Mix in melted white chocolate and the vanilla extract, to the creamed butter.
  • Slowly mix in the powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, while adding a bit of milk in between each cup. Continue to mix for 1 minute or until creamy.
  • Add in your blue food coloring, 1-2 drops at a time. Mix well until you get the desired color you want.
  • Using the bottom of a spoon or other utensil, poke a hole in the middle of each cupcake, about ¾ down.
  • Add the chocolate hot fudge sauce to the cupcake injector. Carefully inject the filling into the middle of each cupcake. This will add a nice surprise when your guest bite into the yummy Beauty and the Beast cupcakes!
  • Prepare piping bag and fill bag with frosting.  Frost your cupcakes, add your blue sanding sugar, and top each cupcake with a sugar rose.

Notes

If you cannot find a pretty red rose then why not try some Beauty and the Beast Cupcake Toppers.