Oh boy! We love these Hidden Mickey Cupcakes!
These delicious treats come with a hidden surprise that your friends and family will love. And could they not, is Mickey! D23 shared this recipe in honor of Member Appreciation Week and is super easy and fun to make, take a look:
HIDDEN MICKEY CUPCAKES
INGREDIENTS:
Cupcakes
- 2 boxes white cake mix (or your favorite white cake recipe)
- any necessary additional ingredients as directed on the box (eggs, water, oil)
- 5-10 drops blue food coloring
Buttercream
- 1 cup butter (softened)
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tbsp milk
- A pinch of salt
- 5-10 drops blue food coloring
Toppings (optional but encouraged)
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 5-10 drops pink or magenta food coloring
- Blue sprinkles
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INSTRUCTIONS:
Make the base for the cake balls
- Mix the contents of 1 box cake mix, adding water, oil, and eggs as directed on the box.
- Once combined, add blue food coloring and mix until your desired color is reached.
- Line a 9×13 baking tray with parchment paper, then pour batter into tray, smoothing the surface until even. Bake as directed on the box, about 30 mins at 325°.
- Once done, allow to cool before removing from the tray and peeling the parchment paper off the bottom. Set aside while making the buttercream.
Make the buttercream
- In a large mixing bowl, add the softened butter and powdered sugar, and begin whisking with an electric mixer on low.
- Once combined, add the vanilla, blue food coloring, milk, and a pinch of salt, then mix on high until smooth and fluffy.
- Spoon half of the frosting into a piping bag with and set aside for decorating later.
Make the cake balls
- Crumble the blue sheet cake and add to the bowl with the remaining frosting. Mix together until thoroughly combined.
- Roll the cake and frosting mixture into 12 balls, about 1-inch in diameter, and 24 smaller balls, about 1/2-inch in diameter. These will make up the hidden Mickey shape inside each cupcake.
Make the hidden Mickey cupcakes
- Mix the contents of the remaining box cake mix, adding water, oil, and eggs as directed on the box. Prepare a cupcake tin with cupcake liners
- Spoon about a tablespoon of batter into each liner. Place one of the larger cake balls in the center of each liner.
- Spoon another tablespoon of batter into each liner, over the first cake ball. Place two of the smaller cake balls into each liner, each one balancing between the first cake ball and the side of the liner, arranged so that they form a straight line. Remember which way you’ve lined up the cake balls, so that you can cut it correctly later.
- Spoon one more tablespoon of batter into each liner, so that all three cake balls are covered in batter.
- Bake as directed on the box, about 15-20 minutes at 325°. Allow to cool before decorating.
Decorate
- While the hidden Mickey cupcakes cool, create the pink chocolate ganache topping. Place the heavy cream in a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for 45 seconds, then add in the white chocolate chips. Stir with a spatula until the chocolate chips are fully melted and the mixture is smooth. Add the pink food coloring and mix until the desired color is reached. Spoon into a piping bag with a small tip.
- Once cupcakes are cool, pipe a swirl of blue buttercream on top. Drizzle the pink chocolate ganache on top, and add sprinkles.
- When ready to serve, slice each cupcake along the line you created with the cake balls, so that the cut divides all three and reveals the hidden Mickey.
Enjoy your hidden Mickey cupcakes!
Credit: D23
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