Little Mermaid Cupcakes

These Little Mermaid cupcakes are flavored with apples, walnuts, raisins and cinnamon, filled with caramel, and topped with cream cheese frosting and a white chocolate star fish. These are absolutely delicious and adorable! This recipe was featured on our Little Mermaid Disney dinner.

Makes 12 Cupcakes

Ingredients

Cupcakes

½ cup cooking oil
⅔ cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup apples, peeled and cut into ½” chunks
⅓ cup nuts
3 tablespoons raisins
Caramel sauce

Cream Cheese Frosting:

1 8-ounce package of cream cheese
1 stick unsalted butter (½ cup), softened to room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3-4 cups confectioners sugar

Decorations

White Chocolate Chips
Wilton Sea Life Mold
White Nonpareils

Instructions

1. Make Batter – Beat oil, sugar, eggs and vanilla on medium using a stand mixer. Combine flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Add dry mixture to wet mixture. Combine thoroughly. Fold in apples, raisins, and nuts. Batter will be thick.

2. Bake Cupcakes – Place cupcake papers in your cupcake pan. Fill each with about 3 tablespoons of batter (they will approximately 2/3 full). Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cupcake comes out clean. Transfer the cupcakes to a wire cooling rack and let them cool until they reach room temperature.

3. Fill Cupcakes – Prepare a pastry bag with a Bismark tip. We like the Wilton #230 Bismark filling tip. Fill a pastry bag with caramel sauce. When cupcakes are fully cool, use a sharp paring knife, cut a small divot in the center of each cupcake. Fill with caramel. Continue until all cupcakes are filled.

4. Make Frosting – Beat the cream cheese, softened butter and vanilla in a medium bowl until combined and smooth. You can either use a stand mixer or hand mixer. Gradually add confectioners sugar and mix until completely combined. Feel free to add more or less confectioners sugar to achieve your desired consistency. Color the frosting aqua blue using gel coloring (We like Wilton Sky Blue) if desired.

5. Assemble Cupcakes – Melt white chocolate in the microwave or in a Dutch oven and carefully spoon it into the star fish mold. Allow to harden and remove from mold. Set aside. Using your favorite tip, frost the cupcakes. Sprinkle with blue sanding sugar. Place a white chocolate star fish on the top of each cupcake.

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