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Celebrate World Princess Week With Little Mermaid Under The Sea Cupcakes

It’s time to get in the swim of things and celebrate World Princess Week with our Little Mermaid Under the Sea Cupcakes.

Little Mermaid Cupcakes

We all have so many “emoceans” as to to what this deep dive into the school year will hold but with these Little Mermaid cupcakes you’ll have the perfect “pocean” tp cure to the “commocean”  are tasty and fun cupcake will help you “sea” beyond the horizon because they are truly “otter” this world.

Little Mermaid Cupcakes
Now it’s time to “seas” the day and get out your kitchen gadgets and gizmos aplenty to create your very own Little Mermaid Cupcakes, perfect for all of the mermaids and mermen in your life.  This swimmingly easy to make recipe is sure to please the mermaids and all of your school of sea creatures for an underwater delightfully good time.
Little Mermaid Cupcakes
Cupcake Ingredients: 

1/2 C. butter, softened to room temperature

2 eggs

1 1/2 C. flour

1 C. granulated sugar

2 tsp. vanilla extract

2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 C. milk

1/2 C. Wilton multi-colored sprinkles
Purple & aqua cupcake liners

Disposable piping bag

Star frosting tip

2 large freezer storage bags
Plastic wrap

Kitchen scissors

Toothpicks (optional)
12 oz Wilton purple candy melts
12 oz Wilton teal candy melts

Frosting Ingredients:

Teal gel food coloring

Purple gel food coloring

3 C. powdered sugar

1/3 C. butter, softened to room temperature

2 tsp. vanilla extract
1-2 tbsp. milk

Directions:

#1. Pour each of the Wilton candy melts into a microwave-safe dish. Heat each dish in the microwave in 30 secret increments, stirring until melted. Let cool a few minutes and fill the mermaid tail mold with melted chocolate. Place in the fridge for 15-20 minutes to set and repeat this step. You may need to re-heat the chocolate.
Little Mermaid Cupcakes
Little Mermaid Cupcakes

#2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a 12 count muffin tin with cupcake liners.

#3. Combine the 1/2 cup butter, 2 eggs, sugar, vanilla extract, baking powder and milk, mixing well.

#4. Add in 1/8 cup of multi-colored sprinkles and stir lightly to combine.

#5. Fill each cupcake about 3/4 full.

#6. Bake 18-20 minutes. Insert a toothpick around 18 minutes. If it comes out ‘clean’ the cupcakes are done.Little Mermaid Cupcakes Supplies

#7. Remove from the oven and let cool completely prior to decorating.

#8. Once the cupcakes have cooled, combine the powdered sugar, 1/3 cup softened butter, vanilla extract, and milk. Once the frosting has reached your desired consistency divide into 2 small dishes.

#9. Add a few drops of gel food coloring to each bowl of frosting and stir to combine.Little Mermaid Cupcakes Piping

#10. Lay out a long piece of plastic wrap on the counter (you can always trim).
#11. Fill one freezer bag with one color of frosting. Snip the corner using the kitchen scissors and gently squeeze the frosting out in a long line on the plastic wrap.
Little Mermaid Cupcakes

#12. Repeat this step with the other frosting color.

#13. Once the frosting is lined up, gently roll the plastic wrap as shown in the photo. Place in the fridge a few minutes to firm up.

#14. Attach the star frosting tip to the disposable piping bag. Remove the frosting from the fridge. Cut in half if needed (mine was really long) and place the open end down into the frosting tip.

Little Mermaid Cupcakes Bag Decorating

#15. Gently squeeze the frosting out of the bag and onto the cupcake in a circular motion.

#16. Repeat with all cupcakes.Little Mermaid Cupcakes

#17. Give each cupcake a chocolate mermaid tail. If needed, insert one toothpick behind the chocolate mermaid tail to support it.

Little Mermaid Cupcakes Tails

*Makes approximately 16 Little Mermaid Under The Sea Cupcakes.

Supplies

Cupcake Pan Liners Little Mermaid Cupcakes

Little Mermaid Cupcakes Pan Liners

Gel Food Colors Little Mermaid Cupcakes

Little Mermaid Cupcakes Gel Food Colors

Little Mermaid Cupcakes Tail Mold

Little Mermaid Cupcakes Tail Mold

 

Little Mermaid Cupcakes Wilton Decorating Kit

Little Mermaid Cupcakes Wilton Decorating Kit

Little Mermaid Cupcakes Bag Decorating

Little Mermaid Cupcakes Disposable Decorating Bags

Little Mermaid Cupcakes Rainbow Sprinkles

Little Mermaid Cupcakes Rainbow Sprinkles

 

It’s time to jump into the deep end and get in the swim of things and help make the start of school go swimmingly.  What other underwater delicacies will you be diving into to go with our Little Mermaid Cupcakes?