Princess Leia Cupcakes
Equipment
- Cupcake pan
- mini circle fondant cutter
- Wilton fondant bow mold
- large piping bag with large star tip
Ingredients
Fondant Ears and bow
Cupcakes Ingredients
- 1 box of Triple chocolate cake mix
- 3 large eggs room temp
- 1/2 C unsalted sweet cream butter softened
- 1 C whole milk
- cupcake liners
Chocolate Frosting Ingredients:
- 3 C unsalted sweet cream butter softened
- 6 C powdered sugar
- 1 C cocoa powder
- 5-7 tbsp. heavy whipping cream
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
Instructions
Leia Bun Directions
- Sprinkle some powder sugar onto a cutting board
- Roll out the white fondant into 1/4 inch thickness and cut out 48 circles for the ears
Bow directions
- Powder your hands with powder sugar and mold the white fondant into a ball
- Pinch off 1 teaspoon size ball of fondant and press it into the larger bow size mold. Allow drying overnight
Cupcake Directions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Line cupcake pan with the cupcake liners
- In a medium bowl, add the cake mix, butter, milk and stir until combined
- Fill cupcake liners 3/4 of the way full.
- Bake in the oven for about 21 minutes.
- Pull out the cupcakes and allow to cool before frosting.
Frosting Directions
- Using a standing mixer combine the butter, powdered sugar, cocoa powder and heavy whipping cream, vanilla, and mix on medium speed until combined and smooth
- Scoop frosting into the piping bag
Decorating directions
- Using the black edible marker, draw out a spiral circle on the white fondant circles
- Using the brown spray, spray entire fondant circle brown
- Allow drying for 1 hour
- Frost the cooled cupcakes
- Place a white bow in the middle of the cupcakes
- Place two ears on the sides of the cupcakes