The recipe in the previous post makes enough batter for three round cake pans yet I only have two. Rather than wash, cool, and reuse one of the cake pans to make a sky high cake, I decided to use the remaining batter to make mini cupcakes! (Luckily, I also had quite a bit of leftover peanut butter frosting.)
What’s funny is my intention was to make the frosting purple. Into the frosting I whipped several drops of Wilton red and blue gel coloring. However, because the frosting was taupe to start (the color of the peanut butter) rather than achieve the royal purple I had intended I ended up with this silvery gray color–and I love it! I topped each cupcake with silver sprinkles and it totally works on this aluminum serving piece. There is both eeriness and elegance to them. If you want to make these cupcakes follow the recipe for the cake and frosting here.
Filed under: Dessert, Peanut Butter, chocolate, cream cheese, cupcakes, frosting, icing
The mini cupcakes turned out gorgeous! I love the silver frosting.
so cute and looks delicious!
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oh my gosh, those are stunning! great for halloween or any winter gathering
Hi, I like your mini cupcakes, they are so cute.
May I know the measurement of your mini cupcakes, I find the mini cases are so difficult to find. What brand is your mini cupcakes pans? maybe mine is not the standard mini cupcake size hence I can’t find the cases for it. (mine is 2cm deep and 3.5cm across)
Hi Dee, I know my mini cupcake pan is Wilton brand but I don’t know the measurements off the top of my head. I can check and let you know. I am pretty sure I purchased it from Michael’s or AC Moore. Both stores have excellent selections of Wilton products!
Dee–One more thing–the mini cupcake liners are sometimes found in the candy aisle of Michael’s and AC Moore. They may be called “mini baking cups” or “paper/foil candy cups” as they can be used for truffles!
Thanks for the info!
Keep up the good work.