Why mess around with fondant when this much easier way achieves absolutely adorable results. This Easy Minnie Mouse Cupcake Idea will be the hit of the party, and you’ll love how incredibly simple it is to make.
Easy Minnie Mouse Cupcake Idea
Oh, man…I wish I had thought of using a FRUIT ROLL UP and Cookies before my daughter’s sixth birthday party.
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Make-Ahead and Storage:
You can make these cupcakes a day in advance. The only reason that I wouldn’t make them earlier than that is because of the fruit roll-ups – once they are exposed to air they might lose their softness and elasticity.
Store leftover cupcakes in an airtight container at room temperature for up to three days.
Tips and Tricks for making this Minnie Mouse Cupcake
- make sure your house is not too humid or hot when decorating with frosting. A hot temperature house can start to melt the thickening agent and it will be hard to work with. Don’t worry though, there are easy fixes to this problem
- if your store-bought frosting is too thin to pipe or hold the weight of the cookies – use powdered sugar to thicken it up. Add 1 tbsp. at a time until thick enough
- Another option for holding cookies is to make them into cupcake toppers with toothpicks. Toothpicks can be inserted into the cupcakes to hold the cookies, but as you probably already know…just be careful to let your guest know to remove the toothpicks before eating
- Use a star tip to frost cookies. Start in the center of the cupcake by making a circle and keep going around in bigger and bigger circles until you’ve reached the edge
Are you ready to make these easy Minnie Mouse Cupcakes? Let’s make sure you have e everything you’ll need…
Ingredients You’ll Need:
- Cupcakes
- Pink cupcake wrappers – I love the firm paper cupcake wrappers that I found on Amazon
- Pink frosting – I bought some pink Funfetti frosting. The pink frosting is usually available around holidays like Valentine’s Day and Easter
- Oreo Cookies – or the store brand version
- Red Fruit Roll-Ups – with no writing or pictures printed on (hard to find these days)
- optional: powdered sugar
Other Equipment:
- piping bag with a star tip
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Easy to make Minnie Mouse Cupcakes.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25-30 minutes
- Total Time: 0 hours
- Yield: 2 dozen
Ingredients
- Cupcakes
- Pink cupcake wrappers – I love the firm paper cupcake wrappers that I found on Amazon
- Pink frosting – before you put it in the piping bag, make sure it is stiff enough to hold your decorations. Check out the notes below…
- Oreo Cookies – or the store brand version
- Red Fruit Roll-Ups – with no writing or pictures printed on (hard to find these days)
- optional: powdered sugar
Other Equipment:
- piping bag with a star tip
Instructions
Place cupcakes in pretty pink cupcake wrappers
Using your piping bag filled with pink frosting, frost the cupcakes
Decorating:
You’ll want to unwrap your red roll up, and cut a strip about 6 inches in length – if you have to piece two pieces together because you couldn’t find just plain red (it happens) then use a dab of water to make them seal together
Start by folding the ends of the fruit roll-up toward the center. Pinch the middle of the fruit rollups in between your thumb and finger
Take another strip about 2 inches long – this will be the middle of the bow
Fold the small strip in half so it is narrow and long
Wrap this around the middle of the bow and pinch them back to seal
Add some frosting to the bottom of the Oreo cookies and push them onto the middle of the cupcake
Place your bow in front of the Oreo cookies
Notes
Are your cookies falling off of the cupcake?
Your frosting could be too thin. It should be stiff and not oily. You can test it by scooping some out with a silicone spatula and holding it upside down. Does it form a stiff curve? If it doesn’t have a curve or melts right off, then it’s too thin
- If you made homemade frosting, add some more softened butter or whatever you used as a thickening agent (like cream cheese) to thicken it for piping
- you can thicken store-bought frosting with powdered sugar (add 1 Tbsp. at a time until it is your desired consistency) or use toothpicks inserted into the cupcake to hold the cookies in place (be sure to let your kids know to remove any toothpicks before eating their cupcakes)
~Melissa
