Horse Cupcakes
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These Horse Cupcakes are a fun animal-themed dessert that any horse lover will enjoy. Made with simple ingredients like chocolate frosting, Nutter Butter cookies, cashews, and black icing, these cupcakes come together quickly and look adorable. They are perfect for farm parties, birthdays, and any occasion that calls for a cozy country flair.
Farm parties are some of the cutest of all birthday parties. I love all of the adorable animal-themed treats like these lamb rice krispies treats, Oreo cookie chicks, and bunny cheese sticks.
These horse cupcakes are sure to be a crowd-pleaser with their cute design and delicious combination of peanut butter and chocolate.
What you’ll love about this recipe:
Ingredients You’ll Need
- cupcakes baked and cooled
- chocoalte frosting
- Nutter Butter cookies
- candy eyes
- black gel icing
- cashew halves
Equipment Needed
How to Make Horse Cupcakes
Frosting Cupcakes
Frost cupcakes with chocolate frosting
Making the Horse Head
Add a small dab of icing to the back of each candy eye and press them onto the Nutter Butter cookie.
Use black icing to pipe a smile, nostrils, and a little bit of hair onto the cookie.
Place the decorated cookie upright on top of the frosted cupcake.
Gently tuck two cashews behind the cookie to create ears, pressing them into the frosting so they stay in place.
Expert Tips
Add Personality – Changing the curve of the smile, the location of the nostrils, and the ears will make each horse seem to have a different personality.
Make Ahead – Make cupcakes a day in advance and frost them. Store them in an airtight container at room temperature.
Variations
Colorful Manes – Use different colored icing to make colorful horses.
Unicorns – Make pink frosted cupcakes with pink hair and something like bugles for the horn
Storing
Store cupcakes in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days
FAQ’s
Can I Make These Ahead of Time?
Yes! Bake and frost the cupcakes a day in advance. The morning of your party, decorate the cookies and assemble the horse cupcakes.
Do I Need to Use Nutter Butter Cupcakes?
Although the shape of a Nutter Butter makes the perfect horse shape, any oval cookie will do, such as Milano cookies.
How Do I Store Them?
Store cupcakes in an airtight container at room temperature for up to two days.
What to Serve With
Party Drinks like – Shirley Temple Drink for Kids, Slow Cooker Hot Chocolate, or Blushing Ice Tea Punch
Fruit Snacks like – this fun Frog Shaped Watermelon Fruit Bowl, Watermelon Basket Fruit Bowl, and Fruit with Cream Cheese Fruit Dip
More Animal Party Treats
Serving Size
This recipe will make about 12 horse cupcakes. Feel free to double or triple the recipe for mote.
Printable Recipe
Horse Cupcakes
Equipment
- spreader for frosting
Ingredients
- 12 cupcakes pre-baked and cooed
- 16 oz. frosting chocolate
- .6 oz. gel icing black
- 24 candy eyes
- 24 cashew halves
Instructions
Frosting Cupcakes
- Frost cupcakes with chocolate frosting
Makign the Face
- Add a small dab of icing to the back of each candy eye and press them onto the Nutter Butter cookie.
- Use black icing to pipe a smile, nostrils, and a little bit of hair onto the cookie.
- Place the decorated cookie upright on top of the frosted cupcake.
- Gently tuck two cashews behind the cookie to create ears, pressing them into the frosting so they stay in place.
