Mermaid Cupcakes… finally that trend arrived on this blog ;P Couple years later than expected, but hey… you can’t do everything when everybody does it. Some things need time to develop.
The ship with the mermaids sailed away quite some time ago, to be honest ;) Right now there are other animals or fruits trendy. Flamingos? Squirrels? Dragons? I have no clue! I am a food blogger, not a trend scout. I show you the stuff I like even though if that is old and dated.
The first time I saw Mermaid Cupcakes was of course on Pinterest. Where else could you find stuff like that? It’s my favorite inspiration for creating recipes. Not one of those planning their wedding through Pinterest. My boards are 99% food ;P Well… the Cupcakes ended up on a board called „Things to bake“ – and disappeared quickly wh hundreds of other things I wanted to make ;)
There was no waiting for the „right moment“, there was no waiting for a mermaid party or a sweet table for a kids birthday party. There were just so many other things to do first ;P It also took quite a while to get all the things ready you need for these cupcakes. Mermaid tail silicone molds*, candy melts*, glitter stuff* and of course sprinkles. I was thinking about ordering from Fancy Sprinkles in the US cause they have the best and cutest sprinkle mixes in the world(!) – but shipping to Germany is insane ;) You pay more for the shipping than you actually pay for some sprinkles and unfortunately nobody wanted to join in and get a bigger package of sprinkles so we could share the shipping cost. Also, nobody was willing to bring me 2 kilos of sprinkles from a trip to the US. I have shitty friends! Just kidding! :P Still waiting for Fancy Sprinkles to send me a package with free stuff cause I’m a famous (hahaha) baker… but that’s probably never gonna happen ;) Well… I mixed my own batch of fancy sprinkles with all the sprinkles I had at home…
Well… now you can make those cupcakes too. You have all the information where to get everything you need. You’re welcome :P And the cupcakes are really easy to make. Really.
It takes a bit time though to prepare everything. Especially the mermaid asses. That is literally a pain in the ass to make ;) Melting chocolate, filling into the mold and let it cool down. Since I had only one mold it took me an afternoon to do. Not much work actually, but a lot of waiting. So keep that in mind. You can do that in advance though. The rest of the decorations are pretty easy. Two batches of different colored buttercream – one with a round tip and the other one with a star tip – that’s it. Some piping and swirling, some sprinkles throwing and sticking in the mermaid butt. That’s all and you’re done with the mermaid cupcakes ;)
Are there bakes you wanted to do but never tried so far? For whatever reason? Tell me. I hope I am not the only one that procrastinates too much :P
INGREDIENTS / ZUTATEN
For the decoration:
about 7 oz. (200g) candy melts (blue)
silicone mold for mermaid tails
glitter or rainbow dust and a brush
mixed sprinkles (blue, green, pink)
For the dough:
1 1/4 cups (250g) sugar
2 medium eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3 tbsp. melted butter
3 tbsp. vegetable oil
2/3 cup (160ml) milk
1 1/2 cups (200g) all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
food coloring (blue, green and pink)
For the buttercream:
3/4 cup (170g) butter, softened
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups (290g) confectioners’ sugar
1-2 tbsp. heavy cream
food coloring (blue/turquoise)
Für die Dekoration:
ca. 200g Candy Melts (blau)
Silikonformen für Meerjungfrauenschwänze
Glitter- oder Perlmuttpuder und Pinsel
Sprinkle Mix (blau, grün, pink)
Für den Teig:
250g Zucker
2 Eier (M)
1 TL Vanille Extrakt
3 EL Butter, geschmolzen
3 EL Pflanzenöl
160ml Milch
200g Mehl (Type 405)
1 1/2 TL Backpulver
1/2 TL Salz
Lebensmittelfarbe (blau, grün und pink)
Für die Buttercreme:
170g weiche Butter
1 TL Vanille Extrakt
290g Puderzucker
1-2 EL Sahne
Lebensmittelfarbe (blau/türkis)
DIRECTIONS / ZUBEREITUNG
2. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a muffin tin with 12 paper liners and set aside. Melt the butter and let cool down again.
3. Add the sugar and eggs to a large bowl and mix on high speed until light and creamy. Add vanilla extract, melted butter, and oil and mix in well. Add the milk and mix in. Mix the flour with baking powder and salt, add to the bowl and mix until combined. Fill half of the batter into two separate bowls and color one green and one pink. Color the large portion of batter blue. I recommend to add a good amount of food color to the batters, you want bright and vibrant colors! Divide the blue batter between the paper liners, then add the green batter on top and finish with the pink one. Bake for 20-24 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Take out of the oven and let cool down completely on a wire rack.
4. For the buttercream add the butter to a large bowl and mix until light and fluffy for about 5-6 minutes. Add the vanilla extract and mix in. Add the confectioners’ sugar and mix slowly first, then on high speed for about 6-7 minutes until you get a nice and smooth buttercream. If the cream is too thick, add some heavy cream and mix in. Divide the batter into two batches and color one blue and the other one with turquoise food color. Fill the blue cream into a piping bag with large round tip and the other one into a piping bag with a star tip. Set aside.
5. Add a large blob of blue buttercream on each cupcake and sprinkle with the mixed sprinkles. Add a swirl of turquoise buttercream on top and finish with a mermaid tail. Add some more glitter if you like.
2. Den Ofen auf 175°C (350°F) vorheizen. Ein Muffinblech mit 12 Papierförmchen bestücken und zur Seite stellen. Butter in der Mikrowelle schmelzen und etwas abkühlen lassen.
3. Den Zucker mit den Eiern in einer großen Schüssel hell und schaumig aufschlagen. Vanille Extrakt, geschmolzene Butter und Öl dazugeben und gut unterrühren. Milch dazugeben und kurz verrühren. Das Mehl mit dem Backpulver und Salz vermischen und dann zur Schüssel dazugeben und kurz unterheben, bis keine Mehl-Klümpchen mehr zu sehen sind. Die Hälfte des Teiges gleichmäßig auf zwei kleinere Schüsseln umfüllen und jeweils grün und pink einfärben. Die größere Teigmenge blau einfärben – die Farben dürfen hier ausnahmsweise mal kräftig durchkommen. Den blauen Teig als erstes gleichmäßig auf die Papierförmchen aufteilen, dann den grünen Teig darauf verteilen und den pinken Teig als letztes oben drauf. Im Backofen für 20-24 Minuten backen – mit einem Zahnstocher testen, ob noch Teig kleben bleibt und erst herausholen, wenn er sauber herauskommt. Auf einem Kuchengitter komplett abkühlen lassen.
4. Für die Buttercreme die Butter in einer Schüssel aufschlagen, bis sie hell und luftig ist (5-6 Minuten). Vanille Extrakt dazugeben und unterrühren. Den Puderzucker dazugeben und erst langsam, dann auf höchster Stufe weitere 6-7 Minuten aufschlagen, bis eine luftige Creme entstanden ist. Sollte die Creme zu fest sein, noch etwas Sahne dazugeben und unterrühren. Etwas weniger als die Hälfte der Creme blau einfärben (hier nicht zu viel Farbe dazugeben – die Farben sollten eher pastellig rüberkommen) und in einen Spritzbeutel mit großer Runder Tülle einfüllen. Den Rest türkis einfärben und dann in einen Spritzbeutel mit Sterntülle füllen.
5. Auf die abgekühlten Cupcakes jetzt als erstes einen großen Blob blauer Buttercreme aufspritzen und mit dem Sprinklemix bestreuen, dann einen Swirl von der türkis eingefärbten Buttercreme aufspritzen und je einen Meerjungfrauenhintern hineinstecken. Nach Belieben noch mit etwas Glitter bestreuen.
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Here is a version of the recipe you can print easily.
Mermaid Cupcakes
- Prep Time: 50
- Cook Time: 24
- Total Time: 180
- Yield: 12 1x
Description
The perfect sweet treat for mermaid fans: Mermaid Cupcakes!
Ingredients
For the decoration
- about 7 oz. (200g) candy melts (blue)
- silicone mold for mermaid tails
- glitter or rainbow dust and a brush
- mixed sprinkles (blue, green, pink)
For the dough
- 1 1/4 cups (250g) sugar
- 2 medium eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp. melted butter
- 3 tbsp. vegetable oil
- 2/3 cup (160ml) milk
- 1 1/2 cups (200g) all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- food coloring (blue, green and pink)
For the buttercream
- 3/4 cup (170g) butter, softened
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups (290g) confectioners’ sugar
- 1–2 tbsp. heavy cream
- food coloring (blue/turquoise)
Instructions
- Start with the decorations by melting about 1/6 of the candy melts in a bowl over a pot with simmering water or in the microwave. If you have only two molds, you have to repeat this 6 times, so don’t clean up immediately. Fill the melted chocolate into the mermaid tail mold and place in the fridge for about 15-20 minutes. When firm, remove very carefully and repeat with the remaining candy melts until you have 12 mermaid tails. Dust/color the firm mermaid tails with glitter, rainbow dust or similar so they get a nice shine. Set aside until needed (you can do that 1-2 days in advance).
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a muffin tin with 12 paper liners and set aside. Melt the butter and let cool down again.
- Add the sugar and eggs to a large bowl and mix on high speed until light and creamy. Add vanilla extract, melted butter, and oil and mix in well. Add the milk and mix in. Mix the flour with baking powder and salt, add to the bowl and mix until combined. Fill half of the batter into two separate bowls and color one green and one pink. Color the large portion of batter blue. I recommend to add a good amount of food color to the batters, you want bright and vibrant colors! Divide the blue batter between the paper liners, then add the green batter on top and finish with the pink one. Bake for 20-24 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Take out of the oven and let cool down completely on a wire rack.
- For the buttercream add the butter to a large bowl and mix until light and fluffy for about 5-6 minutes. Add the vanilla extract and mix in. Add the confectioners’ sugar and mix slowly first, then on high speed for about 6-7 minutes until you get a nice and smooth buttercream. If the cream is too thick, add some heavy cream and mix in. Divide the batter into two batches and color one blue and the other one with turquoise food color. Fill the blue cream into a piping bag with large round tip and the other one into a piping bag with a star tip. Set aside.
- Add a large blob of blue buttercream on each cupcake and sprinkle with the mixed sprinkles. Add a swirl of turquoise buttercream on top and finish with a mermaid tail. Add some more glitter if you like.
Notes
- Enjoy baking!
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You didn’t even show steps in pictures
They are too easy to make for step-by-step pictures ;)