Day 9- Kids Summer Fun {Ideas & Activities}
Cotton Candy Cupcakes by Lovin’ Our Chaos
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What kid doesn’t love that fluffy, flossy, spun sugar?! Well today I am happy to share these fun Cotton Candy Cupcakes with everyone here at The Pinning Mama!
Hello! I am Abbie from Lovin’ Our Chaos, where I blog about creating and crafting among the everyday chaos. I am also known as mom to my three kids, wife to my darling husband, and teacher to my Kindergarten students. I am a lover of God, life, big bows, feathers and all things sparkly. I’m so happy to be here for this exciting series for kids!
I don’t know about you and your kids, but here at our house we love cotton candy! The only problem is that the giant cones of spun sugar are usually only found at fairs, carnivals, or if you are lucky enough to attend a party where they have it. My kids recently saw the little containers of cotton candy at the store and begged for me to buy some…but seriously that little container was only enough to give them each a tiny handful. But why not buy the cotton candy and use it to make some fun cupcakes?! My kids love to help me bake and I knew that they would love the extra ‘fun’ and flavor of cotton candy! Enjoy!
Cupcake Directions
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter softened
1/2 cup sour cream
1 egg, plus 2 egg yolks, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup cotton candy
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a muffin pan with paper liners and place to the side.
In a large bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add the butter, sour cream, egg, yolks, and vanilla and beat until smooth. Stir in the cotton candy until evenly distributed -do not over mix.
Get 3-4 small bowls scoop equal amount of cake mix in each bowl. Add 1 drop of food coloring to each bowl mixing until you get the desired color of choice.
Using a large spoon add a scoop of cake mix from each color filling the cupcake holder. Do not over fill.
Bake for 18 to 22 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Transfer to a wire cooling rack and allow to cool completely before frosting.
Cupcake Frosting
1 1/2 to 3 teaspoons heavy cream
1 ounce cotton candy
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter softened
4 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
In a bowl, pour 1 1/2 teaspoons of the heavy cream over the cotton candy to melt it place to the side
In a large bowl cream together the butter and sugar until thoroughly combined. Stir in the vanilla and melted cotton candy. Beat on medium high until light and fluffy add the remaining cream.
To Decorate
Get 3-4 small bowls fill with equal parts icing. Add food coloring to each of color of choice. Mix until completely blended to the color of choice.
Use a pastry bag and a LARGE Star tip: fill the pastry bag with scoops from each color of icing using your hand start at one spot on the cupcake ago around the edge with icing continue the motion building a cone shape and covering the whole cupcake.
Now place a small piece of cotton candy on top for decoration and voila…your kids will be in sugar heaven with these adorable and delicious Cotton Candy Cupcakes!
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Cotton Candy Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup 1 stick unsalted butter softened
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 egg plus 2 egg yolks, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup cotton candy
For the Frosting:
- 1 1/2 to 3 teaspoons heavy cream
- 1 ounce cotton candy
- 1/2 cup 1 stick unsalted butter softened
- 4 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a muffin pan with paper liners and place to the side.
- In a large bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add the butter, sour cream, egg, yolks, and vanilla and beat until smooth. Stir in the cotton candy until evenly distributed -do not over mix.
- Get 3-4 small bowls scoop equal amount of cake mix in each bowl. Add 1 drop of food coloring to each bowl mixing until you get the desired color of choice.
- Using a large spoon add a scoop of cake mix from each color filling the cupcake holder. Do not over fill.
- Bake for 18 to 22 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Transfer to a wire cooling rack and allow to cool completely before frosting.
For the Frosting:
- In a bowl, pour 1 1/2 teaspoons of the heavy cream over the cotton candy to melt it place to the side
- In a large bowl cream together the butter and sugar until thoroughly combined. Stir in the vanilla and melted cotton candy. Beat on medium high until light and fluffy add the remaining cream.
(Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.)
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