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Cotton Candy Cupcakes Kid-Friendly Themed Recipe Tutorial

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My girls love cotton candy. Any which way they can get it, they are all in for cotton candy. I mean they happily will eat cotton candy on its own.

But still, they also enjoy cotton candy if served with some of their favorite foods. In the past, I made Cotton Candy Milkshakes for them.

Girls with Crazy Cotton Candy Milkshakes 2

But my girls also happen to love cupcakes. So, recently I got this idea after being at Disney World. See Disney is well-known for all their awesome cupcake creations. Plus, during this past spring in Walt Disney World at China Pavilion’s Lotus House, the Spring Fantasy Cotton Candy—at Epcot’s annual Flower & Garden Festival has been a huge hit. While I was there recently, I couldn’t help but check it out.

Epcot Flower and Garden Festival Passport

When I came home, I was missing Disney and couldn’t stop thinking about the cotton candy, as well.

I decided I needed to do something about that. On the Walt Disney World part, I booked some Fastpasses for our July trip. So, dreaming about summer at Disney World once again. 

Disney World Magic Kingdom Cinderella Caste Summer 2018 with Kids

But for the cotton candy longing, I decided to make Cotton Candy Cupcakes. Not only did I make my cotton candy-colored icing to frost my vanilla cupcakes with, but I topped them with actual cotton candy!

[Tweet “Where are my cupcake and cotton candy lovers? Go ahead get the perfect recipe that combines both now!”]

So, how can you go wrong with cupcakes, frosting and cotton candy, too? 

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While I am no Disney World baker, I still think these cupcakes are pretty amazing. 

Therefore, these cupcakes are not only for the Disney Cupcake lover but also for the cotton candy lover, too.

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Want to make these Cupcakes for your family now?

Then, check out my step-by-step cupcake recipe below now.

Cotton Candy Cupcakes

Cotton Candy Cupcakes Recipe

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Yield: 12 Cupcakes

Cotton Candy Cupcakes

A fun and kid-friendly cotton candy circus-themed cupcake treat for the whole family.

Ingredients

  • One dozen of your favorite vanilla cupcakes
  • 2 sticks butter, softened
  • 4 cups confectioners’ sugar
  • 3-4 tbsp milk
  • 1 drop red gel food coloring
  • 1 drop blue gel food coloring
  • 12 toothpicks + 2-3 oz. white fondant - OR - 4 white straws, cut into thirds**
  • Cotton candy (blue and pink)

Instructions

  1. Before starting the decorating process, ensure that your cupcakes are cool to the touch
  2. Using an electric mixer, beat together butter, sugar and milk until smooth. These ingredients will make up your buttercream frosting.
  3. If your buttercream is too runny, add confectioners’ sugar, 1 tbsp at a time. If it is too thick, add more milk, ½ tbsp at a time. The ideal buttercream forms semi-stiff peaks.
  4. Divide the buttercream into two bowls. Color one red and the other blue (with its respective food coloring). Mix until completely tinted. Cotton Candy Cupcakes Ingredients 3a
  5. Scoop your buttercream into a piping bag with a round icing tip attached. Keep one color buttercream on one side and the other, on the other side. This will help give your cupcakes that marbled/tie-dyed look.
  6. Frost each cupcake. Cotton Candy Cupcakes Ingredients 4a
  7. Wrap each toothpick with a little bit of fondant.** However, if you decide you will be displaying these cupcakes for long (on a sweet table at a party), and not serving immediately, I suggest using straws to display the cotton candy. While the fondant stick is delicious, over time, the cotton candy will collect the moisture from the fondant and melt/wilt. Cotton Candy Cupcakes Ingredients 5a
  8. Place a generous serving of cotton candy on each fondant stick/straw. Insert into the cupcake. Cotton Candy Cupcakes Ingredients 6a
  9. Serve and enjoy! Cotton Candy Cupcakes Final 1

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 345Total Fat: 17gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 46mgSodium: 147mgCarbohydrates: 50gFiber: 0gSugar: 47gProtein: 1g
© Janine
Cuisine: American / Category: BLOG
There you have it the most fantastic Cotton Candy Cupcake recipe made in your own home.

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Do you love cotton candy and cupcakes?

Now, share with me in the comments.

About Janine

Janine is a published author of the books, The Mother of All Meltdowns and Only Trollops Shave Above the Knee. She has been featured on The Huffington Post, Mamapedia, Today Parenting Team and SheKnows. She also runs her own graphic design company at J9 Designs.

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Comments

  2. Jen says

    Holy wow! These look amazing. I know several little people who would love this. Some big people too 🙂 Pinning!

    P.S. I am heading out in a few days, so my visits might be sporadic, but I promise to come back and check out all that I missed!

  3. William Holland says

    It’s a clever treat. Very presentable and attractive. Oddly, as much as I love sugar, I’ve never liked cotton candy, probably because it’s so messy to eat and I have it all over my face. lol Happy Tuesday, Janine!

    • Janine says

      Aw, Bill, I smiled reading your comment as my girls definitely are messy with cotton candy, as well. But I suppose that is just part of the fun. Happy Tuesday right back at you!! 🙂

  5. Tamara says

    They’re so cute. This reminds me of how Scarlet’s friend had a major craving for cotton candy yesterday and we couldn’t find any. She wanted maple cotton candy?! That said now I know you can get it at CVS!

  8. Christine Carter says

    Those are adorable and um, SO YUMMY looking for sure! I love cotton candy and this is a brilliant idea! And my gosh, that pic of your girls with those ridiculously CRAZY BIG milkshakes is AMAZING!! WOW! How much of those did they actually finish, anyway? Mom and dad may have been able to dive in to help, right? 🙂

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