With the objective of providing an unforgettable baking experience, this article delves into the world of creating delicious mini cupcakes using a unique ingredient – Box Tops for Education. These mini treats offer a delightful combination of flavors, colors, and textures, making them perfect for celebrations, school events, or simply satisfying a sweet craving. Each Box Tops for Education mini cupcake is a testament to the joy of baking and the power of collaboration, transforming ordinary ingredients into extraordinary treats that are both pleasing to the palate and beneficial to the community.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION MINI CUPCAKES
Celebrate Box Tops for Education with super-fun mini cupcakes. Start with Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ cake mix, and liven it up with bright colors, fluffy frosting and nonpareils.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 1h15m
Yield 60
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F (for all pans). Spray 60 mini muffin cups with cooking spray.
- Make cake batter as directed on box. Divide batter among 4 small bowls, about 1 cup each. Make 4 different colors of batter by adding 1/4 teaspoon food color to each bowl; blend well. Fill each muffin cup with 1 level measuring tablespoon batter, making 15 cupcakes of each color.
- Bake 11 to 14 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cupcake comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely, about 10 minutes.
- Top with frosting, and decorate with nonpareils. Store loosely covered.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 160, Carbohydrate 21 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 3 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Mini Cupcake, Sodium 150 mg, Sugar 15 g, TransFat 0 g
MINI CUPCAKE BUFFET
Steps:
- Cook's Note: If you only have 1 mini cupcake tin, it is recommended that you mix up one batch of batter at a time and bake it off individually before mixing the next batter.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 3 (24-cup) mini cupcake tins with paper liners.
- Evenly divide the cake mix into 3 medium bowls. In each bowl, add 1 egg white, 3 tablespoons oil, and 1/3 cup of one of the juices. Mix each for 2 minutes until the batter is well incorporated. Scoop the batter into muffin cups using a mini ice cream scoop or tablespoon measure, filling each a little more than half full. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the oven. When cool enough to handle, place the cupcakes on a wire rack to cool completely.
- In a medium bowl, beat together the butter with the softened cream cheese until combined. Slowly add in the powdered sugar until completely incorporated. Evenly divide the frosting between 3 bowls. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of one of the juices to each and mix until well combined. Add a couple drops red food coloring to the cherry flavored, a couple drops blue food coloring to the blueberry flavored, and a couple drops yellow food coloring to the pineapple flavored. Mix until well combined
- Place each icing into a resealable bag and snip off 1/4- inch from the bottom corners of each bag. Pipe each flavored frosting atop its corresponding cupcake. If the frosting becomes too soft, chill in the refrigerator until it firms up enough for piping. Garnish the top of each cupcake with its corresponding garnish.
MINI CUPCAKE CHOCOLATE BOX
You don't need a guide for this box of chocolates -- every treat is a cupcake!
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 20m
Yield 12 cupcakes
Number Of Ingredients 0
Steps:
- Bake mini chocolate cupcakes in foil liners, then microwave store-bought frosting (milk and dark chocolate flavors) until runny and spoon the frosting on top of the cupcakes. (Place whole almonds on a few before you frost so they'll look like classic boxed chocolates.) Drizzle melted white or dark chocolate on top. Fill a heart-shaped box with the cupcakes.
"6TH BIRTHDAY" MINI CUPCAKES
Arrange these cupcakes to form the age that's being celebrated.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Cupcake Recipes
Time 4h5m
Yield Makes about 7 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line mini muffin tins with baking cups. Sift flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and 1 teaspoon salt into a large bowl. Mix in eggs, warm water, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla, scraping down sides of bowl, until smooth, about 3 minutes.
- Working in batches, divide batter evenly among cups, filling each two-thirds full. Bake, rotating tins halfway through, until tops spring back when pressed with a finger, about 20 minutes. Let cupcakes cool completely on a wire rack.
- Using a pastry bag fitted with a fine star tip, pipe buttercream onto cupcakes to decorate.
MINI CUPCAKES FOR KIDS!
This is a low fat and low sodium recipe great for kids. I use this at the local canteen and it is very well received!
Provided by limecat
Categories Dessert
Time 15m
Yield 45 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Mix together the vanilla cake mix, 3/4 cup low fat milk and 1 egg -- use a beater for at least 2 minutes until very well combined.
- Grease a mini muffin pan (12) and bake for 10 minutes at 170°C fan forced, or until when touched, they spring back!
- Turn out onto a cooking rack.
- Mix together icing with 1-2 table spoons of low fat milk.
- Add a few drops of food colouring to the icing if you would loke a particular colour on the cakes.
- Ice each one with 1/2 teaspoon of icing and sprinkle a couple of decorative hundreds and thousands on top.
- The kids will love them!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 56, Fat 1.4, SaturatedFat 0.3, Cholesterol 5.2, Sodium 76.7, Carbohydrate 10, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 6.2, Protein 0.8
HEAVENLY SURPRISE MINI CUPCAKES
"My grandmother was an accomplished baker, and this was one of the many special treats she liked to make. It's fun to bite into these dense chocolate cupcakes and discover a surprise inside." -Jorun Meierding, Mankato, Minnesota
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 50m
Yield 6 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- For filling, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and salt; mix well. Stir in the coconut, walnuts and chocolate chips. Set aside., For batter, in a large bowl, beat the sugar, water, oil, eggs, vanilla and vinegar until well blended. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into oil mixture until blended. , Fill paper-lined miniature muffin cups one-third full with batter. Drop filling by teaspoonfuls into center of each. Top with additional batter, filling muffin cups three-fourths full., Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the cake portion of a cupcake comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a small saucepan, melt chocolate with cream over low heat; stir until blended. Remove from the heat. Cool to room temperature. Frost cupcakes. Refrigerate leftovers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 130 calories, Fat 7g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 15mg cholesterol, Sodium 71mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (10g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.
DEVIL'S FOOD CUPCAKES FOR TWO
A chocolaty dessert for two that's ready in just 10 minutes, our Devil's Food Cupcakes for Two is made in the microwave.
Provided by By Stephanie Wise
Categories Dessert
Time 10m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, granulated sugar, brown sugar and cocoa with whisk until thoroughly combined. Add eggs, oil and milk; stir with whisk until smooth.
- Pour batter evenly into 2 (1-cup) microwavable coffee cups. Microwave on High about 3 minutes or until outsides edges are firm and centers are almost set. Watch to make sure the batter doesn't overflow (if it looks like it's about to overflow, stop the microwave until the batter settles back down, then continue to heat).
- Immediately sprinkle cupcakes with powdered sugar. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 Serving
MINI VANILLA CUPCAKES
Categories Cake Milk/Cream Mixer Dessert Bake Easter Kid-Friendly Oscars Vanilla Winter Birthday Shower Engagement Party Gourmet Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher Small Plates
Yield Makes 2 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Line muffin cups with liners.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Stir together milk and vanilla in a small bowl.
- Beat together butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add egg and beat until just combined. Reduce speed to low, then add flour and milk mixtures alternately in batches, beginning and ending with flour and mixing until just combined.
- Divide batter among muffin cups, filling them two-thirds full, and bake until tops are pale golden and a wooden pick or skewer inserted in centers comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Invert cupcakes onto a rack and cool completely.
- For each color, transfer 1/4 cup buttercream to a separate small bowl and tint with food coloring (if using), then frost tops of cupcakes.
- *Wilton Paste Food Coloring available at wilton.com.
MINI S'MORES CUPCAKES
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350˚F. Line a mini muffin pan with paper wrappers.
- Using a small ice cream scoop or a tablespoon measure, scoop the Devil's Food Cake batter into the prepared pan. (The batter should come halfway to two-thirds the way up the sides of the mini muffin wrappers.)
- Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, rotating the pan once halfway through, until the centers of the cupcakes spring back to the touch.
- Remove the cupcakes from the oven, let them cool slightly in the pan, then finish cooling them right side up on a wire rack until they reach room temperature.
- Repeat this process to bake the remaining batter, as necessary.
- While the cupcakes are baking and cooling, prepare the Marshmallow Icing, if you have not already done so. Set it aside.
- Once all the cupcakes have cooled to room temperature, fit a pastry bag with a large star tip and fill it with icing. Pipe a star-shape dollop of icing on top of each cupcake (see Filling a Pastry Bag and Piping, page 11). Repeat until all the cupcakes have been iced.
- Once iced, the cupcakes can be kept covered or in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours. Bring them to room temperature before serving.
- Just before serving, generously sprinkle the graham cracker crumbs across the tops of the iced cupcakes.
- Polish your look
- This recipe will also yield 15 to 18 standard-size cupcakes or a two-layer 6-inch cake, baked accordingly. To make S'mores Cake, ice chocolate cake layers with Marshmallow Icing and gently press graham cracker crumbs against the sides (see Blueberry "Cheesecake," page 123, for instructions on adhering cookie crumbs to the sides of cake).
Tips:
- Prepare all ingredients and tools in advance: Make sure you have all the necessary ingredients and tools ready before starting to bake. This will help ensure a smooth and efficient baking process.
- Preheat your oven: Preheat your oven to the temperature specified in the recipe before you start mixing the batter. This helps ensure that the cupcakes bake evenly and properly.
- Use room temperature ingredients: Whenever possible, use room temperature ingredients, especially butter and eggs. This helps the ingredients mix together more easily and creates a smoother batter.
- Mix the batter just enough: Overmixing the batter can make the cupcakes tough. Mix the batter until just combined, avoiding over-beating.
- Fill the cupcake liners about 2/3 full: Do not overfill the cupcake liners, as the cupcakes will rise during baking. Filling them about 2/3 full allows for the cupcakes to rise properly without overflowing.
- Bake the cupcakes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean: The baking time may vary depending on your oven, so it's important to check the cupcakes regularly to avoid over- or under- baking.
- Cool the cupcakes completely before frosting: Allow the cupcakes to cool completely before frosting them. This helps prevent the frosting from melting and becoming runny.
Conclusion:
Making Box Tops for Education Mini Cupcakes is a fun and easy way to support your local school and enjoy delicious treats. With a few simple ingredients and steps, you can create these mini cupcakes that are perfect for bake sales, school events, or simply enjoying at home. By using Box Tops for Education products and collecting Box Tops, you can also make a positive impact on your child's school and help fund important educational programs. So, grab your aprons, preheat your ovens, and get ready to bake a difference with these delightful Box Tops for Education Mini Cupcakes!
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