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Sally Cupcakes Recipe

These Nightmare Before Christmas Sally Cupcakes are AWESOME! Make a batch of these cute Sally cupcakes for Halloween, Christmas, or an NBC Party!
Course Recipes
Cuisine Halloween
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 20 minutes
Additional Time 6 hours
Total Time 7 hours 20 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 831kcal
Author Michelle Ordever

Ingredients

For the Cupcake Decorations

  • 1 package 4.4oz/124g sky blue fondant
  • 1 package 4.4oz/124g yellow fondant
  • 1 package 4.4oz/124g pink fondant
  • 1 package 4.4oz/124g black fondant
  • Powdered Sugar Icing Sugar
  • Black edible marker

For the Cupcakes

  • 1 box French vanilla cake mix
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 3 large eggs
  • ½ cup unsalted butter softened
  • Teal food coloring gel
  • Pink food coloring gel
  • Yellow food coloring gel

For the Frosting

  • 2 cups unsalted butter softened
  • 5 cup powdered sugar (icing sugar
  • 10 Tbsp heavy whipping cream double cream
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

  • To make the fondant Sally Minnie ears, dust your surface and rolling pin with powdered sugar and roll out the sky blue fondant to ¼" thick. Cut out 24 x 4" circles with a round cutter. Place onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and leave to dry for at least 6 hours and up to 24 hours if possible. When fully dried, draw Sally's stitches onto the ears with a black edible marker.
  • To make the bows, use about half a tablespoon each of yellow, and pink fondant and press it into a large bow mold. Lightly use your finger to mold the colors together, but don't over blend. Make 12 total. Carefully remove and place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
  • Make smaller bows with black fondant and pop out of the mold - make 12 total. Stick the black bows to the front of the colored bows by rubbing or brushing some water to the back of the smaller black bow and placing it in the middle of the colored bow. Leave to dry for a few hours - up to 24 if possible.
  • Make a few extra fondant decorations as backup, just in case any break!
  • Preheat oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4 degrees and line cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
  • Using an electric mixer, mix the cake mix with the milk, eggs, and softened butter until combined.
  • Divide the mixture between three bowls and color one each: yellow, pink, and teal.
  • Spoon about a tablespoon of each color cake batter into cupcake liners to create a kind of marbled effect.
  • Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cupcakes comes out clean.
  • Allow to cool in pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • To make the frosting, use an electric mixer to combine the butter, powdered sugar, heavy whipping cream, and vanilla on medium speed until combined and smooth.
  • Scoop the frosting into a piping bag fitted with a large star tip.
  • Pipe frosting swirls onto the cooled cupcakes.
  • Place the bow in the middle of the frosting.
  • Place the Sally Minnie ears on either side of the bow.

Notes

Make the fondant ears and bows at least 6 hours in advance (or 24 hours if you can) so that they can harden for use.
You will also need the following tools for decorating the cakes:
  • silicone bow mold - with a large and small bow
  • 4" round cookie cutter
  • Large piping bag
  • Large star tip (Wilton 1M)

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 831kcal | Carbohydrates: 102g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 46g | Saturated Fat: 28g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 164mg | Sodium: 355mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 84g