Sheep Cupcakes
These super-cute sheep cupcakes with mini marshmallow wool and an easy fondant face will delight all your guests!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 16 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- ¼ cup sour cream (57g, room temperature)
- ½ cup buttermilk (118mL, room temperature)
- 2 medium eggs
- ¼ cup hot coffee (60mL)
- ⅓ cup veggie oil (79mL)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract (10mL)
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour (180g)
- 1 ⅓ cup granulated sugar (265g)
- ¼ cup cocoa powder (20g, nice)
- 1 tsp baking soda (6g)
- ½ tsp kosher salt (2.5g)
- 1 2/3 lbs confectioners sugar (756g)
- 1 lb butter (450g, unsalted, room temperature)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (5mL)
- 1 tbsp whole milk (15mL)
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt (2g)
- 1/4 cup fondant
- 4 cups mini marshmallows (200g)
- 36 candy eyes
- black food coloring
Instructions
- 1
For the cupcakes:
- 2
Preheat to 350F. Add papers to a cupcake tin.
- 3
Sift the dry ingredients (including the sugar) into the bowl of a stand mixer and whisk to combine.
- 4
Add the wet ingredients into a large bowl and whisk together.
- 5
Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
- 6
Whisk until smooth and combined.
- 7
Distribute batter evenly into the cupcake papers and bake for about 15 -20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- 8
Allow time to cool.
- 9
For the Vanilla Buttercream:
- 10
In a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter until light and fluffy.
- 11
Sift the confectioners' sugar into the creamed butter.
- 12
Add 1 tsp vanilla, 1/4 tsp salt, and milk.
- 13
Transfer to a piping bag.
- 14
For the Assembly:
- 15
Use food coloring to dye the fondant black.
- 16
Roll out the fondant to make a thin layer.
- 17
Use an oval shaped cookie cutter to cut out the heads. and an extra small oval shape to cut out ears.
- 18
Brush water on the fondant to make the ears and eyes stick to the head.
- 19
Pipe the buttercream onto your cupcake.
- 20
Lightly cover with marshmallows then place the sheep face on.