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Under the Sea- Mermaid Cupcakes

These Under the Sea-Mermaid Cupcakes are a vanilla cupcake base that is topped with delicious, fluffy icing and an ocean-themed decor. Serve them at beach themed kids birthday party or even a family barbecue on the beach! They are also great to serve to family and friends during Shark Week!

CourseDessert, Snack
CuisineAmerican

Servings	Prep Time
24cupcakes	20minutes

Cook Time	Passive Time
18minutes	5minutes

Servings	Prep Time
24cupcakes	20minutes

Cook Time	Passive Time
18minutes	5minutes

Ingredients

1 3/4cup flour
1tsp. baking powder
1tsp. baking soda
1/2tsp. salt
2/3cups sugar
2 eggsroom temperature
2tsp. vanilla bean paste
1/2cup vegetable oil
1/3cup milkroom temperature
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

Candy and Decorations

1package mini plastic forks
1package edible pearls
1package edible purple pearls
1package edible pink pearls
1 ocean life fondant moldavailable at Michaels
1container white fondant
1container pink fondant
1container teal fondant
1can gold cake spray
1bag green edible grass

Vanilla Frosting

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line your cupcake pan with paper liners. Place the the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a bowl and stir to combine. Whisk well and then set aside. In another bowl , mix together, sugar and eggs. Beat until well combined. Add the oil, vanilla bean paste and milk to another bowl. Stir to mix well.. Take the bowl with the vanilla bean mixture and add it to the bowl that has the sugar and eggs. Mix well. Slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Stir to blend together. Do not over mix. Use an ice cream scoop and use it to fill each cupcake liner 2/3rds full. Bake the cupcakes at 350 degrees for 18 minutes. Remove them from the oven and place them on a wire rack to cool. Allow to cool in the pan for about 5 minutes.

Frosting the Cupcakes

Cream the icing sugar, vanilla, and butter until mixture is light and creamy. If for some reason it doesn’t cream you can add a few drops of heavy whipping cream until it creams. Test to see if the frosting can form a stiff peak . You can do this by dipping the spoon in the frosting and holding the spoon up to see if the frosting falls off. If it stays on the spoon, you are good to continue. If not, add more icing sugar, 1/4 cup at at time. Mix well. Divide the frosting into three bowls. Add the teal color to one bowl. Add the sky blue color to the second bowl. Leave the 3rd bowl white. Scoop some teal frosting into 1/3 side of the frosting bag. Add the sky blue frosting to another 1/3 side. Add the white to the last 1/3 side. Twist the open end of the pastry bag and squeeze the frosting to the tip. Start applying the frosting at the outer edge of each cupcake, moving in a circular motion inward to the center of the cupcake.

Decorating the Cupcakes

Place the white shells onto a piece of paper and spray with the gold spray. Take a pair of scissors and cut about 3-4 inches of the grass. Place the grass into the center of the frosting. Place the fork on the right side of the grass. Place some seashells randomly onto the cupcakes. Top the cupcakes with some pearls.