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A cute king cake cupcakes – a small twist on a Mardi Gras tradition.

king cake cupcakes recipe

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They don’t call it Fat Tuesday for no reason! So go ahead and indulge with these king cake cupcakes — a smaller version of the traditional Mardi Gras cake.
Course Dessert
Servings 24 cupcakes
Calories 266
Author Cheryl Najafi

Ingredients

cake

  • 1 box cake mix any flavor

frosting

vanilla cream filling

decorations

  • cupcake wrappers gold
  • good luck mini babies trinkets for insertion into cupcakes
  • dragees (aka edible gold cake ballz)
  • colored sugar (green, yellow and purple)
  • Mardi Gras beads and other decorations

Instructions

  • Follow cake mix instructions to bake 24 cupcakes in gold wrappers and cool completely.
  • Mix frosting ingredients, scraping down sides often and beat until smooth.
  • Mix filling ingredients until stiff peaks form and set aside.
  • Poke holes in cupcakes and insert good luck mini babies. Fill cupcakes with vanilla cream filling using piping bag then frost cupcakes then immediately sprinkle with stripes of colored sugar and dragees. Decorate with Mardi Gras beads and other decorations.

Notes

Is it just me, or does everything taste better in cupcake form?

Nutrition

Calories: 266kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 154mg | Potassium: 45mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 32g