Minion Chocolate Cupcakes and Minion Topper

Minion Chocolate Cupcakes

My daughter is obsessed with anything to do with Despicable Me or Minions.

I even took her to her first big movie theater to see the Minion movie.

Once she saw the birthday scene in Despicable Me 2 she has been begging for a princess party ….. but with Minions. 

To incorporate Minions into her party we decided to have the Minions on her cupcakes because … well..

I didn’t really want Minion knights running around. These Minion Chocolate Cupcakes are the perfect crowd pleaser and look harder to make than they are.

 

Minion Chocolate Cupcakes

Make sure to go to the chocolate cupcake and frosting recipe. Below you will learn how to make the Minions.

If you are not a fan of cupcakes – no problem. You can put these icing Minions on a cake or any other dessert that you want. 

If you are looking for more chocolate recipes, why not try one of these?

Scroll to the bottom for the printable recipe card. 

To Make The Minions – Royal Icing Recipe

Icing Ingredients:

2 egg whites
1 C powder sugar
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
Yellow, blue, black & grey gel food coloring

Icing Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl mixing on medium speed for 4 minutes. (except your food coloring).

If icing is  not stiff enough add 1/4 C powder sugar.

In the first bowl take 4 TBSP of icing adding grey gel food coloring and mixing well.

In the second bowl take 6 TBSP of icing adding black gel food coloring and mixing well. 

In the third bowl place half of the remaining icing into a bowl adding several drops of yellow gel food color. 

Stir well to blend the color into the icing. 

In bowl #four, with the other half of the remaining icing add several drops of blue gel food coloring. 

Mix well to blend the color into the icing.

Place each color of icing  into a separate frosting bag with a small tip.

 

Minion Chocolate Cupcakes

Minions:

Locate a picture of a Minion on Google.

Print the picture in color.

Tape this picture holding small  images of the Minions on it to a cookie sheet.

Tape wax paper (covering the copies of  the Minion to the cookie sheet .

Follow the color and features as printed on the paper.

Using a small pastry bag fill with the yellow royal icing and a #2 tip. 

Start by outlining the Minions top half of the body first.Fill in the top half of the Minion with the yellow icing.

Remember to almost outline and fill in the arms also. 

Allow this to dry for 30-60 seconds.

Using a small pastry bag fill with the blue royal icing and a #2 tip. 

Start by outlining the overalls first. Fill in

the overalls with the blue icing. 

Allow this to dry for 30- 60 seconds.

Using a small pastry bag fill with the black royal icing and a #2 tip. 

Start by outlining the boots and goggle frame first.

Fill in the boots and goggle frame with the black icing. 

Allow this to dry for 30-60 seconds.

Using a small pastry bag fill with the grey royal icing and a #2 tip.

Paste a candy eye in the center of where the goggle frame leaves open. 

Start by outlining the goggle eye first with a thick line.

Allow to dry for 5-10 hours.

Ensure that the Minion is  dry, gently touch one of them with your finger if it allows you to push in on the icing allow it to dry more.

If  the Minion is dry then it will have a hard feeling not allowing you to push in on it

Cut the wax paper holding the completed Minion into squares surrounding the completed decoration.

Once  the Minion is dry, carefully peel the wax paper off of the back of each of them.

Place on the frosted cupcake.

Minion Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe

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