Luau Cupcakes

5 from 1 vote

Funfetti cupcakes with buttercream frosting and cookie crumb “beach” along with a blue buttercream ocean and teddy bear cookies with floats in the water. Don’t forget the beach umbrella.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 22

Total Time 37

Servings cupcakes

Calories 188kcal

Author Lise Sullivan Ode

Equipment

Ingredients

2 boxes Funfetti cake mix prepared according to package instructions (I used Pillsbury)
Buttercream frosting recipe follows
Blue food coloring
1-2 cups graham cracker crumbs
40 gummie Life Saver candies
40 Teddy Bear cookies I used Teddy Grahahms
40 Cocktail umbrellas

For the buttercream

1 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature 2 sticks
4 cups powdered sugar if you buy it in the plastic bag, you don't have to sift it
¼ cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Use 40 cupcake liners and place in muffin pans. Set aside.
Prepare cake mixes according to package instructions. Divide batter equally into the 40 cupcake liners. Bake for 22-24 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of a cupcake comes out clean. Let cool completely.

Buttercream frosting

Beat softened butter on medium speed with an electric or stand mixer. Beat for 3 minutes until smooth and creamy. Add powdered sugar, cream, and vanilla extract with the mixer running. Increase to high speed and beat for 3 minutes.
Divide frosting in half. Color one half light blue. Leave the other half white.

Assembly

Frost half of each cupcake with white frosting. Sprinkle with cookie crumbs.
Pour blue frosting into a large pastry bag fitted with a #5 round pastry tip. Pipe a wavy pattern onto other half of cupcakes.
Place a teddy bear cookie inside each candy. Add one to each cupcake, on the blue side. Add an umbrella on each cupcake. Serve immediately. Store covered at room temperature for up to 2 days.

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