Grinch Cupcakes

3.40 from 5 votes

Grinch Cupcakes are so much fun and festive with cake batter baked right into the cone. The kids will love them and they're perfect for the holiday season!

Course Baking, Dessert, DIY

Cuisine American

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 22

Servings cupcakes

Calories 171kcal

Author Lise Sullivan Ode

Equipment

Ingredients

1 box cake mix, prepared according to package.
2 cans store bought red frosting
1 batch homemade vanilla buttercream frosting recipe is in the notes
12 ice cream cake cones
24 candy eyes
⅓ cup holiday sprinkles, plus 2 tablespoons for on top of cupcakes
1 tube black frosting, store bought
4 drops green food coloring gel I used the brand Americolor in Electric Green & Leaf Green

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, mix up the cake batter with an electric mixer according to package instructions. Stir in ⅓ cup holiday sprinkles.Use a muffin scoop to scoop cupcake batter into greased muffin tins or cupcake pans. (You don't even need cupcake liners.) Make sure you don't over-fill them. You only need to fill the muffin cup ⅔ full.
Add an upside down ice cream cone on top of the batter in each muffin cup. Bake cupcakes at 350°F for 20-22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean. Let cool on wire rack.
Make homemade vanilla buttercream using hand mixer or stand mixer. Reserve 1 cup white buttercream. Color the rest green. (I used 3 drops Electric Green, 1 drop Leaf Green - Americolor brand.) Frost cupcakes with green icing using an offset spatula. Place candy eyes on the green frosting.
For the hat: Use a piping bag fitted with a 1A tip to pipe a swirl of red frosting on top of each cupcake. Using a #21 tip, pipe white buttercream around the base of the hat and on the tip. Pipe black icing eyebrows using a #352 tip. Add sprinkles.

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Notes

Beat softened butter on medium speed with an electric mixer or stand mixer. Beat for 3 minutes until smooth and creamy. Add powdered sugar, cream, and vanilla extract with the mixer running on low. Increase to high speed and beat for 3 minutes. Note: If the frosting is too thick, you can add a little more cream. Just add one tablespoon at a time, then mix thoroughly until you get the consistency you like. Reserve 1 cup white buttercream. Color the rest green.

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