Cupcakes for Birthdays and Baby Showers

Cupcakes for birthdays and baby showers and special occasions.

Traditional recipe and Thermomix

These delicious cupcakes are perfect for celebrating special occasions. I made them for a unicorn-themed birthday party for two little girls, but you can make them for any occasion and theme.

They consist of simple cupcakes and are then decorated with marshmallow mascarpone cream and colorful sprinkles.

But the decorations can also vary according to your taste.

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Cupcake for Birthdays and Births
  • Cost: Very economical
  • Preparation time: 30 Minutes
  • Portions: 10
  • Cooking methods: Oven
  • Cuisine: Italian
  • Seasonality: All seasons
373.70 Kcal
calories per serving
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  • Energy 373.70 (Kcal)
  • Carbohydrates 38.68 (g) of which sugars 21.89 (g)
  • Proteins 4.53 (g)
  • Fat 24.08 (g) of which saturated 8.71 (g)of which unsaturated 8.07 (g)
  • Fibers 0.36 (g)
  • Sodium 78.99 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 90 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.

* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Ingredients

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  • 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 3 oz vegetable oil
  • Half packet baking powder
  • 1 packet vanillin
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 10 1/2 oz mascarpone
  • 1/4 cup whipping cream
  • 2/3 cup powdered sugar
  • 3 1/2 oz marshmallows (and colorful sprinkles of choice)
  • as needed food coloring (of choice)
  • 7 oz

Cupcakes for Birthdays and Baby Showers

Tools

What we need to make

  • 1 Bowl
  • 1 Electric whisk or Thermomix
  • 1 Pastry bag with striped nozzle
  • 10 Cupcake liners for cupcakes

Steps

Cupcakes for Birthdays and Baby Showers

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F, and place the cupcake liners on the tray

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  • In a bowl or stand mixer combine flour, sugar, oil, a teaspoon of baking powder, 1 packet of vanillin, and a pinch of salt and mix.

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    bimby dough
  • Mix with the whisks until you obtain a homogeneous mixture.
    Then incorporate the eggs one by one, and continue to mix for 3 or 4 minutes

  • Now that we have the mixture, fill the cupcake liners with 3/4 of the mixture

  • bake at 350°F for 20 minutes. After the time has elapsed, open the oven door and let the cupcakes cool.

  • At your choice, you can add a chocolate candy to the center of each cupcake

  • Chop the white chocolate, transfer it to a bowl and melt it in the microwave with 1/4 cup of cream.

    If you don’t have a microwave, you can melt it in a double boiler.

  • In a bowl, whip the mascarpone with 3 tablespoons of powdered sugar. Once it is sufficiently whipped, gradually incorporate the white chocolate into the mascarpone, always with the whisks in motion

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  • When you have finished the chocolate and the mixture is homogeneous, add the food coloring drop by drop, adjusting to the shade you desire.

  • If you want to create cupcakes for communions or weddings, you can leave the frosting white.

    Now fill a pastry bag with a striped nozzle and decorate the cupcakes as desired.

    piping bag
  • Complete the Cupcakes for Birthdays and Baby Showers with marshmallow and sprinkles, or with various granules.

    Cupcake for Birthdays and Births
  • ready for the baby shower

  • Here they are on the party table. They are beautiful to look at as well.

  • Beautiful and elegant

  • Also in Christmas version

  • Place the butterfly, and pour the eggs with the sugar and whip for 4 min. speed 3.

    Add through the hole, with the butterfly in motion at speed 3, and everything little by little: the oil, the yeast, the vanillin, and a pinch of salt.

    Mix until you get a homogeneous mixture.

  • Transfer the mixture into the liners and fill them 3/4

  • then bake at 350°F for 20 minutes. After the time has elapsed, open the oven door and let the cupcakes cool.

  • If desired, you can insert a chocolate candy in the center

  • or chocolate chips

  • Place the white chocolate pieces in the bowl and chop for 10 sec speed 5. Pour 1/4 cup of cream and melt everything for 3 min. at 212°F speed 1. Check if it has melted well otherwise repeat the operation.

    Transfer to a bowl and keep warm.

  • Without washing the bowl, whip the mascarpone with 3 tablespoons of powdered sugar. 4 min. speed 4.

    Place the butterfly and start the Thermomix at speed 4 and gradually incorporate the white chocolate into the mascarpone always in motion

    cream
  • When you have finished the chocolate, continue for 2 min at speed 4, adding the food coloring drop by drop, adjusting to the shade you desire.

    If you want to create cupcakes for communions or weddings, you can leave the frosting white.

  • Fill a pastry bag with a striped nozzle and decorate the cupcakes as desired.

    Decorate the Cupcakes for Birthdays and Baby Showers with marshmallow and sprinkles, or with various granules.

    Cupcake for Birthdays and Births
  • Here are the Cupcakes for Birthdays and Baby Showers ready

    Cupcakes for Birthdays and Baby Showers

Storage

Cupcakes for Birthdays and Baby Showers.

You can store them in a container for up to 3 days.

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