Bride and Groom Cupcakes Recipe

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Bride and Groom Cupcakes
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Ingredients
17
Count
Nutrition
473
Calories
Total time
20
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 package strawberry or yellow cake mix (regular size)
  • frosting:
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 8 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 7 to 8 tbsp 2% milk, divided
  • 2 tsp clear vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup baking cocoa
  • 1/2 tsp lemon extract
  • decorations:
  • 1 cup dark chocolate candy coating disks, melted
  • 1/2 cup vanilla candy coating disks, melted
  • 1 large marshmallow
  • white pearl dragees , flower sprinkles , white edible glitter and colored sugar
  • small piece of tulle

Directions:

  1. Prepare and bake cake batter according to package directions for cupcakes. Cool completely.
  2. In a large bowl, beat shortening and butter until light and fluffy. Add the confectioners' sugar, 6 tablespoons milk and vanilla; beat until smooth.
  3. Transfer half of the frosting to another bowl. Add baking cocoa and 1-2 tablespoons remaining milk to achieve desired consistency. Add lemon peel and extract to remaining frosting.
  4. Using melted chocolate, pipe 12 bow ties onto waxed paper. For bride's crown, pipe a 1-1/4-in. ring with melted vanilla coating. Immediately arrange dragees onto ring.
  5. For groom's hat, spoon a 1/2-teaspoon round of melted chocolate onto waxed paper into a 1-3/4 inch circle. Cut a 1/4-in. slice from the top of marshmallow. Dip marshmallow in chocolate coating and place in the center of chocolate round. See photo >
  6. Using melted green coating, pipe 12 bouquet stems onto waxed paper. Immediately attach flower sprinkles. Let decorations stand until set. See photo >
  7. Pipe lemon frosting onto half of the cupcakes and chocolate frosting onto remaining cupcakes. For bride, add crown to the top of a lemon-frosted cupcake and attach a piece of tulle for veil; add a bouquet and sprinkle with glitter.
  8. For groom, add top hat to the top of a chocolate-frosted cupcake. Attach a bow tie and pearl dragees for buttons.
  9. Decorate remaining cupcakes with bouquets, bow ties, dragees, glitter and colored sugar as desired. Yield: 2 dozen.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 473.01 Kcal (1980 kJ)
Calories from fat 150.71 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16.75g 26%
Cholesterol 20.44mg 7%
Sodium 4.42mg 0%
Potassium 12.86mg 0%
Total Carbs 82.32g 27%
Sugars 77.82g 311%
Dietary Fiber 1.75g 7%
Protein 0.76g 2%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 0.5mg 3%
Calcium 8.8mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 418.95 Kcal (1754 kJ)
Calories from fat 133.48 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.83g 26%
Cholesterol 18.1mg 7%
Sodium 3.91mg 0%
Potassium 11.39mg 0%
Total Carbs 72.91g 27%
Sugars 68.93g 311%
Dietary Fiber 1.55g 7%
Protein 0.67g 2%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 0.4mg 3%
Calcium 7.8mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 10.5
    Points
  • 13
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sodium free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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