The month of December is very busy in my family. Not only is it Christmas, but my birthday happens to be on Christmas. Also, my husband's is the 29th, and my daughter is January 1st!! Needless to say, we keep very busy. The hardest thing about three birthdays in a week is the cost. December is always an expensive month, but add the birthdays and it really adds up. This year was also a little different for us, because we are closing on a house! It has been very exciting, but also very stressful. So, I had to make my daughter's birthday special on a tight budget. My little Abbi was turning 2! Since we were very busy, and on a budget we decided to do a family party this year. The thing that really makes the party is the Cake! Abbi is obsessed with Minnie Mouse! We have Disneyland Passes because we live so close, and she loves Minnie Mouse. Here is a picture of her skipping off with Minnie Mouse last month!
Anyway, you get the point! Abbi loves Minnie Mouse, so I started to look on Pinterest for cake ideas! I think we can all agree that Pinterest is amazing! I am definitely not a professional by any means, so I saw some ideas and in my mind adapted to do my own thing! I decided I wanted to make one big Minnie Mouse Cupcake for Abbi to devour, and then some normal cupcakes for all of my family!
Some of the things you will need to make this! First, you need a Big Cupcake mold! If you do not have one, you should definitely invest in one. I use it all the time, and everyone in my family always borrows it from me! I ordered mine on Amazon, because it seemed to have the best price, but you can get them at Michael's and Joanns. Wilton Giant Cupcake (click for exact one I got)
For this I used box cake mixes. Sometimes I make them homemade, but for the sake of time and money, I just bought the box! But to jazz them up I use one extra egg and replace the water with buttermilk. You will be amazed how good it tastes! You use one cake box for the Giant cupcake mold. Cook on 350 for about 30-35 minutes. The most important thing to do is make sure you put lots of Pam and sprinkle flour before you put the cake mix in the mold!!
This is what it looks like when you take it out of the mold!
While that was cooling off I prepared the Minnie Mouse ears! I just decided to make Chocolate Chip Cookies extra crispy, and then dipped them in melted chocolate chips!
Now it is time to make the Cupcake Mold for the outside of the big Cupcake! I just get the chocolate at Joanns! (Always use coupons!!!) Melt half the bag in the microwave for one minute. Spread it on the clean mold and put it in the freezer for 10 minutes. Take it out and do it again!
This is what it will look like!
Make sure you cut down the sides before you put it in the mold!
After you take the mold out of the freezer the second time in about a minute it will just slide out! Put it on a cake stand and then put the cake inside! Put a layer of frosting before you put the top on!
After this you begin to frost the top! I always make my frosting from scratch. I make frosting so much I do it by heart and have adapted to make my very own! I used buttercream for this! And the recipe will be in the recipe section of the blog!
I use a large tip to do big flowers around the bottom of the cupcake.
It actually goes very fast at this point!
The more frosting the better! Just go for it!
The end result! I stuck the chocolate ears in and added a big bow. Then I grated a little pink chocolate on the cake and added a big pink candle! I was really excited how it turned out!
Now I started on the red velvet Minnie Mouse cupcakes!
I made homemade Cream Cheese Frosting. I just cut the tip of a zip lock baggie and swirled the frosting on!
I used regular sized Oreos (target brand) and minnie Oreos for the ears! Then, I just made little tiny pink chocolate bows to place on the ears! You could also use frosting if you wanted! It was basically trial and error for the bows! But they turned out pretty cute!
This is how they turned out!
We had the family party at a pizza place called Shakeys! I just bought a pink table cloth at Dollar Tree and placed some pearls I already had around the cake! This is how it was displayed on the table!
Needless to say my 2-year-old was very happy about her cake!
Abbi trying to sneak over and grab a cupcake!
Here I am with Abbi! I can not believe I have a two-year-old!
Daddy with his baby girl! Here are some other pictures from the night!
It was my nephew's birthday the day before, so I made him a giant cupcake too!
We love Papa and Nana!
I would have to say it was a very successful birthday! My little girl was very happy, and that is all that matters! So staying up till midnight to make the cakes is definitely priceless! Please let me know if you have any questions about any of the things I made!
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