These Despicable Me push-up cupcakes are sure to be a hit with every little Minion. Download and print the free Minion printable wrapper.
Disclosure: This Despicable Me 2 party post was sponsored by Universal Pictures.
It’s that time again. Time for another fun Despicable Me Minion party tutorial.
This week I’m bringing you a FREE Despicable Me 2 Minion push-up cupcake wrapper printable.
I asked the amazing Juliann Law to create these for me. She did such a fantastic job.
Minion push up cupcakes
Before I share the free printable though, I want to share yellow cake instructions.
Ingredients
- 2 cups cake flour (and 1/4 cup extra)
- 1 stick butter - softened (and 1 tbs extra - melted)
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 eggs, plus
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 tbs vanilla extract
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup buttermilk
- pinch salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Brush a little melted butter into mini muffin tins, then sprinkle flour over the top, making sure to get rid of any excess - I hold it upside down over the sink and shake it out.
- In a medium-sized bowl combine the cake flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar until combined and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and egg yolks gradually, and then add the vanilla.
- Add about a cup of dry ingredients to the butter mixture and combine on low speed.
- Add in about 1/2 of the buttermilk and combine.
- Repeat until all flour and buttermilk have been completely combined.
- Pour mixture into mini muffin tins and bake for approximately 15 minutes (or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean).
- Once baked, set aside to cool.
While the cupcakes are cooling, make your frosting. I normally make mine according to C&H Powdered Sugar package directions – which is basically a 1lb box of powdered sugar, 1/2 cup softened butter, 1/4 cup milk, and 1 tsp pure vanilla essence. Combine all ingredients, then add Wilton yellow food gel coloring (just a little at a time) until the desired color is reached.
Alternate adding a cupcake and yellow frosting to the plastic push-up cupcake container. You should end up with three layers. Pipe a little extra yellow frosting onto the top cupcake and top with brown sprinkles.
NOTE: I used the Wilton brand of treat pop containers, see how the lid makes a great stand so they don’t fall over.
Free Minion printable wrapper
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Oh, happy birthday to them. Yes, you definitely need to have a summer bash and celebrate Despicable Me style :).
Tonya I love this!! My twins just had their birthday this past week and would have been super cute. I think I might have to try it for an end of summer bash. So adorable.
I absolutely will! Thanks Tonya.
Tonya, these are so cute! My youngest has a birthday coming up this fall, may have to try this in place of a regular cake. He’d love it! Thanks so much for sharing on Inspire Me Wednesday. Featuring you in next week’s issue.:)
The beauty of these too is that if kids don’t want to eat cake at the party, they can take it home with them 🙂 … if you are willing to part with your container of course he he.
Those are the cutest things! I always loved push ups when I was a kid, and would have loved them even more if they were this cute! Take care – Dawn
This is really cute and adorable 🙂
It sounds like you might not have purchased the Wilton brand. They have a square bottom so they stand on their own. There is another brand (I’m honestly not sure who makes them) but they have a rounded bottom. In which case you can purchase a push pop cardboard stand, I have seen them at Michael’s craft stores and you can probably find them online too.
What did you stand them up with?I bought similar push up things but they only have a stick on the end. Need help!
Ha ha, that’s hilarious. Great idea :). I have to see a photo.