The Little Mermaid Ariel Inspired Cupcakes

Today on the blog we are sharing our last of our Disney The Little Mermaid Inspired treats. We previously shared The Little Mermaid Clam Shell Cookies, Under The Sea Themed Oreo Cookies and Disney Inspired The Little Mermaid Star Fish Cookies.

These were all a big hit on the blog and are fantastic ideas for any child who loves The Little Mermaid or for a under the sea themed birthday party.

I really hope you like these creations and hope they Inspire you to get creative in the kitchen.

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What You Need For Your Mermaid Cupcakes

makes 24 cupcakes

Cupcake Ingredients:

1 ¾ C flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

2/3 C sugar

2 eggs, room temp

2 tsp vanilla bean paste

1/2 C vegetable oil

1/3 C whole milk, room temp

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

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The Little Mermaid Ariel Fork CUPCAKE Food Idea

Mermaid Cupcake Decorating Supplies

1 package of mini plastic forks

1 package of edible pearls

1 package of edible purple pearls

1 package of edible pink pearls

1 ocean life fondant moulder

1 container of white fondant

1 container of pink fondant

1 container of teal fondant

1 can of gold cake spray

1 bag of green edible grass

How To Decorate These Mermaid Cupcakes

Icing Ingredients

1 C of unsalted butter (softened)

4 C powder sugar

4 TBSP heavy whipping cream

2 tsp vanilla bean paste

3 bowls

teal, sky blue gel colouring

1 piping bag with a large star tip

MOULD FONDANT PIECES BEFORE YOU BAKE CUPCAKES

Icing the Mermaid Cupcakes

Cream powder sugar, vanilla, maple syrup and butter until mixture is light and creamy. If for some reason it doesn’t cream you can add a few drops of heavy whipping cream until it creams.

Test to see if the frosting can form and hold a stiff peak by getting a spoonful of frosting and turning the spoon upside down to see if the frosting stays on the spoon or falls off. If it stays on the spoon, you’re in good shape if not, add more powder sugar 1/4 cup at a time and mix well.

Once the frosting is ready split into 3 bowls

add the teal color to one bowl

add the sky blue color to the second bowl

leave the 3rd bowl white

Using a spoon, scoop some teal frosting into 1/3 side of the frosting bag,

Add the sky blue frosting to another 1/3 side

Add the white to the last 1/3 side

Twist the open end of the pastry bag and squeeze the frosting to the tip, Start at the outer edge of each cupcake moving in a circle inward to the centre of the cupcake.

Cupcake Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Line your cupcake pan with paper liners.

In a bowl combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt

Whisk well.

Set aside.

Now in a second bowl , mix together with your electric mixer sugar and eggs beating until well combined.

Add the oil, whole milk, and vanilla bean paste to another bowl, stir to mix.

Add this bowl of ingredients to the second bowl with sugar and eggs, again mixing well to combine.

Slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients stirring just enough to blend all of the ingredients together.

Using a medium ice cream scoop fill each cupcake tin 2/3rds filled. Bake at 350 degrees for 18 minutes.

Remove cupcakes from the oven and allow to cool in the pan for about 5 minutes.

Next transfer to a wire rack allowing them to cool completely.

Decorating the cupcakes

Place the white shells onto a piece of paper and spray with the gold spray

Take a pair of scissors and cut about 3-4 inches of the grass.

Place the grass into the centre of the frosting.

Place the fork on the right side of the grass.

Place some shells randomly onto the cupcakes.

Top the decorations off with some pearls.

About Angela Milnes

Angela Milnes is a Qualified Teacher who has specialised in Preschool and Kindergarten teaching. She has studied nutrition for children and has also taught cooking skills to adults. Angela loves to share family meals and easy instant pot recipes here on The Inspiration Edit. Follow her on Pinterest!

Comments

Corinne @ My Mom Writes (Mommy Blog) says

June 22, 2017 at 12:35 pm

these cupcakes are adorable! i absolutely LOVE mermaids and anything ocean related! you did such a great job with these.

- Angela says
  
  June 22, 2017 at 8:43 pm
  
  Yes mermaids are pretty cool!
  
April Kitchens says

June 22, 2017 at 2:09 pm

These cupcakes came out so nice! I’m definitely going to have to try this recipe.

- Angela says
  
  June 22, 2017 at 8:39 pm
  
  I hope you enjoy making them.
  
Diana says

June 22, 2017 at 4:13 pm

These are so cute! Thanks for sharing the recipe!

- Angela says
  
  June 22, 2017 at 8:43 pm
  
  thanks Diana.
  
Kristen says

June 22, 2017 at 4:22 pm

Oh my goodness these are the cutest things ever!

Naya @ Lactivist in Louboutins says

June 22, 2017 at 5:59 pm

These look amazing! They’re almost too pretty to eat – almost!

- Angela says
  
  June 22, 2017 at 8:38 pm
  
  Thanks.

The Little Mermaid Ariel Inspired Cupcakes