Best Gumdrop Cupcakes Recipes

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Provided by Martha Stewart

Number Of Ingredients 5

Swiss Meringue Buttercream for Cupcake Decorating
Yellow Butter Cupcakes
Gumdrops
Pastry bag
Star tip

Steps:

Fill a pastry bag fitted with a star tip with buttercream. Pipe 6 starbursts around perimeter of cupcake, then pipe a starburst in the center. Place a gumdrop in the center of each starburst. Repeat with remaining cupcakes, buttercream, and gumdrops.

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Provided by Boyz 5

Categories Dessert

Time 45m

Yield 12 cupcakes

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 pinch salt
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil (or you may substitute canola oil)
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup milk
2/3 cup chopped gumdrop (omit black if you like)
1 (450 g) container vanilla frosting, for frosting (or your own homemade)

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a muffin pan with paper muffin liners.
Mix together flour, baking powder and salt.
In large bowl, whisk sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla together to blend; stir in gumdrops.
Scoop batter into the prepared muffin pan.
Bake on center rack in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden and top springs back when lightly touched.
Cool in pan 10 minutes then move to a rack to let cool completely.
Spread icing over cooled cupcakes then decorate with your favourite candies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 421.8, Fat 16.7, SaturatedFat 2.9, Cholesterol 37.4, Sodium 151.2, Carbohydrate 65, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 46.4, Protein 3.2