Description
Bring the magic of the ocean to your dessert table with these whimsical mermaid cupcakes. Soft vanilla cupcakes topped with swirls of multicolored buttercream mimic the waves of the sea, decorated with edible pearls and shimmering sugar for a truly enchanting treat. Perfect for birthdays, parties, or any time you want to add a splash of fun and fantasy to your baking.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup whole milk, room temperature
- 1 ½ cups unsalted butter (for frosting), room temperature
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 3-4 tbsp heavy cream
- Gel food coloring (turquoise, seafoam green, lavender, coral)
- Edible pearls, shimmering sugar crystals, mermaid tail toppers for decoration
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line muffin tin with liners.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, then vanilla.
- Alternate adding dry ingredients and milk, mixing until just combined.
- Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full and bake 18-22 minutes. Cool completely.
- Beat butter for frosting until creamy, gradually add powdered sugar.
- Add vanilla and heavy cream, beat until fluffy. Divide and color frosting.
- Pipe swirled frosting onto cooled cupcakes, decorate with pearls and shimmer.
Notes
- Use gel coloring to avoid thinning frosting.
- Chill frosting if too soft for piping.
- Allow cupcakes to cool fully before frosting to prevent melting.
- Customize decorations to fit your theme or dietary needs.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Baking
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 340
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 60mg