Brer Rabbit, Brer Bear, and Brer Fox are on a fun adventure with these Splash Mountain cupcakes. Create these yummy log flume treats using chocolate cupcakes, blue buttercream, white nonpareils, and fun size Twix bars. These treats were served on our Frontierland Disney dinner.
Splash Mountain Cupcakes
Makes 12 Chocolate Log Flume Cupcakes
Ingredients:
Cupcakes:
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
1/2 cup water
1 1/2 tablespoons cocoa
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cups granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/4 cup buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Frosting:
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
16 oz. confectioners sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Pinch of salt
- 1-2 tablespoons of milk or cream
Decorations:
White nonpareils
Fun Size Twix Bars
Instructions:
Make Cupcakes – Mix flour, granulated sugar, baking soda, and salt together in a medium bowl.
Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan combine 1 cup of cubed unsalted butter with water and cocoa. Stirring constantly, heat mixture until it reaches a boil. Remove from heat.
Add chocolate mixture to flour mixture and mix well using a hand mixer or stand mixer with a paddle attachment. Slowly add eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla mixing well.
Prepare muffin tins with cupcake papers. Put approximately 3 tablespoon of batter in each cupcake paper or about ⅔ full. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cupcake comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool on a cooling rack.
Make frosting – Cream butter in a medium bowl using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment or a hand mixer. When light and fluffy, add confectioners sugar and salt bit by bit until fully combined. Add vanilla and cream or milk until completely combined. If buttercream seems too thick, you may add another tablespoon of milk or cream. If it seems runny, you may add more confectioners sugar. Dye blue using Sky Blue icing gel.
- Frost the cupcakes – Frost the cupcakes using a round tip. Using a fork, create small waves in the frosting. Sprinkle with nonpareils.
- Decorate with log flumes – Make critter cupcake toppers by printing off two sheets of our printable. Cut out and paste back sides together with a toothpick in between. Push toothpick into a Twix bar to create the appearance of the critter riding on a log. Set on top of the cupcake.
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