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Beauty and the Beast Cupcakes

These adorable Beauty And The Beast cupcakes are perfect for everything from a Disney movie night to a Beauty And The Beast birthday party!
Course Desserts & Sweets
Cuisine American
Keyword Beauty And The Beast Cupcakes, Belle Cupcakes, cupcakes, Disney cupcakes, party food
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 24
Calories 229kcal
Author Lisa O'Driscoll | Fun Money Mom

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a standard muffin tin or spray with nonstick cooking spray.
  • Combine cake mix, water, oil and eggs In a large mixing bowl. Use a hand or stand mixer to mix on medium speed until well blended  
    15.25 ounces yellow cake mix, 1 cup water, 1/3 cup vegetable oil, 3 large eggs
  • Fill each muffin tin 2/3 full with cupcake batter.  
  • Bake for 16-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely before you add the strawberry filling. 
  • In a large bowl, beat the butter until it becomes light and fluffy, then add vanilla extract.
    1/2 cup butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Mix in the Lemon Instant Pudding, then slowly add powdered sugar one cup at a time. In between each cup of powdered sugar, add some of the half and half or milk.  Continue mixing until creamy, about one minute.
    1 tablespoon Instant Lemon Pudding, 4 cups powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon half and half or whole milk
  • Mix in yellow food coloring and fill a piping bag with frosting (I use Wilton tip size 1M)
    Yellow food coloring
  • Fill a cupcake injector with strawberry preserves or jam. Carefully inject filling into the center of each cupcake.
    1 cup strawberry preserves or jam
  • Frost cupcakes and sprinkle with white sugar edible pearls. Finally, add an enchanted rose (made of candy, of course) to the top.
    Wilton Rose Icing Decorations, Wilton white sugar pearls

Notes

You can also make Beast themed cupcakes by using chocolate cake mix for the cupcakes. Decorate them with either a combination of chocolate and blue frosting or chocolate and yellow.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 229kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 178mg | Potassium: 30mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 150IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 1mg