May the force be with you! These Stormtrooper cupcakes are a fantastic way of celebrating May 4th (or any event quite frankly!). Treat your friends and family. They are so easy to make!
12 ingredients8 steps
Vegetarian
Ingredients
MetricImperial
For the Cupcakes
110gUnsalted Butter (softened)
110gCaster sugar
2Eggs
110gSelf Raising Flour
1 tspNielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract
1 tbspMilk
For the Buttercream
140gUnsalted Butter (softened)
280gSilver Spoon Icing sugar
1 tbspMilk
1 tspNielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract
For the Storm Trooper
12White marshmallows
1Black icing pen
Utensils
Cupcake case
Piping bag
Star nozzle
Edible black icing pen
Method
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 180ºc/350ºf/Gas 4 and line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases.
Step 2
Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl until pale. Beat in the eggs a little at a time and stir in the vanilla extract.
Ingredients for this step
110gUnsalted Butter (softened)
110gCaster sugar
2Eggs
1 tspNielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract
Step 3
Fold in the flour at the same time adding a little milk until the mixture is of a dropping consistency. Spoon the mixture into the paper cases until they are half full.
Ingredients for this step
110gSelf Raising Flour
Step 4
Bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes, or until golden-brown on top and a skewer inserted into one of the cakes comes out clean. Set aside to cool.
Step 5
For the buttercream icing, beat the butter in a large bowl until soft. Add half the icing sugar and beat until smooth.
Ingredients for this step
140gUnsalted Butter (softened)
280gSilver Spoon Icing sugar
Step 6
Then add the remaining icing sugar with one tablespoon of the milk, until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
Step 7
Spoon the icing into a piping bag with a star nozzle and pipe the icing using a spiralling motion onto the cup cakes in a large swirl.
Step 8
Add a marshmallow to the top and paint on a Stormtrooper face using an edible icing pen.
4 Baker Ratings
Thanks for the drawing idea, best online I would say! It was easy to both replicate and recognize. Guests were amused! Thank you <3
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Although it's only vegetarian if you buy vegetarian marshmallows
