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Frozen is very much alive and well in our house. It's Baby Brother's absolute favorite thing to watch, the songs are still fun to sing, and whenever it is on, we all have to watch. The Captain has reached a point where he thinks he's "too cool" for Frozen, probably because the two main characters are female, of course. But what about the men of Frozen? You have the evil Hans, cute little Olaf, and the manly Kristoff and his sidekick Sven the reindeer. Frozen is very much a movie to be enjoyed by boys and girls, men and women of all ages! These Frozen cupcakes would be a great addition to a Frozen themed birthday party or celebration. And they are more "boyish" than the frilly pink Elsa and Anna cupcakes. Don't get me wrong, I love Anna and Elsa and all things pink, but that doesn't really fly around here with three blue loving manly men. And who can resist these yummy chocolate cupcakes with blue icing and "snow"?
Cupcake Recipe:
- 2 2/3 C flour
- 1 1/2 C cocoa
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3 C sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 TBSP stick butter, softened
- 4 eggs
- 2 C whole milk
Cupcake Directions:
-Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
-Line cupcake tins with paper liners.
-Cream butter and sugar until light and creamy.
-Mix in one egg at a time.
-Mix in vanilla.
-Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cocoa in another bowl.
-Add the sifted dry ingredients to the creamed butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
-Mix well until are ingredients are thoroughly blended.
-Add the whole milk.
-Beat until well combined.
-Scoop the batter into the lined cupcake tins.
-Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
-Allow to cool for 10-15 minutes.
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Frosting Recipe:
- 1 C unsalted butter, softened
- 4+ C powder sugar
- 4 TBSP heavy whipping cream
- Sky Blue and Dark Blue gel food coloring
Frosting Directions:
-Cream the butter.
-Add the powdered sugar, continue to mix.
-If not able to cream, add the heavy whipping cream. (Be patient, this can take several minutes.)
-If not able to form and keep a stiff peak, add more powder sugar. Continue to mix the butter and powdered sugar.
-Once the frosting can form and keep a stiff peak, divide the frosting equally into 2 bowls.
-In the first bowl add several drops of sky blue gel food coloring.
-Stir the food coloring and frosting until the color is thoroughly blended.
-In the second bowl add several drops of dark blue gel food coloring.
-Stir the food coloring and frosting until the color in thoroughly blended.
-Scoop the sky blue frosting into a pastry bag with a large frosting tip.
-Use the back of a large spoon mash the sky blue frosting in the pastry bag.
-Turn the pastry bag.
-Scoop the dark blue frosting into the pastry bag mashing it by using the back of a large spoon.
-Twist the open end of the filled pastry bag forcing the frosting out of the tip.
-Test the filled pastry bag on a paper towel to make sure the frosting is blended the way you want it.
-Frost the cupcakes.
Cupcake Decorations:
-Locate the images/pictures that you want from Google
-Print the pictures that you want in color . (This is VERY quick and easy to do wirelessly from your phone with the HP Envy 5660.)
-Use wooden craft circles (purchased from Amazon or a craft store) to trace and cut out pictures. Lay them on top of the printed pictures, position the wooden circles and trace around them making sure that the parts of the pictures that you want are in that circle.
-Cut out the picture.
-Using non-toxic glue, apply the picture to the wooden circle.
-Once the picture is completely dry on the wooden circle place it in the center of the frosted cupcake.
