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If you love Disney characters try making these adorable Christmas Mickey Mouse Cupcakes. Vanilla cupcakes are frosted in festive red or green frosting and then Oreo cookies are placed on each cupcake to look like Mickey’s ears.
These Disney Holiday Cupcakes are great for packing in your kids’ lunches over the holidays.
Serve these cupcakes as an afterschool snack. These cupcakes make a great snack or dessert at your holiday parties.
Everyone will love biting into these yummy cupcakes with Oreo cookie ears!
These vanilla cupcakes transform into Mickey Mouse with very little effort! It takes no cake decorating skills to make these cute holiday Mickey Mouse cupcakes.
Young children can have fun helping place the Oreo cookies on each cupcake.
In about an hour, you’ll have yummy vanilla cupcakes covered in frosting that look just like Mickey Mouse ready to enjoy!
HOW TO MAKE CHRISTMAS MICKEY MOUSE CUPCAKES
Vanilla cupcakes are baked and then frosted with festive red and green vanilla frosting and given Oreo cookies to look like Mickey Mouse ears for a delicious snack or dessert the whole family will enjoy over the holidays!
Are you ready to get started?
You’ll find the specific ingredient amounts and detailed instructions in the printable recipe at the bottom of this post.
KITCHEN TOOLS YOU MAY NEED
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- Measuring Spoons – I LOVE my set of these!
- Cupcake liners
- Cupcake tin
- Stand mixer
- Small bowls
- Spatula
- Cooling Rack
- Piping bag with attachment
CHRISTMAS MICKEY CUPCAKE INGREDIENTS
This fun and easy Christmas Mickey Mouse Cupcake recipe uses everyday kitchen staples to create a delicious holiday dessert or snack your family will love.
All you need is:
- some Oreo cookies
- red and green food coloring
- baking powder
- vanilla extract
- a few eggs
- salt
- melted butter
- flour
- sugar
- milk
- vanilla frosting
- Christmas sprinkles
CHRISTMAS MICKEY MOUSE CUPCAKE RECIPE INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 350°. Line cupcake tins with cupcake liners.
In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder.
Add the eggs, milk, vanilla extract, and melted butter.
Mix well.
Pour the batter into the cupcake tins and bake for 15-20 minutes.
When the cupcakes are done baking, place them on a cooling rack to cool.
While the cupcakes are baking, divide the frosting into two bowls.
In one bowl, add red food coloring and add green food coloring to the other bowl.
Place the colored frosting into separate pastry bags.
After the cupcakes have completely cooled, frost half with red frosting and half with green frosting.
To turn each cupcake into Mickey Mouse, place two Oreo cookies on the edge of each cupcake to create Mickey Mouse ears.
Add sprinkles for fun!
In about an hour, you’ll have a cheerful holiday dessert that’s sure to become a new favorite!
CHRISTMAS MICKEY MOUSE CUPCAKES TIPS AND QUESTIONS
If you’ve never made a Disney-themed cupcake, don’t worry! Below are some common questions and helpful tips.
Hopefully, this will answer any questions you may have.
If not, feel free to ask in the comments and I’ll answer the best I can.
HOW LONG DOES IT REALLY TAKE TO MAKE CHRISTMAS MICKEY CUPCAKES?
These vanilla cupcakes transform into Mickey Mouse fast! This Christmas Mickey Mouse Cupcake recipe takes approximately 67 minutes. TOTAL. This includes:
- About 5 minutes of prep time
- Close to 7 minutes to make the batter
- Around 20 minutes to bake until golden brown and make the frosting
- 20 minutes to cool the cupcakes
- 15 minutes to frost and decorate the cupcakes
HOW DO I STORE CHRISTMAS MICKEY CUPCAKES?
You can store Christmas Mickey Cupcakes in an airtight container in a cool place for up to 3 days or in your freezer for up to 3 months.
Simply unthaw the cupcakes at room temperature.
CAN I USE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING INSTEAD OF REGULAR VANILLA FROSTING?
You can use buttercream frosting or any frosting you love on these Christmas Mickey Mouse Cupcakes.
Remember to add green and red food coloring if you want the cupcakes to look like the pictures.
CAN I MAKE CHRISTMAS MICKEY MOUSE CUPCAKES AHEAD OF TIME?
Yes, you can easily make Christmas Mickey Cupcakes the day before serving.
Simply keep the cupcakes stored in an airtight container at room temperature.
WHAT GOES WELL WITH CHRISTMAS MICKEY CUPCAKES?
Christmas Mickey Cupcakes go well with a wide variety of holiday snacks. These recipes would be great to serve together at a Christmas party.
Some of my personal favorites include:
- Red Velvet Wreath Cake
- Christmas Tree Cone Cupcakes
- Everything Bagel Snowman Cheese Ball
- Grinch Pretzels
- Gingerbread Man Cocoa Bombs
CAN I USE STORE-BOUGHT CAKE MIX INSTEAD OF HOMEMADE CUPCAKE MIX?
Yes, you can use store-bought cake mix to make your cupcakes in this recipe instead of the homemade vanilla cupcake recipe that is included.
The steps will be pretty much the same. If you have a store-bought cake mix you love you can use it.
WHAT ELSE CAN I ADD TO THIS CHRISTMAS MICKEY CUPCAKE RECIPE?
This simple Christmas Mickey Cupcake recipe not only tastes great, but it’s also incredibly versatile.
Try adding a surprise filling to the center of each cupcake.
You can use cream cheese frosting, chocolate frosting, jam, etc to fill the center.
I suggest adding your filling to a piping bag with an attachment and inserting it into the center of the cupcake and then filling it a little bit with the filling, then decorating the cupcake with the red or green frosting and Oreo cookies. YUM!
CHRISTMAS MICKEY CUPCAKE RECIPE
CHRISTMAS MICKEY CUPCAKE RECIPE
If you love Disney characters try making these adorable Christmas Mickey Mouse Cupcakes. Vanilla cupcakes are frosted in festive red or green frosting and then Oreo cookies are placed on each cupcake to look like Mickey’s ears.
Ingredients
- Oreo Cookies
- Red Food Coloring
- Green Food Coloring
- 1 Tbs Baking Power
- 1 Tbs Vanilla
- 2 Eggs
- 1 Tsp Salt
- 1/2 Cup Melted Butter
- 1 1/2 Cups Flour
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 1 Cup Milk
- Vanilla Frosting
- Christmas Sprinkles
- Cupcake Liners
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Line cupcake tins with cupcake liners.
- In a mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder.
- Add the eggs, milk, vanilla & melted butter.
- Mix well.
- Pour batter into the cupcake tins and bake for 15-20 minutes.
- While the cupcakes are baking, add red and green food coloring to the frosting.
- To frost, add the frosting into a pastry bag to create a fun design.
- Place two Oreo cookies on each cupcake to create Mickey's ears.
- Add sprinkles for fun!
- Enjoy.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 134Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 158mgCarbohydrates: 19gFiber: 0gSugar: 12gProtein: 2g
Nutritional information is automatically calculated with ingredients and serving size and may not be accurate. Please always double check with your own nutritional apps as well.
WHAT’S NEXT
I hope you enjoy this holiday cupcake recipe as much as my family does!