Hello Kitty fans are going to love these Hello Kitty cupcakes baked in just 20 minutes.
Made in just seven simple steps, top these Hello Kitty cupcakes with vibrant pink buttercream and complete with fondant Hello Kitty face. This cupcake recipe is ideal for kids’ birthday parties or school bake sales. This recipe makes six to eight cupcakes.
Ingredients
For the cupcakes:
- 100g unsalted butter
- 100g caster sugar
- 1 medium egg
- 30ml milk
- 1tsp vanilla extract
- 100g plain flour
- 1tsp baking powder
For the buttercream:
- 125g unsalted butter
- 250g icing sugar, sieved
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp milk
- A few drops of pink food colouring
For the Hello Kitty toppers:
- 300g white sugar paste or ready-to-roll fondant
- 100g pink sugar paste
- Black and yellow writing icing pens
- Hello Kitty cookie cutter or cat head shaped cutter
WEIGHT CONVERTER
Method
- The day before you make these cupcakes, prepare the Hello Kitty cake toppers. On a clean surface, roll out the white fondant and use the cookie cutter to cut out cat head shapes.
- Decorate with writing icing pens to make the facial features. Complete with a bow made from pink sugar paste; see our guide on how to make bow cake decorations for a simple guide. Leave the toppers to dry in an airtight container overnight.
- The next day, make the cupcakes. To do this, preheat the oven 180C/350F/gas 4. Place 6 cupcake cases into a muffin tin.
- Start by creaming butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the egg and the vanilla extract. Gradually add the flour and baking powder folding into the cake mixture until combined.
- Spoon into the cupcake cases and bake for 20 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Set aside for 5 minutes, then place onto a wire rack.
- To make the buttercream, put the buttercream ingredients in the bowl of your mixer. Cover the top and mix on low speed for 1 minute and then medium speed for 5 minutes. You can also do this by hand beating the butter and then gradually adding the icing sugar a little bit at a time. You can also use an electric hand whisk.
- Colour the buttercream with the a few drops of pink food colouring until you’re happy with the colour and consistency. Decorate each cupcake with a swirl of buttercream and a Hello Kitty topper.
Top tips for making Hello Kitty cupcakes
If you’re not sure how to ice cupcakes then opt for using a palette knife and spreading the buttercream over the top of the cupcakes instead as this is the easiest method.
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Jessica Dady is Food Editor at GoodtoKnow and has over 11 years of experience as a digital editor, specialising in all things food, recipes, and SEO. From the must-buy seasonal food hampers and advent calendars for Christmas to the family-friendly air fryers that’ll make dinner time a breeze, Jessica loves trying and testing various food products to find the best of the best for the busy parents among us. Over the years of working with GoodtoKnow, Jessica has had the privilege of working alongside Future’s Test Kitchen to create exclusive videos - as well as writing, testing, and shooting her own recipes. When she’s not embracing the great outdoors with her family at the weekends, Jessica enjoys baking up a storm in the kitchen with her favourite bakes being chocolate chip cookies, cupcakes, and a tray of gooey chocolate brownies.
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