Like many families, yours probably enjoys a good Disney movie and there is none that is quite as good as Finding Nemo. It was a classic from the moment that it entered into the theaters and since that time, it has continued to make us smile over and over again. Now, it is possible to bring the fun of finding Nemo home and enjoy it with these unique cupcakes.
If you are looking for something awesome to do for a child party or if you would like to throw a Disney theme party, these cupcakes are the perfect way to do so. In fact, the only thing you really need to do is to grab a box cupcake mix, tint some frosting the color of the ocean and then decorate them with some candies. It is totally easy to do but in the end, you get some little turtles that are too cute to eat.
Ingredients:
For the cupcakes
Vanilla cupcake mix
For the frosting
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese, at room temp
1.5 cups powdered sugar
1.5 cups cold heavy whipping cream
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
For the Squirt decoration
Sour Peach Gummy Rings candies
Gumdrop candies (red and green)
Spearmint Leaves candies
Mini chocolate chips
Wooden kitchen skewer or toothpick
Directions:
For the cupcakes, prepare your vanilla cupcakes according to the box directions.
For the frosting, whip the cream on high speed (1-2 minutes) until thick, fluffy and spreadable.
In a second mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and powdered sugar (start on low speed), then beat in ½ tsp vanilla extract.
Fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mix.
Tint your frosting with blue coloring until the desired color.
Keep it covered in the fridge until ready to use on your cupcakes.
When cupcakes have cooled, frost the cupcakes.
For each cupcake decoration, slice off and discard the bottom half of a red gumdrop. Place the gumdrop top on the center of a Gummy Ring to create a turtle shell.
Set the shell atop the cupcake, pressing down slightly to stick it in place.
For fins, slice a Spearmint Leaves candy in half. Then use an oval fondant cutter to cut each half into two pieces.
Use the outer pieces for the front fins and the inner pieces for the hind fins.
For the head, use a kitchen skewer or toothpick to poke eye holes in the sides of a green gumdrop.
Press a mini chocolate chip into each hole, using a dab of white icing to help hold it in place.
Set the head in place, again pressing down slightly so that it sticks to the frosting.