If you're anything like me, your favorite food group is Dessert...but I also have a major weakness for a sweet, refreshing bowl of cereal in the morning. There are so many salty, fruity, chocolatey, & crunchy choices available, it's hard to choose my favorite!
So, when I stumbled across a way to combine my obsession for my favorite breakfast food and my love of dessert, I had to share these fantastic cereal cupcake recipes with you. These confections in a cup would make the perfect buffet accessory at your upcoming Halloween costume party, or a money-making treat at your child's next bake sale.
So, why not skip breakfast and try a nibble of these cakes?
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cupcakes
(Courtesy of
BS' In The Kitchen)
Cupcake Ingredients
(Makes around 24-30 cupcakes)
- 1 box of French Vanilla cake mix
- 1/2 cup of melted butter
- 3 teaspoons of vanilla
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup of milk
- 1/2 cup of water
- 1 Tablespoon of cinnamon
- Brown sugar to top cupcakes
Icing Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups of butter (room temperature)
- 1 3/4 cups of cinnamon toast crunch cereal crumbs (run through a food processor)
- 5 teaspoons of vanilla
- 1 teaspoon of Wilton butter flavoring
- 4-5 cups of icing sugar
- 2 Tablespoons of condensed milk
- 4 Tablespoons of brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons of cinnamon
- Whipped cream to texture if you don’t like a heavier buttercream icing
Directions:
1. Mix all the batter ingredients together until you get a desired consistency.
Bake according to the vanilla cake mix instructions. When finished baking, allow cupcakes to fully cool.
2. When icing, these use a Wilton Round 12 tip. After
icing the cupcakes, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar (which is just equal
parts cinnamon to sugar), and top with a Cinnamon Toast Crunch square.
Fruity Pebble Cupcakes
(Recipe from
Key Ingredient)
Cupcake Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 sticks of unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 1 1/2 cups of granulated sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 teaspoons of baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
- 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon of salt
- 2 ripe bananas, mashed
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 1/3 cups of whole milk
- 2 cups of Fruity Pebbles cereal
Buttercream Ingredients:
- 2 sticks of unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 2 cups of powdered sugar
- 2 Tablespoons of malted milk powder
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- More Fruity Pebbles for topping (optional)
Directions:
1. Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees (F). Mix the butter and sugar together at medium speed for about 90
seconds, until fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing until creamy.
Be sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl so everything gets
combined. Add the baking soda, baking powder, salt, and vanilla and mix
until the batter is smooth. Then mix in the mashed bananas and beat for
30 more seconds.
2. Alternate between adding the flour and milk, about a
half cup of each at a time, beating on med-high speed until the batter
is light and creamy and all ingredients have been added. Finally, stir
in (by hand, so you don’t break up the cereal too much) the Fruity
Pebbles.
3. Fill paper-lined cupcake tins 3/4 of the way full. If you’d like,
sprinkle some more Fruity Pebbles on top of the batter, and bake for
about 22 minutes until the cake is set and has started turning golden
brown on the edges. Allow the cupcakes to cool completely before you frost them.
4. To make the buttercream, whip the butter for about 30 seconds, until
smooth. Then add the powdered sugar, 1/2 cup at a time and drizzle in
about a teaspoon of vanilla extract (a little more, if you like a lot of
vanilla flavor). Finally, whip in the malt powder.
5. Once the buttercream
is smooth and fluffy, give it a taste to make sure you don’t need more
malt powder. If the frosting is too thick, you can thin it out with a
couple tablespoons of milk.
6. Frost the cupcakes and, for extra flavor and crunch, top them off
with even more cereal.
Reese's Puffs Cupcakes
(Courtesy of
Your Cup Of Cake)
Cake Ingredients:
- 1 box of Devil's Food Cake mix
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup of oil
- 1 cup of buttermilk
- 3/4 cup of sour cream
- 1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon (optional)
Peanut Butter Chocolate Ganache Ingredients:
- 2/3 cup chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup peanut butter, smooth
Peanut Butter Buttercream Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup of butter, softened
- 1/2 cup of peanut butter, smooth
- 3-4 cups of powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line pans with cupcake liners. In a small bowl, sift cake mix and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, gently whisk eggs, oil, buttermilk, sour cream and vanilla extract. Add cake mix and cinnamon to wet ingredients and stir.
3. Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full and bake for 15-20 minutes or until and inserted knife comes out clean.
4. To make ganache:
Melt chocolate and peanut butter together and stir until smooth. Dip the
tops of the cooled cupcake into the ganache and let set for at least 10
minutes.
5.
To make buttercream: Beat butter and peanut butter. Add powdered sugar a
little at a time until you reach your desired consistency. Add vanilla
extract. (Add 1 Tablespoon of milk if the buttercream is too thick.)
6. Pipe buttercream onto ganache covered cupcake and roll in Reese's Puffs cereal.
Fruit Loops Cupcakes
Cupcake Ingredients:
- 1 box of lemon cake
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup of water
- 1/2 cup of melted butter or margarine.
Base Icing Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups of butter
- 3/4 to 1 cup of whipping cream
- 3 Tablespoons of vegetable shortening
- 4 cups of icing sugar
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla
Directions:
1. Preheat your oven to 350ºF.
Bake according to the lemon cake mix instructions.
2. Pour the cupcake batter into cupcake liners,
until about 1/3-1/2 full and bake for 15-18 minutes (until a tooth pick
comes out clean). Set aside the baked cupcakes and allow to cool before
icing.
3. For the icing, you will have to separate your icing to each individual flavor and color. Whip you icing together until it is nice and smooth. Divide into five different bowls and mix in the following flavors of jello, each into a separate bowl: Lime, Lemon, Orange, Grape & Cherry. For each bowl of individual icing, you will add roughly a 1/4 of a pack of jello (Kool Aid would also work fabulously). Add more or less depending on the strength you’d like. If you like vibrant colors, all the matching Wilton Food Gel color to the icing and blend until completely smooth. Pipe icing onto your cupcakes, top with Fruit Loops and enjoy!
Who needs the milk when you can have frosting? Now you can share the sweet treat of cereal at any time or type of event!
These cupcakes would brighten up a child's birthday party (and they can easily enjoy the cereal topping), bring a unique glow to a baby shower brunch, or create a fun atmosphere at your child's next school holiday party. Think of all the endless possible cereal toppings to decorate with and enjoy.
So, put away that bowl and spoon, and grab some cereal cupcakes. Have a wonderful weekend!
