My daughter is turning three and when I asked her what she would like for her birthday she said Mickey Mouse Cupcakes and juice. Hmmmm simple enough was the first thing that came to mind! So I headed off to pinterest to see if there was something there that I could work with and there were tons. I would like to thank ChefRecip.es for the idea, they were my inspiration.
I have very little time to make these cupcakes and I wanted them to look super cute so I needed to work quick! Normally I try to make everything homemade but this time I went with the box recipe and icing.
***First you will want to prepare the cupcake wrappers in advance. All you need to do is take red cupcake wrappers and glue on two buttons onto one side as shown in the photo. We used Elmers glue on ours. Make sure you use a different cupcake wrapper to bake the cupcakes in, the red ones are just for show and should not be baked in the oven but added on at the end before serving.
Here is what I used
- Chocolate Angel Food Cake Mix
- Chocolate Icing
- 1 Package of Oreo Cookies
- 1 To Go Pack of Mini Oreo Cookies
Directions:
1) Bake the cupcakes according to package directions and let cool.
2) While the cupcakes are cooling you will need to crush the Oreo Cookies (Leave the mini Oreo Cookies whole for the ears. Scrape all the icing from the inside of the cookies and either eat the icing or throw it away. My kids had a ball because as they said….. the icing is the BEST part! Place the cookies into a large zip-lock baggie and crush with a rolling pin.
3) Spread the chocolate icing over the top of the cupcakes and dip them into the crushed Oreo cookies. If you have trouble covering the top of the cupcakes while dipping them you can sprinkle the crushed cookies on top and gently press down.
4) Take the Mini Oreo cookies and gently press two of them onto each cupcake to look like Mickey Mouse Ears. (See! I told you it was simple!!)
My daughter was so excited when she saw her Mickey Mouse cupcakes that she squealed with delight! We had a great time at her birthday and she is still talking about her cupcakes and juice that she had at her birthday.
What is your child’s favorite Disney character??
Those cupcakes are super cute and perfect for a Disney party or any Disney fan in general!!
LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! The simple creativness is awesome! Who would have thought to add buttons to the cupcake holders.
They are really cute,They came out looking really good.My kiddies love all of the Disney characters so i would not know which one to tell you.My oldest loves Disney princesses.
They’re absolutely darling! I love how you dressed the cupcake liner too!
Those are so cute! Bet they taste amazing too. You can’t go wrong with Oreos.
These are adorable! What a fun idea!
My girls love mickey and Minnie I may temp to make mickey and Minnie cupcakes!
these are too cute! i am pinning for later!
These are so cute! I love that they seem simple enough to re-create.
That is so cute. I love how easy it is.
Thanks for sharing. My daughter’s birthday is in August and I think she will love these.
Those cupcakes are adorable! We all love Donald Duck in our house.
Those are really fun! I am sure kids will love making them
The cupcake liners are a nice touch. Very cute!
Oh, using the crushed oreos on your Mickey Mouse Cupcakes is pure genius! I have to make these for my kids.
Awww, these are SO fun! I love the cupcake liners and how you dolled them up with the buttons! My little man would have loved these when he was smaller. Such a fan of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on TV. Now, my smaller nephews are at the right age to enjoy these. With their birthdays coming up, I’ll have to share the link with their mom!
Those are super cute! I like that you put buttons on the cupcake liners, too! It really ties it all together.
These cupcakes are adorable and look delicious! My girl loves Mickey right now!!!
Such a cute idea! The buttons on the cupcake wrappers really pulls it all together!
Hey these are cute! Mickey is always going to be my favorite
These are so cute! You could totally do Minnie Mouse ones quite easily from this as well 🙂
These cupcakes are so adorable! I’d love to make these for my son’s birthday party!
Oh my goodness! These are so simple that they’re brilliant!
I love this idea! They are so easy to make, you’re so creative!!
These are very cute! And they look so simple!
How precious and sweet. This would be good for end of the year parties at school too. 🙂
Super cute! You can never go wrong with Disney!
Very very cute! and Easy! I know Davey will really like these! Me too!
OMG I love these! I will be making some for a party I’m hosting in a couple weeks.
This is such a cute cookie idea. It has a lot of potential uses.
Great way to show your Disney Side and a fun idea! The kids can even help with these which they love to do!
Those are precious and perfect for my daughters picnic tomorrow on her last day of preschool!
Using buttons was so clever! These are really too cute!
what a great idea. Very creative. My kids will love it!
These are too cute. My daughter would love these for her birthday I bet.
Those are really adorable. My daughter would get so excited.
These look like such a great idea! We’re actually taking my niece to Disney on her birthday so these would be great to have waiting on her 🙂
I made similar ones for my son’s 2nd birthday. Who doesn’t love Mickey?
Your cupcakes turned out so adorable! Very creative, mama!