Scarecrow Cupcakes Recipe & Tutorial

Are you ready for a sweet treat that smiles back? These adorable Scarecrow Cupcakes will make even the grumpiest of crows smile. These cupcakes are decorated simply with candies, sugar wafers and a little artistic talent. When you take the time to make these, make sure you have little helpers to try them out to see if the magic is in the cupcake or in your amazing decorating skills!

Scarecrow Cupcakes Recipe & Tutorial

Butter cake ingredients:

1 1/2 C flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 C butter, room temperature
1 C white sugar
2 eggs, room temperature
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 C milk, room temperature

Frosting Ingredients:

1 C soft unsalted butter
4 + C powder sugar
4 TBSP heavy whipping cream
Shredded wheat
Wafer cookies
1 bag of candy corn

Royal Icing Ingredients:

2 egg whites
1 C powder sugar
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
Black gel food coloring

Cupcake Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put paper liners into the cupcake pan.

Combine the flour, salt, and baking powder. Whisk to blend.

Using an electric mixer beat butter and white sugar until light and fluffy.

Add eggs one at a time, beat after each addition. Next stir in the vanilla.

Gradually add half of the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture alternately with the milk.

Stir all ingredients just until just blended

Using a medium ice cream scoop. scoop the batter into lined cupcake pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Allow to cool in the cupcake pan for 10 minutes.

Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.

Frosting Directions:

Cream the butter and powder sugar until it looks light and creamy.

If it doesn’t cream add several drops of the heavy whipping cream until it creams.

Test to see if the frosting can form and hold a stiff peak by taking a spoonful of frosting and turning the spoon upside down. If the frosting stays on the spoon it is ready if not then add more powder sugar 1/2 C at a time and mix well.

Test again to make sure that the frosting can make and hold a stiff peak.

If ready scoop the frosting into a pastry bag with a large tip.(13 inch)

Twist the open end of the pastry bag to push the frosting to the tip.

Frost from the cupcake edges inward to the center of the cupcake.

Icing Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl mixing on medium speed for 4 minutes. (except your food coloring)

If icing is not stiff enough add 1/4 C powder sugar.

Spoon the icing into a bowl.

Add several drops of black gel food coloring in the large bowl of icing . Stir well to mix the color.

Spoon the icing into a piping bag with a #2 tip.

Extra Directions:

Refer to the picture of the cupcake for a more detailed example.

Pull apart the shredded wheat into hay like pieces.

For each cupcake you will need 1 1/2 wafer cookie. Cut the cookies in half to make the 1 1/2 for each cupcake.

While the frosting is still damp put the loose shredded wheat on the top for hay hair.

Using a little bit of frosting to glue the full cookie and half cookie together. Set aside.

Place the hat (the whole cookie entirely on the frosted cupcake) covering the top half of the straw hair.

Draw a black line using the black icing on the half part of the cookie hat.

Using the black royal icing make two round dots for eyes.

Then draw 4-6 lines in a half circle to make the smile.

Allow the icing to dry for about 1-2 minutes.

Put a piece of candy corn upside down with the white point pointing down for the nose.

Allow the icing to dry for about 20 minutes.

Enjoy!

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