Shark Cupcakes
These Shark cupcakes are perfect for celebrating a birthday party at the pool or beach! Surprise the kids with this special treat this weekend! This is a really fun dessert for any time of year, but especially during Shark Week!
There was a time when there would be nothing but the Discovery Channel on TV at our house during Shark Week. For a time, I thought my oldest might go into Marine Biology. She loves marine animals.
Update: My oldest has now graduated with a degree in Animation! She wants to work on a children’s show about marine life. Isn’t it funny how things come full circle? And she still loves Shark Week!
Shark Cupcakes
These Shark Cupcakes are a work of art! Aren’t they beautiful? Don’t be intimidated about making these. Just take your time and remember, those gummy sharks can cover any mistakes! And if you’re having a shark party, you just have to include this adorable shark candy sushi!
How to Make Shark Week Cupcakes
Preheat the oven to 350°
Line 2 muffin tins with cupcake liners
Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a medium bowl. Place to the side.
In a bowl cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer until it’s light and fluffy.
Begin to add the eggs one at a time, mix to combine after each one you add.
Add the vanilla, sour cream and almond extract, mixing until combined.
Reduce the mixer speed to low and stir in the flour by adding ½ cup at a time.
Stir in the last bit of flour with a spatula until just combined.
Fill the cupcake tins 2/3 of the way full.
Bake in oven for 14-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Cool for 2 hours before icing.
How to Frost Shark Week Cupcakes
In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream butter, sugar, and salt on medium-high speed until combined.
Add cream, vanilla extract, and vanilla bean paste and continue to beat until light and fluffy.
Separate frosting in thirds into three different bowls.
Add 3 drops of blue food coloring into one bowl of frosting
Add 3 drops of Teal food coloring ( Spring ) into the second bowl of frosting
Leave the third bowl as white
Using a large frosting piping bag, add 1 scoop of Teal
Add 1 scoop of Blue frosting into the same bag together with the Teal frosting
Add the white frosting last and begin to push all the frosting down to the bottom of the pastry bag where you begin to see frosting coming out of the tip…
Frost the cupcakes starting in a circle on the outer ring and begin to work your way in till you reach the center and form a peak.
Place a gummy shark on top of each cupcake.
Pretty cute, right? These are great for any kind of shark party, but also fun for a beach party.
Shark Week Cupcakes
Ingredients
Cupcake Ingredients
- ¾ cup unsalted butter room temp
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 3 large eggs room temp
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 1 ¼ cups sour cream room temp
- 2 ½ cups cake flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
Frosting Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 3 ½ cups confectioner sugar sifted
- 1 teaspoon cream
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla bean paste
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 pkg Gummy Blue Sharks
Instructions
Cupcake Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°.
- Line 2 muffin tins with cupcake liners
- Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a medium bowl and place to the side.
- In a bowl, cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer until it’s light and fluffy.
- Begin to add the eggs one at a time, mix to combine after each one you add.
- Add the vanilla, sour cream and almond extract, mixing until combined.
- Reduce the mixer speed to low and stir in the flour by adding ½ cup at a time.
- Stir in the last bit of flour with a spatula until just combined.
- Fill the cupcake tins 2/3 of the way full.
- Bake in the oven at 350 for 14-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool for 2 hours before frosting.
Frosting Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream butter, sugar, and salt on medium-high speed until combined.
- Add cream, vanilla extract, and vanilla bean paste and continue to beat until light and fluffy.
- Separate frosting in thirds into three different bowls.
- Add 3 drops of blue food coloring into one bowl of frosting.
- Add 3 drops of teal food coloring into the second bowl of frosting
- Leave the third bowl as white
- Using a large frosting piping bag, add 1 scoop of teal
- Add 1 scoop of Blue frosting into the same bag together with the Teal frosting
- Add the white frosting last and begin to push all the frosting down to the bottom of the pastry bag where you begin to see frosting coming out of the tip.
- Frost the cupcakes starting in a circle on the outer ring and begin to work your way in until you reach the center and form a peak.
- Place a gummy shark on top of each cupcake.
Nutrition
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