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Pencil Cupcakes Recipe

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  • Author: admin
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 24 cupcakes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American

Description

These Pencil Cupcakes are a fun and creative treat perfect for back-to-school events or kids’ parties. Moist yellow cupcakes are topped with a swirl of smooth white frosting and adorned with adorable pencil-shaped vanilla sugar wafers dipped in colorful candy melts. The pink candy melt mimics the eraser, while white candy melt forms the sharpened tip, accented with a half chocolate chip to resemble the pencil lead. These cupcakes are as delightful to look at as they are to eat!

Ingredients

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Cupcakes

  • 1 box yellow cake mix (any brand)
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup water

Pencil Decorations

  • 24 vanilla sugar wafers
  • 10 oz Wilton bright pink candy melts
  • 10 oz Wilton bright white candy melts
  • Chocolate chips (for pencil tips)

Frosting

  • White frosting (quantity as needed for frosting 24 cupcakes)

Instructions

  1. Preheat Oven and Prep Tins: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line two 12-count muffin tins with cupcake liners to prepare for baking.
  2. Mix Cake Batter: In a mixing bowl, combine the yellow cake mix, vegetable oil, eggs, and water thoroughly until smooth and well blended.
  3. Fill and Bake: Fill each muffin cup half full with the batter and bake for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  4. Cool Cupcakes: Once baked, remove the cupcakes from the oven and allow them to cool completely before decorating.
  5. Prepare Work Surface: Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper to place the pencil decorations while they set.
  6. Shape Sugar Wafers: Take each vanilla sugar wafer and gently slice both sides of the top end to create a pointed pencil tip shape. Repeat for all wafers.
  7. Melt Pink Candy Melts: Place half of the pink candy melts in a microwave-safe bowl and heat in 30-second intervals, stirring between each until fully melted and smooth.
  8. Dip Pencil Erasers: Dip the bottom portion of each shaped sugar wafer into the melted pink candy, resembling a pencil eraser, then place on parchment paper to set.
  9. Melt White Candy Melts: Similarly, melt half of the white candy melts in 30-second increments, stirring until smooth.
  10. Dip Pencil Tips: Dip the pointed ends of the sugar wafers into the white melted candy, allowing excess to drip off, and place back on the parchment paper to set.
  11. Add Pencil Lead: While the white candy is setting, slice chocolate chips in half using a paring knife and place one half at the tip of each pencil to simulate the pencil lead.
  12. Repeat Decoration: Repeat dipping remaining wafers in pink and white candy melts and adding chocolate chip tips following the same steps.
  13. Prepare Frosting Bag: Attach a piping tip to a piping bag and fill it with white frosting.
  14. Frost Cupcakes: Frost each cooled cupcake with a circular swirl of white frosting using the piping bag.
  15. Top Cupcakes: Place one decorated pencil wafer on top of each frosted cupcake to complete the look.

Notes

  • Ensure cupcakes are completely cooled before frosting to prevent melting.
  • Use a sharp paring knife carefully when shaping sugar wafers and slicing chocolate chips.
  • For easier candy melts melting, avoid overheating to prevent burning; stir frequently.
  • If sugar wafers break, use extra wafers to replace or patch together.
  • This recipe yields 24 cupcakes with 24 pencil decorations.

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