Gone Fishing Cupcakes

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These Gone Fishing Cupcakes are a fun and creative summer treat that is perfect for kids, parties, and family baking days. Soft vanilla cupcakes are topped with blue frosting, a sweet little fishing line, a mini Swedish Fish, and a pretzel stick fishing pole for an adorable themed dessert. They are easy to customize and make a playful treat that looks just as fun as it tastes.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword kid-friendly, party food, quick, summer

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 15

Cooling time 30

Total Time 1 5

Servings servings

Calories 288kcal

Author Laura

Equipment

Ingredients

Cupcakes

2 ¼ cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
½ cup butter room temperature
1 ½ cups sugar
3 eggs room temperature
1 tsp vanilla
1 ¼ cup buttermilk

Frosting:

¾ cup butter softened
3 cups powdered sugar
2 tsp vanilla
4 or so Tbsp of milk
blue food coloring

Decorations:

24 pretzel sticks
24 mini Swedish fish

Instructions

Cupcakes:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together.
In a separate bowl, cream butter and sugar together with a hand mixer for 3-5 minutes until fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time, beating for 1 minute after each addition. Add vanilla in with the last egg.
Add the dry to the wet ingredients. Beat on low speen just until combined.
Add in the buttermilk. Beat on low speed for 1 minutes, then on medium for 3 minutes.
Divide batter between lined muffin cups. Fill 3/4 full and bake at 350°F for 15 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool before frosting.

Frosting:

Beat butter in a bowl with a hand mixer until fluffy. Add in powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat until combined. Gradually add milk to desired consistency, then color with blue food coloring.

Decorate:

Pipe the white frosting in a squiggly line across each cupcake. Add a mini Swedish Fish to one end and a pretzel stick to the other end for the fishing pole. Add the pretzel sticks just before serving so they stay crisp.

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