Tutorial: Surprise Pinata Cupcakes!

 Ingredients
Knife (serrated)
Circle cutter (2cm / 3/4″)
Knife (butter)
Star piping tip
Piping bag
Cupcake to frost
Mini m&m’s
Sprinkles
Jaffas (or crispy / peanut m&m’s)
Ice cream wafter or easy to cut cookie
Method

Step 1

Take your baked, cooled cupcakes and your circle cutter. Gently core out a small circle from the centre of your cake, being careful to keep the cored section in tact.

Step 2

Firmly pack the centre of your cupcake with mini m&ms or any other small candy (nerds, rainbow chips, choc rocks etc). The smaller the candy, the better your piñata spill effect will be

Step 3

Take your ‘core’ and cut the very top off – place the top back onto the candy packed core of your cupcake and press down to seal the candy in

Step 4

Decorate as normal! I used a simple star piping tip to create a beautiful Sundae Style swirl, then added sprinkles, a red candy and a cut ice cream wafer to give mine a classic and simple cupcake decoration which doesn’t give away the secret candy stash, hidden beneath the surface

this will cause the m&m’s to discolour and sweat which will make them stick together inside your cupcake. Room temperature is best for your cupcakes, so be mindful of this when choosing your frosting.

Our perfectly pipeable buttercream frosting recipe can be left at room temperature for up to 3 days

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