Lion Cupcakes Roarrrr
Bring a touch of the wild to your dessert table with these adorable Lion Cupcakes Roarrrr! Perfect for kids’ parties or themed celebrations, these moist chocolate cupcakes are topped with vibrant yellow and orange buttercream frosting, shaped into a lion’s iconic mane. With chocolate candies as noses, mini chocolate chips as eyes, and intricate black gel piping for their smiley expressions, these cupcakes are as fun to decorate as they are to eat! This kid-friendly recipe is easy to follow, with just 30 minutes of prep and basic pantry ingredients like cocoa powder, flour, and sugar. Each cupcake bursts with rich chocolate flavor and is guaranteed to bring smiles to every face. Whether you're hosting a jungle-themed party or simply looking for a unique baking project, these Lion Cupcakes are sure to roar to the top of your favorites list.
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups All-purpose flour
- 1 cup Granulated sugar
- 0.25 cup Unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1.5 teaspoons Baking powder
- 1 teaspoon Baking soda
- 0.25 teaspoon Salt
- 0.75 cup Milk
- 0.5 cup Vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 1 large Egg
- 0.5 cup Boiling water
- 2 cups Yellow buttercream frosting
- 1 cup Orange buttercream frosting
- 0.5 cup Mini chocolate chips
- 0.5 cup Chocolate candies (e.g., M&M's)
- 1 tube Black writing gel
- 12 pieces Cupcake liners
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a 12-cup muffin tin with cupcake liners.
In a large mixing bowl, sift together all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Add milk, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, and egg into the dry ingredients. Mix until well combined.
Gradually add the boiling water to the mixture, stirring until the batter is smooth. The batter will be thin, but this is normal.
Pour the batter evenly into the prepared cupcake liners, filling each about 2/3 full.
Bake in the preheated oven for 18–22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean.
Remove the cupcakes from the oven and let them cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Once the cupcakes are completely cool, begin decorating. Use a piping bag with a star tip to pipe yellow buttercream frosting around the edges of each cupcake to create the lion's mane.
Fill another piping bag with orange buttercream frosting and pipe smaller accents within the yellow mane for added texture and color.
Place a chocolate candy in the center of each cupcake for the lion's nose.
Add two mini chocolate chips above the nose to act as the eyes.
Use black writing gel to draw a small mouth below the nose on the buttercream frosting.
Serve your adorable Lion Cupcakes and let them roar with flavor!
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
6480 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
|||
| Total Fat | 296.6 g | 380% | |
| Saturated Fat | 128.2 g | 641% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 69.3 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 467 mg | 156% | |
| Sodium | 3160 mg | 137% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 958.0 g | 348% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 32.1 g | 115% | |
| Total Sugars | 722.5 g | ||
| Protein | 55.5 g | 111% | |
| Vitamin D | 3.4 mcg | 17% | |
| Calcium | 510 mg | 39% | |
| Iron | 22.6 mg | 126% | |
| Potassium | 1842 mg | 39% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
