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Disney/Pixar's Inside Out Movie Joy Inspired Cupcakes

Laura Petersen
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Ingredients
  

  • Cupcake Ingredients:
  • 2 1/2 C all -purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 C unsalted butter room temp
  • 1 1/2 C sugar
  • 2 eggs room temp
  • 2 egg yolks room temp
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp grated lemon zest
  • 1/4 C fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 C whole milk
  • Frosting Ingredients:
  • 2 C powdered sugar
  • 1 C unsalted sweet cream butter
  • 2 TBSP heavy whipping cream
  • Blue gel food coloring

Instructions
 

  • Cupcake Directions:
  • -Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • -Whisk all dry ingredients together in a bowl.
  • -Mix the butter on med. speed until light and fluffy .
  • -Add the sugar to the butter and mix until smooth.
  • -Add the eggs one at a time; mixed well.
  • -Add the yolks one at a time; mixed well.
  • -Beat in the vanilla extract and lemon zest until fully mixed.
  • -Begin slowly adding the lemon juice on low speed and mix.
  • -Add the dry ingredients and milk.
  • -Begin with the dry ingredients and alternate with the milk into the butter mixture then increase the speed to medium.
  • -Mix all together, scraping sides.
  • -Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full.
  • -Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
  • -Cool in the cupcake pan for 15 minutes.
  • -Allow to cool completely on a wire rack.
  • Frosting Directions:
  • -Cream the butter and powder sugar in a mixing bowl until creamy.
  • -If frosting doesn't cream add several drops of heavy whipping cream until it becomes creamy.
  • -Take a spoonful of frosting, turn it upside down and see if the
  • frosting holds to the spoon. If not add 1/2 C of powder sugar at a time and mix. Test to see if the frosting holds to the spoon, if not add another 1/2 C of powder sugar until it holds.
  • -Add several drops of blue gel food coloring in the frosting. Stir well.
  • -Scoop the frosting into a pastry bag with a frosting tip on the end. Twist the open end of the pastry bag to push the frosting to the tip.
  • -Frost cupcakes.