Beach Cupcakes

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Today I wanted to share these fun and easy Beach Cupcakes that you can make to celebrate your upcoming vacation, or to have on vacation -how fun! These would also be great for a beach themed party or homeschool unit theme.

Beach Cupcakes Ingredients:

Here’s everything you’ll need to make the seashell and starfish molds-

• 12 oz Wilton light pink candy melts 
• 12 oz Wilton peanut butter candy melts
• Seashell candy mold 
• a sealable plastic bag or piping bags

And then for the cupcakes, you’ll need-

• 1 1/2 C. flour
• 1 C. granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 C. butter, melted
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 C. milk
• 12 count muffin tin 
• Cupcake liners

Finally, for the ocean frosting & “sand”-

• 1 sleeve graham crackers, crushed
• White frosting, any brand
• Blue gel food coloring

Beach Cupcakes Directions

Here’s how to make them-

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line your 12 ct. muffin tin with cupcake liners
• In a large bowl, combine the sugar, eggs, melted butter, vanilla, and milk
• Slowly add in flour and baking powder, mixing gently between each addition
• Fill the cupcake liners 1/2-2/3 full
• Bake cupcakes for 18-20 minutes

Meanwhile, prep your seashell and starfish candies, here’s how-

• Pour about 1/2 of your light pink and peanut butter candy melts into separate microwave-safe bowls
• Microwave them for 30-second intervals, stirring well in between
• Pour your melted candy into a piping bag, or ziploc- whatever you have on hand
• Pipe the candy into your molds- pink for the seashells and peanut butter for the starfish
• Place the molds in the refrigerator for 20-25 minutes

Once the cupcakes are finished-

• Allow cupcakes to cool completely before frosting
• Crush 1 sleeve of graham cracker crumbs and set aside
• Add a few drops of blue gel food coloring to the white icing and mix well until color is incorporated
• Generously frost each cupcake
• Dip 1/2 of the cupcake into the crushed graham crackers
• Add a seashell or starfish
• Repeat for the remaining cupcakes- recipe should make approximately 1 dozen

You can print this recipe below!