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We can not have an entire Galaxy Unit without Galaxy themed food! These Galaxy Cupcakes are so simple and fun to make. If you missed any of this Galaxy Unit make sure you go back and check it out!
My kids love to make things. Crafts, food, anything. Their imaginations run wild and I love that they get creative and each craft they do is so unique. There is really no right or wrong way to decorate these cupcakes so let their creative minds run free.
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Galaxy Cupcakes
What You Need
8-10 Chocolate Cupcakes, unfrosted
1 Can White Frosting
1 Can Chocolate Frosting
1 pkg. Small Round Candy, multi-color
8-10 Large Yellow Gumballs
Sprinkles: small stars and tiny white rocks
Food Coloring, black and purple
Red Licorice. optional
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How to make Galaxy Cupcakes
Make your cupcakes using the directions on the box. Use the black color to tint the chocolate frosting black. Color about ½ cup of the white frosting purple.
Frost all the cupcakes black and use the purple frosting to make swirls around on top the black frosting.
Put one large yellow gumball on each cupcake to resemble the sun.
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Put 4 or 5 small gumballs or candies to resemble planets, make sure you use different colors, so they look like different planets. An optional step I did was to use a short piece of red rope licorice to wrap around a small gumball to look like Saturn.
Sprinkle the little stars and tiny white rocks around on each cupcake to look like stars and meteors.
Enjoy these fun galaxy cupcakes!
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Galaxy Cupcakes
Chocolate cupcakes with space colored frosting and candy planets
- 8-10 Chocolate Cupcakes (unfrosted)
- 1 can White Frosting
- 1 can Chocolate Frosting
- 1 pkg Round Candy (small, multi-color)
- 8-10 Gumballs (large, yellow)
- Sprinkles
- Food Coloring (black and purple)
- Red Licorice (optional)
- Use the black color to tint chocolate frosting black. Color about ½ cup of the white frosting purple.
- Frost all the cupcakes black and use the purple frosting to make swirls around on top the black frosting.
- Put one large yellow gumball on each cupcake to resemble the sun.
- Put 4 or 5 small gumballs or candies to resemble planets, make sure you use different colors, so they look like different planets. An optional step I did was to use a short piece of red rope licorice to wrap around a small gumball to look like Saturn.
- Sprinkle the little stars and tiny white rocks around on each cupcake to look like stars and meteors.
- Enjoy these fun galaxy cupcakes!
Dessert
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Comments
Jocelyn says
Oh. My. Gosh. I LOVE these! That’s actually such a cool way to decorate cupcakes! I might just have to throw a Space party just so I can make them.
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Sarah Bailey says
How absolutely amazing are those cupcakes! They are so detailed it would almost be a shame to eat one (though of course only almost as I would need to test the flavour).
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Paula Stewart says
I pinned this post so that I can show to my daughter next week. My grandson would love these for his birthday!
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Maegan MacKimmie says
Wow, these look incredible! I’m certainly saving this recipe idea for later – a great idea for a birthday or party! I think lots of ages would love them
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Izzy Grey says
These cupcakes look so awesome! I’ll have to make them for my next Doctor Who fanclub meetup!
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Cindy Gordon says
Okay I am totally using this recipe! This are so cute for a birthday party.
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Nisha says
this is so creative and i love the colour combination. i am going try this recipe for sure. thank you 🙂
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Heather says
Those are out of this world adorable! My kiddos would love to extend their science lessons into snack time with them.
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Terri Beavers says
Omg these look awesome! My boys would love to make and eat these. Thank you for sharing the recipe. These would be great for a birthday party.
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Becca Wilson says
These cupcakes are so cute and fun! My kids would have a blast making these!
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Jessica T says
My kids would love these! What a fantastic job you did decorating these! So fun
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Wanda Lopez says
They are adorable and brilliant! My girls will love them.
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Gee Vee says
wow, thanks for sharing this. It’s so easy to do. I think I no longer have to buy cakes for the family’s celebrations. Will cook this instead.
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Olga says
What a gorgeous idea! We absolutely love cupcakes! Definitely need to try these!
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Kate says
This was wonderful! Never knew that those flavors would come out as they did in this beautiful dish! Follow the recipe word for word!!!
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Andrea Chapman says
SERIOUSLY! So cool – OUT OF THIS WORLD ❤ love it, great job!
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