April Fools Pranks for Kids! Spaghetti and Meatball Cupcakes
Make these fun spaghetti and meatball cupcakes and fool the kids on April Fool's Day! Serve them up for dinner and watch as they discover it's actually dessert!
Servings 12
Author Sarah | Must Have Mom
Ingredients
For Cupcakes
1box of french vanilla cake mix
3eggs
1/2C1 stick of softened unsalted sweet cream butter
1Cwhole milk
1TBSPpure vanilla bean paste
cupcake liners
To Decorate
1Cunsalted
3Cpowder sugar
3 - 5TBSPheavy whipping cream
1tspVanilla bean paste
1disposable piping bag
1number 3 piping tip
1squeeze bottle
1package of Ferrero Rocher Chocolates
1/2Cseedless strawberry jam
Instructions
Directions for cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350 and line cupcake pan with the liners.
In a medium bowl, combine the cake mix, butter, milk, and vanilla bean paste and mix until combined. Using a medium ice cream scoop, scoop the batter into the cupcake liners and fill about 3/4 of the way full.
Bake in the oven for about 21 minutes. Pull out and place on the side to cool.
To Decorate: In a stand mixer, combine the butter, powder sugar, vanilla, and the heavy whipping cream. Mix on medium speed until stiff and creamy. If you still see powdery pebbles, add in 2 more tbsp heavy whipping cream. Continue to mix until stiff and creamy
Scoop frosting into the piping bag fitting with the number 3 tip.
Using your tip with the frosting, pipe squiggles all over the top of the cupcake
Scoop the strawberry jam into the squeeze bottle and pour some over the top of the "Spaghetti"
Unwrap the rocher out of the gold foil and place on top of the jam.