Clown Cupcakes

These fun clown cupcakes are great for a circus-themed kid's birthday party or carnival. The decorations are easy and your kids can help.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 370 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 tablespoons whole milk
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 24 mini chocolate chips
• 6 ounces cream cheese, cubed
• 12 gummi worms
• 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 0.75 cup white sugar
• 1.75 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 cup whole milk
• 0.75 cup confectioners' sugar
• 12 red candy-coated milk chocolate pieces (such as M&M's®)
• 0.5 cup orange candy-coated milk chocolate pieces (such as M&M's®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each 3/4 full.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin or line cups with paper liners.

Step 3

Combine butter and sugar in a bowl. Beat using an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, and beat well after each addition. Mix in vanilla extract. Stir flour, baking powder, and salt together in a separate bowl. Alternate adding flour mixture and all the milk in small amounts, mixing well after each addition.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed, about 20 minutes. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely, about 20 minutes.

Step 5

Combine cream cheese and butter in a bowl. Beat using an electric mixer until creamy. Add confectioners' sugar 2 tablespoons at a time and mix. Add vanilla extract after 1/2 the confectioners' sugar has been incorporated.

Step 6

Frost each cooled cupcake with a layer of cream cheese frosting. Place 2 chocolate chips for eyes, 1 red M&M® candy for the nose, and 1 gummy worm for the mouth on each cupcake. Place 2 rows of orange M&M's® on top to make the hair.