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Hello Kitty Cupcakes

Hello Kitty cupcakes are adorable treats featuring the iconic character’s face, perfect for themed parties or celebrations. Made with moist vanilla or chocolate cake, they're topped with creamy frosting and decorated with fondant ears, whiskers, and a cute bow.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 6 people
Calories 862 kcal

Equipment

  • Muffin Tin
  • Piping bag
  • Mixing bowl
  • Cookie cutter

Ingredients
  

  • 100 g unsalted butter
  • 100 g plain flour
  • 100 g caster sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 medium egg
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 30 ml milk

Buttercream

  • 3 tbsp milk
  • 250 g icing sugar, sieved
  • A few drops of pink food coloring
  • 125 g unsalted butter
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract

For the Hello Kitty toppers

  • Hello Kitty cookie cutter or cat head-shaped cutter
  • 100 g pink sugar paste
  • 300 g white sugar paste or ready-to-roll fondant
  • Black and yellow writing icing pens

Instructions
 

  • The day before making the cupcakes, roll out white fondant and cut cat head shapes using a cookie cutter.
  • Use icing pens for facial features and add a bow with pink sugar paste.
  • Let dry overnight. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F and line a muffin tin with 6 cupcake cases.
  • Cream butter and sugar, then mix in egg and vanilla.
    This image shows a person creaming butter and sugar together in a bowl until light and fluffy, forming the base of the cupcake batter.
  • Gradually fold in flour and baking powder.
    This image shows flour and baking powder being gradually folded into the wet ingredients, forming the final cupcake batter
  • Bake for 20 minutes, then cool.
    This image shows flour and baking powder being gradually folded into the wet ingredients, forming the final cupcake batter.
  • For the buttercream, mix butter and icing sugar until smooth, adding pink food coloring.
  • Pipe onto cooled cupcakes and top with Hello Kitty decorations.
    This image shows pink icing being piped onto the cooled cupcakes

Notes

  • Adjust food coloring for desired shade.
  • Let cupcakes cool fully before icing.
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