With the spring holidays coming up I thought it was the perfect time to share these pretty Trix Spring Flower Cupcakes with you. They are easy to make and perfect for the pastry decorating challenged like myself.
I would say these Trix Flower Cupcakes are proof that sometimes, results are greater than the some of the parts.
Trix balls, candy and pop sticks transform typical cupcakes into a lovely flower garden, perfect for your brunch or other spring event.
The scratch recipes for the cupcakes and frosting are included, but if you are a boxed mix baker, feel free to go that route. They will still be just as cute.
Ingredients
- Wilton picket fence cupcake wrap
- Lollipop sticks
- Spearmint candies
- Green Sour Punch straws I found these at Walgreens
- Trix krispies balls recipe below
- Vanilla cupcakes recipe below
Instructions
- Bake cupcakes and frost with vanilla icing. (see recipe below)
- Make trix krispies balls (see recipe below)
- Wrap and attach Wilton white fencing around cupcake
- With a scissors, cut each sour punch straw in half (at an angle) and push into
- cupcake to resemble grass
- Take a cookie pop stick and push 2 spearmint candies through it to resemble leaves
- Push a twix krispies ball into the top of the cookie stick to resemble a flower.
- Insert the cookie stick into the cupcake.
Ingredients
- ¾ cup butter
- 3 eggs room temperature
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ cups whole milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line cupcake pans with liners. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, add the flour, salt and baking powder and stir together.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter on high for 30 seconds.
- Add the sugar to the butter and cream an additional 30 seconds.
- Add the eggs to the butter and sugar mixture and beat on medium for 1-2 minutes or until
- well combined.
- Add vanilla to the creamed mixture and beat on medium for 30 seconds.
- Add ⅓ of the dry ingredients and ⅓ of the milk and mix on low speed.
- Repeat 2 more times until all of the dry ingredients and milk are incorporated into the batter.
- Fill cupcake liners ⅔ full and place in oven.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 15-18 minutes (rotate half-way through) or until an inserted
- toothpick comes out clean.
- Place cupcake pans on wire racks to cool for 20 minutes.
- Remove cupcakes from the pans and place directly on the wire racks to cool completely.
Ingredients
- 8 cups powdered sugar
- ¾ cup unsalted butter softened
- ⅓ cup whole milk more may be needed for desired thickness
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, cream butter with an electric mixer.
- Add the powdered sugar and mix on medium speed until blended and smooth.
- Add the milk and vanilla and continue mixing till well incorporated.
- Add milk by the tablespoon till you achieve your desired consistency.
Ingredients
- 12 cups Trix cereal
- 10 oz bag of mini marshmallows
- ¼ cup unsalted butter ½ stick
Instructions
- In a glass bowl, add the butter and marshmallows and microwave for 2-3 minutes or until
- the marshmallows are melted. Stir halfway through the cooking time.
- Add the cereal to the marshmallow mixture and stir to evenly coat.
- Using your hands, mold the cereal into balls.
Shawn @ I Wash You Dry says
These are too cute!! I love Trix, and I love how creative these are!
Nancy L. says
Oh my! Very cute! Trix are my favorite and I will definitely try to make these for Easter. We are having out of town company and I would like to make something special. These are great edible decor for the table! Thanks for the great idea!
Scott says
Those turned out really cute! Love the setting of the photos too, make them pop!
Jen A says
Those almost look too pretty to eat. What a fun and delicious idea for spring!
Chrysa says
These are so adorable! You really got creative here. I love the little picket fence wrapper too.
valmg @ From Val's Kitchen says
Those are so colorful!I love the use of the Trix and the spearmint leaves, very creative!