Attack Of The Alien Cupcakes Food

ATTACK OF THE ALIEN CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Prepare cake batter and bake as directed on package for 24 cupcakes. Cool in pans 15 min. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely.
• Beat dry pudding mix, sugar and milk with whisk 2 min. Stir in COOL WHIP. Spread onto cupcakes.
• Decorate with remaining ingredients as shown in photo to resemble aliens. Keep refrigerated.

NAILED IT! ALIEN CUPCAKE RECIPE - EXCLUSIVE

Steps:

• To make the cupcakes, preheat the oven to 350°F. Place the purple liners inside the pan.
• In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Set aside.
• In another medium bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the eggs on high speed for 1 minute. Add the sugar and beat for 5 minutes. Add the vegetable oil and 1 teaspoon of vanilla and mix until the batter is smooth, about 1 minute. Reduce the speed to low and alternate adding the flour mixture and the milk, beating until just combined.
• Fill the cupcake liners halfway (we want flat, not domed, tops). Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until the tops are pale golden brown, and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool.
• To make the buttercream, in a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the butter until creamy, about 1 minute.
• Add the powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, mixing until well combined.
• Add the remaining 2 teaspoons of vanilla, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and milk, and mix on high until thick and creamy. If the buttercream is too thin, add more powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time. If the buttercream is too thick, add more milk, 1 tablespoon at a time.
• Use green food coloring to dye the buttercream.
• To assemble the aliens, cut four skewers 3 inches long.
• Grab two cooled cupcakes. Make sure they both have flat tops; if they don't, use a serrated knife to cut off any excess. (Bonus if that happens: You just found yourself a snack!) Spread a layer of buttercream on top of one cupcake and stick two skewers 1 inch apart in the middle of it. Take the cupcake liner off the other cupcake, turn it upside down, and stick it onto the skewers so you have two cupcakes stacked face to face, "glued" together by buttercream. Repeat with two more cupcakes.
• Use a spatula to spread a layer of buttercream onto each cupcake stack. Add 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar to the remaining buttercream and stir to stiffen it. Place the buttercream in a plastic piping bag, snip off one end, and pipe on long, shaggy alien hair.
• Pull off two small balls of fondant, each about 1 inch in diameter, and color one yellow and one black. Color the remaining fondant green. Don't overwork the fondant or it will get sticky. If that happens, sprinkle it with a pinch of cornstarch.
• Using fondant, make 12 thick green tentacles built around wooden skewers cut to around 3 inches in length, leaving about 1 inch of skewer exposed. Attach 6 tentacles to the sides of each cupcake by pressing the exposed ends of the skewers into the cake.
• Roll the yellow fondant flat until it's about ¼ inch thick and cut out 12 triangular alien teeth. Roll the rest of the yellow fondant into thin ropes and decorate the green tentacles with circular "suckers."
• Roll out the black fondant to about ¼ inch (6 mm) thick. Cut out 2 noses and mouths. Attach the mouths, teeth, and noses using a tiny bit of water to "glue" them into place. For the black eyes, dip the end of a skewer in black food coloring and dot the marshmallows.
• Place the marshmallows on cake wire or clean paperclips and stick 3 large and 6 small all over each cupcake.
• Frost the tops of the remaining cupcakes with buttercream and place them around the aliens. 3, 2, 1 . . . Ya' done!

AWESOME ALIEN CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
• Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 24 cupcakes. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, line 2 cookie sheets with waxed paper. In large bowl, place cereal.
• In 4-quart saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Add marshmallows; stir until completely melted. Remove from heat. Stir in orange food color. Pour marshmallow mixture over cereal in bowl, stirring until well coated.
• For feet, place 2 gummy candies on cookie sheet. Spray inside of 1/4-cup measuring cup with cooking spray. For body, fill measuring cup with warm cereal mixture; place over feet, releasing cereal mixture and covering back half of feet. Repeat with remaining gummy candies and cereal mixture to make 24 aliens. Use 2 candy-coated chocolate candies for eyes and black decorating gel to make centers of eyes. Insert 2 pretzels for antennae.
• Stir green food color into frosting container; frost cupcakes with frosting. Place 1 alien on top of each cupcake; press gently to secure. Store uncovered.