Mini Watermelon Cake Cups Recipes

WATERMELON CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350º F. Line a muffin pan with muffin liners.
• In a mixing bowl combine the butter and sugar, beat using an electric mixer, 1-2 minutes until fluffy. Add in the egg whites, sour cream, milk, and vanilla extract. Beat lightly with the electric mixer. In a separate mixing bowl combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients a few spoonfuls at a time. Mix until just incorporated. Add in a small amount of Wilton's "leaf green" gel food coloring until you get your desired green color. Fill the muffin liners 1/2-3/4 full.
• Bake for 17-19 minutes at 350º F or until a few moist crumbs remain on a toothpick when inserted into the center. Allow the cupcakes to cool completely before adding the frosting.
• In a mixing bowl beat the butter with an electric mixer until smooth, about 2 minutes.
• Add in 2 cups of powdered sugar and the watermelon kool aid powder, beat together.
• Add in more powdered sugar as you see fit, up to 2 more cups,
• A small amount of red food coloring (to give the frosting a pinkish color), mixing one last time with an electric mixer until it's smooth and combined.
• Place the buttercream in a large piping bag fit with a 1m wilton piping tip. Push the buttercream down into the bag. Pipe the buttercream onto the cupcakes, starting in the center of the cupcake, swirling out, and then swirling back into the center, progressively stacking the frosting as you get to the center.
• Add mini chocolate chips on top of the buttercream.

MINI WATERMELON CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° and place paper baking cups into 24 regular-sized muffin cups.
• In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt.
• In a large bowl, cream sugar, butter, and eggs.
• Next, add vanilla extract.
• On a low speed, alternate blending in dry mixture and milk.
• Drop in 6 drops of red food coloring to every 1 drop of yellow until watermelon pink color is achieved. You may need more red, depending on how dark you want to make it.
• Hand blend in chocolate chips. These will be your watermelon seeds.
• Fill each muffin cup up about 2/3 full and bake for 20-25 minutes until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Cool thoroughly before frosting.
• Beat butter with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until creamy.
• Gradually beat in sugar until smooth.
• Beat in watermelon flavoring and gradually add milk until desired consistency is reached.
• Separate about 2 tablespoons of frosting into a separate small bowl.
• In bigger bowl (with your original frosting), add green food coloring ONE DROP at a time until a light green watermelon rind color is achieved.
• Spoon the different colored green frostings into 2 icing bags. Snip the ends, then place into 1 large icing bag together. Pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes in a swirl.

WATERMELON CUPS

Steps:

• Using a small melon baller or measuring spoon, scoop out the center of each watermelon cube, leaving a 1/4-in. shell (save flesh for another use)., In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients; spoon into watermelon cubes.

WATERMELON GELATIN CUPS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Stir in cold water. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until slightly thickened., Meanwhile, slice limes in half lengthwise. With a small scissors or sharp knife, cut the membrane at each end to loosen pulp from shell. Using fingertips, pull membrane and pulp away from shell (discard pulp or save for another use)., Fold chocolate chips into gelatin; spoon into lime shells. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until completely set.

SKINNY MINI WATERMELON CAKES

Steps:

• Using a chef's knife, slice a small portion of the watermelon rind off. Use the flat edge to stabilize the watermelon on a cutting board.
• Slice the watermelon in 2" thick slices.
• Using a 3" biscuit cutter, cut small rounds out of the slices of watermelon.
• Place a dollop of Cool Whip onto each round and sprinkle with nonpareils. Serve.

MILK CHOCOLATE MASCARPONE CUPS

Steps:

• Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners. Line a 9-by-13-inch baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Put 2 1/4 cups of the dark cocoa melting wafers and 1 tablespoon of the coconut oil in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for 30-second intervals, stirring in between, until melted, about 1 minute. Stir until smooth; if any lumps remain, microwave again for 15 seconds and stir until smooth.
• Spoon a heaping tablespoon of the melted wafers into a paper liner and use a small pastry brush to brush the chocolate up the sides to the top of the paper. Make sure the paper is completely covered; if you can see paper through the coating it is too thin and needs to be spread more. Repeat with the remaining cupcake liners, reheating the melting wafers as necessary. Refrigerate until ready to assemble.
• Put the remaining 1 cup dark cocoa melting wafers and 2 teaspoons of the coconut oil in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for 30-second intervals, stirring in between, until melted, about 1 minute total. Stir until smooth. If there are any lumps, microwave again for 15 seconds and stir until smooth.
• Put the white melting wafers and remaining 2 teaspoons coconut oil in a small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for 30-second intervals, stirring in between, until melted, about 1 minute total. Stir until smooth. If there are any lumps, microwave again for 15 seconds and stir until smooth.
• Pour the melted dark cocoa melting wafers onto the prepared baking sheet and spread with a small offset spatula until it is about 1/8-inch thick. Dollop the white melting wafers on top and use the spatula to swirl the white into the dark, creating a wave-like pattern. Refrigerate until ready to assemble.
• To make the filling, put the milk chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for 30-second intervals, stirring in between, until melted, about 1 1/2 minutes total. Stir until smooth. If there are any lumps, microwave again for 15 seconds and stir until smooth. Allow to sit at room temperature, stirring occasionally, until just warm.
• While the chocolate cools, remove the chocolate shells from the cupcake liners. Keep refrigerated until ready to assemble.
• Stir the mascarpone and the slightly warm chocolate together in a medium bowl until no streaks remain. Combine the cream and the espresso powder in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment. Whip on medium-high speed just until the cream holds firm peaks, about 3 minutes. Stir about 1/3 of the whipped cream into the mascarpone mixture, then gently fold in the remaining whipped cream, folding just until combined.
• Fill a large piping bag fitted with a large round tip with the mascarpone mixture. Pipe the mixture into each chocolate shell so that the filling comes above the edge of the cup. Break the chocolate bark into shards and stick a shard into the filling in each cup. Refrigerate until ready to eat. Reserve the extra bark for another use.