I Love These: Cupcake Kits!: glamour.com

I Love These: Cupcake Kits!: glamour.com

I was heading to a party and wanted to bring a fun dessert for the kids. These cupcake kabobs were a hit! Plus, they are fun to make! 

Ingredients for Cupcake Kabobs

1. Mini cupcakes (option: two flavors of cake)

2. Large marshmallows (50 marshmallows/option: pink and white)

3. Colored sugar sprinkles (option: 4 colors)

4. Wafer cookies (2 pkgs/3 flavors: strawberry, chocolate and vanilla)

5. Simple Syrup (equal parts water to sugar boiled in microwave: 3 Tbs sugar to 3 Tbs water)

6. New Pillsbury Easy Frost (options: two flavors)

6. Plastic bags (measuring: 4w X 2d x 12h inches/ 25 bags)

7. Cute Ribbon (measuring: 4 to 5 inches/25 pieces of ribbon)

8. Skewers (25 skewers)

9. Styrofoam (approx. 15w X 5d X 25h)

TIPS:

* This recipe will make about 25 to 30 kabobs with extra leftover

* I found the plastic bags at Deans Supply (shopatdean.com)

* Frosting at Walmart or try http://www.pillsburybaking.com/products/default.aspx

* Alternative ideas to add to kabob: Rice Krispies Treats® and/or bownies

How to prepare your Cupcake Kabobs:

I really feel that it is a lot of make the kabobs and assemble all in one day. So, try making your cupcakes, marshmallows and cut the cookies a day or two ahead. The day you are heading to the party have some friends help assemble the kabobs. I had one friend assemble, one friend frost and one friend bag--it worked out great and went very fast. 

1. Bake your mini cupcakes
- Use mini-sized cupcake baking pans. Spray tray with a nonstick cooking spray. Fill the cake batter just about half to three-fourths full. Do not fill or over fill the mini cupcake cups with batter. The cupcakes look better small and will fit on the skewer better. I did not use the cupcake wrappers because it was easier for the kids to eat. (See image below of batter in pan.) 

-TIP: You can bake the cupcakes weeks ahead and freeze them or days ahead and kept in a sealed container.

2. Prepare the marshmallows 

- You will need about 50 marshmallows for 25 kabobs

- Prepare marshmallows while the cupcakes are baking

A. Simple syrup

To make simple syrup, add 3 tbs of sugar to 3 tbs of water in a small bowl. 

Place in microwave for just under 30 seconds or until it boils.

B. Colored Sugar Sprinkles
- Place a variety of sprinkles into small bowls. Feel free to mix the colored sugar for an interesting look.

- Dip half of a marshmallow into the simple syrup and then dip into your choice of colored sugar sprinkles. 

- The sugar sprinkles will cover the wet part of the marshmallow. Place onto a flat surface to dry. (See images below.)

3. Cut the wafer cookies in half with a knife.

- TIPS: Do not break the cookie in half--looks better cut with knife.

- Keep in an air tight container until you are ready to place onto skewer. 

Pictures of preparing the kabobs