Mario Kart Cupcake Pull Apart
Mario Kart Cupcake Pull Apart: With cars racing around semi homemade chocolate cupcake track, lined with large blades of grass and a pond that proudly holds the winners trophy, this cupcake pull apart will be the hit of the party. Boys and Girls will love this fun Nintendo party dessert! These incredible birthday cupcakes look impressive and are easy to make.
Not just any frosting will do.
How to make Mario Kart Pull Apart Cupcakes
- SUPPLIES
- 13X19-inch cake board
- green leaf Wilton gel food color
- sky blue Wilton gel food color
- Wilton tip#789
- Wilton tip #1A
- Wilton tip #234
- ice cream cone
- trophey topper
- Mario Kart cars
- OPTIONAL: chocolate rocks (found on the baking isle at Hobby Lobby)
Gel Food Coloring VS Liquid Food Coloring
4 bottles of food coloring isolated on white background
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Yield: Serves 48
Mario Kart Cupcake Pull Apart
With cars racing around semi homemade chocolate cupcake track, lined with large blades of grass and a pond that proudly holds the winners trophy, this cupcake pull apart will be the hit of the party. Boys and Girls will love this fun Nintendo party dessert!
Ingredients
- 2 (15.25 ounce) chocolate cake mix, plus ingredients listed on the boxes
- 3 times the Bakery White Frosting
- one mini ice cream cone
- green gel food coloring (Wilton green leaf)
- blue gel food coloring (Wilton sky blue)
- Optional; flower and fish shaped sprinkles
Instructions
For the Cupcakes:
- Make and bake cupcakes according to package directions.
TIP: Fill each cupcake liner with a level ice cream scoop of batter.
For the Frosting:
- Separate frosting into THREE batches, most of the frosting will be green, the next blue and a very small amount to place on top of the mini ice cream cone for the trophy.
How to Construct the Pull Apart:
- Position 29 cupcakes on a 13x19-inch piece of cardboard for cakes.
- Add a dollop of green tented frosting to the top 3 cupcakes and one on each side.
- Take the wrapper off 5 cupcakes; place 3 full size cupcakes to the top center cupcakes.
- Cut the remaining two cupcakes in half; place one half on each side of the top 3.
- Cover the elevated cupcakes and along the side making sure to fill the gaps between the cupcakes.
- Use an off set spatula to smooth the frosting up the side and around the cupcakes.
- Using a Wilton tip #1A in s spiral motion, cover the center (pond area) with a layer of blue frosting; use an off set spatula to create texture.
- Fit a large piping bag with a #789 tip; fill bag with green tented frosting.
- Crumble three cupcakes and the leftovers from the cupcakes that were cut in half to make the race track.
- Don't worry about the crumbs, you'll be covering them up with grass.
- Using a Wilton tip #234 add grass with the remaining green frosting, making sure to have some tip over onto the track.
- Place a mini ice cream cone in the center of the pond, add a dollop of frosting, place the trophy.
- Decorate with flower and fish shaped sprinkles, cars and flags.
- Decorate the extra cupcakes with the leftover frosting.
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Just finished this cake this morning for my best friends little boy. His birthday party is today and has no idea this is the cake he is getting. Hopefully he will love it. My grass was not as nice as yours but my husband says it looks awesome. Thanks for the idea.
That is so awesome Rebekka!
Hi Sheryl, I LOVE this! Where did you get the trophy from?
Hi Laura, I got the trophy along with the mario kart stuff at my bakery store. I found these on Amazon….I think they’re the same one. Mini Award Trophies
Hello. I was wondering, when looking at food coloring it doesn’t say gel food coloring. Does it have to be gel, or will the regular Wilton food coloring work?
Hi Amy, The word gel is not on the bottle of food coloring….the texture of the food coloring is a gel. You can also use the liquid that’s found in grocery stores. The reason for using “gel” is achieving the vibrant colors.