Homemade cupcakes topped with cotton candy frosting bring the fun of a county fair right into your kitchen.
- 1 pkg. Duncan Hines® Classic Yellow Cake Mix
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/3 cups water
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 can Duncan Hines® Frosting Creations™ Frosting Starter
- 1 packet Duncan Hines® Frosting Creations™ Cotton Candy Flavor Mix
- Colored sugar
- Cotton candy
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Place cupcake liners in muffin pans.
- Prepare cake batter as directed on package.
- Pour batter into prepared cupcake liners, filling them no more than two-thirds full.
- Bake 18 minutes or until toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean.
- Let cupcakes cool for 5 minutes, then remove from pans and cool completely.
- Pour packet of Duncan Hines® Frosting Creations™ Cotton Candy Flavor Mix into can of Duncan Hines® Frosting Creations™ Frosting Starter. Stir until evenly blended.
- Frost cupcakes with the Cotton Candy frosting you just created and sprinkle with colored sugar.
- Garnish with pieces of cotton candy.
Tip:
- Heat and moisture will affect the cotton candy; therefore, add your cotton candy garnish right before serving.
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natasha.horton.7 (1 discussion) on Feb 10, 2013 at 10:44 AM
I made these cotton candy cupcakes with a white cake mix and in the cake mix added cotton candy in the mix. Before I baked the cupcakes I also added cotton candy on top of the cupcakes to bake and it added color and helped with the cotton candy taste. I also did the cotton candy frosting and garnished with cotton candy before serving and pink sprinkles to add color.
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caco de borregito (4 discussions) on Dec 18, 2012 at 03:12 PM
I made this cupcakes a couple of hours ago but instead of using the yellow cake mix I used confetti cke mix and they were good I expected the cotton candy flavour better but it was okay and instead of using the frosting started i used my own frosting so i could get the consistency that i wanted i think that you should give them a try
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heather.johnston.562 (1 discussion) on Nov 18, 2012 at 02:53 PM
it clearly says "Tip:
Heat and moisture will affect the cotton candy; therefore, add your cotton candy garnish right before serving."
Heat and moisture will affect the cotton candy; therefore, add your cotton candy garnish right before serving."
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kf6ebu11 (1 discussion) on Aug 28, 2012 at 11:14 PM
This is a great idea if you put the cotton candy tufts on immediately before you serve AND all are eaten right away. Any extra humidity around them and the cotton candy turns into a large indentifiable lump of goo! Love the idea but not practical for a make ahead desert.
Comment by: amanda.guhn (no discussions) on Sep 24, 2012 at 11:36 PM
I had the same problem with the cotton candy tufts on top! I was making these for a bake sale for my daughter and was really dissapointed by this.
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lynne.domine (1 discussion) on Jul 28, 2012 at 01:24 PM
I tried making the cotton candy frosting, but it had a bad aftertaste. What could I have done wrong? The frosting base was a bit old (3-4 weeks).
Comment by: liza.murrayregan (no discussions) on Aug 23, 2012 at 02:04 PM
Ummmmm, that may be why?!?!
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ChellSpeak (1 discussion) on May 13, 2012 at 05:29 PM
has anyone tried putting the FCreations in the cake mix?? do we think it will work?
Comment by: fourtrans (no discussions) on May 15, 2012 at 01:33 PM
I tried this today. I put the cotton candy into a french vanilla cake mix. The color was a little pale and maybe greenish so I added some blue food coloring. I also added confetti sprinkles. They turned out great.
Comment by: fourtrans (no discussions) on May 15, 2012 at 02:27 PM
Thinking about it now, you might want to add two packets. It would have better color and a stronger flavor. My daughter says she can't really taste the cotton candy flavor.
Comment by: Christine Mlinek (315 discussions) on May 25, 2012 at 05:12 PM
I did with the angel food cake mix. The cotton candy packet was perfect for the box cake mix. Turned out great.
Comment by: notyourvalentine (no discussions) on Jun 25, 2012 at 10:36 PM
I put the Chocolate Almond creation mix into a yellow cake batter tonight, and it turned out AMAZING!!! I made my own cupcake filling with a little bit of a chocolate pudding cup and some Saunder's chocolate sauce, and topped off my cupcakes with a homemade buttercream frosting that I mixed in the Mint creations packet... They barely had a chance to cool before the boys in my house devoured them!! I can't wait to try other mixes into my cakes!!!
Comment by: Silver25 (3 discussions) on Jan 2, 2013 at 02:23 PM
I tried the white cake with the mocha, I used only one packet and it turned out pale in color and not enough taste to really know what it was, I think two packets would do a much better job.
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Ashleyb524 (1 discussion) on May 8, 2012 at 10:58 PM
i used "funfetti" cake mix for my cotton candy cupcakes and they turned out great:)
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cindy.goodpaster (1 discussion) on Apr 5, 2012 at 04:04 PM
I am a little disappointed it didn't quite have the cotton candy flavor I had been hoping for. I did get compliements
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cathleendaisey (24 discussions) on Mar 29, 2012 at 03:25 PM
I made mine with vanilla cake mix and vanilla pudding inside they were fabulous !!!!
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deb2208 (1 discussion) on Mar 28, 2012 at 05:28 PM
I'M GOING TO TRY ALL THESE HOPE THEY ARE AWESOME.
I'm going to try all these hope they are awesome.
I'm going to try all these hope they are awesome.
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cathleendaisey (24 discussions) on Mar 27, 2012 at 03:43 PM
i woant to make these but i want to put a filling in the middle, any ideas????
Comment by: Sirena (no discussions) on Mar 29, 2012 at 01:22 PM
when the cupcake is done let it cool .. cut a little piece out in the center and fill it with the filling you want then decorate
Comment by: MixDrJesie (no discussions) on May 9, 2012 at 01:31 PM
Maybe I'm going overboard with the sweet tooth, but my first thought was a chocolate or marshmallow fluff filling. I've never been to fond of cutting out pieces of cake, time consuming, but if you take a zip bag, cut a corner, put in any basic icing tip, and fill the bag, you can just press and go. It's much quicker. GL!
Comment by: notyourvalentine (no discussions) on Jun 25, 2012 at 10:39 PM
What I do, is I only put about a tablespoon worth of batter into my cupcake wrappers, and kind of swish it around until the entire bottom is covered. And then I put a dollop of whatever filling that I want directly in the middle and cover it with the remaining batter. The only thing is that you have to make sure that the filling does NOT touch the sides of the wrapper, or it will bake up the side and it won't be a filling anymore.
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lynphillips (2 discussions) on Mar 24, 2012 at 12:19 PM
I made Cotton Candy cupcakes for my granddaughter's class & the kids went nuts for them. Very fun flavor
