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Friends TV Show Cupcakes and Toppers are so great for a Friends party of any kind! Could those printable toppers be any cuter?
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Friends TV Show Cupcakes and Toppers

Friends TV Show Cupcakes and Toppers are so great for a Friends party of any kind! Could those printable toppers be any cuter?
Course Dessert
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 24 cupcakes

Equipment

  • measuring spoons
  • measuring cups
  • stand mixer or electric hand mixer
  • spatula
  • muffin tin
  • ice cream scoop
  • 16 oz frosting bag
  • Wilton 1M frosting tip
  • scissors
  • sucker sticks

Ingredients

Dark Chocolate Cupcakes

  • 1 c buttermilk
  • 1/2 c oil
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 box dark chocolate cake mix
  • 1/4 c dark chocolate cocoa powder
  • 24 purple cupcake liners
  • 24 black sucker sticks
  • 1-2 copies Friends cupcake toppers

Marshmallow Buttercream Frosting

  • 1 1/2 c unsalted butter, softened but not to room temperature
  • 3 c powdered sugar
  • 1 jar marshmallow fluff, 7 oz
  • 1/2 tsp. almond extract
  • rainbow disc sprinkles

Instructions

Bake the Cupcakes

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Place cupcake liners into muffin cups.
  • Combine buttermilk, oil, and eggs in the bowl of your mixer. Add cake mix and cocoa powder to wet ingredients and mix together until combined.
  • Use an ice cream scoop to fill cupcake liners 2/3 full with batter. Bake for 15-17 minutes and remove from oven to cool.

Prepare the Buttercream Frosting

  • Beat the butter with an electric hand mixer or in the bowl of a stand mixer until light and fluffy. Add powdered sugar a 1/2 cup at a time until well combined with the butter; add almond extract and marshmallow fluff and combine.

Build the Cupcakes

  • Place the frosting in a 16oz frosting bag fixed with a Wilton 1M star tip. Pipe the frosting evenly over cupcakes.
  • Pat sprinkles around the bottom rim of each cupcake. Print 1-2 sheets Friends cupcake toppers and cut out. Tape a sucker stick to each one and insert into cupcakes