New Years Eve Themed Cupcakes & Giveaway

Yield: 16 cupcakes

New Years Eve Cupcakes

New Years Eve Themed Cupcakes

Celebrate New Years in style with these New Years Cupcakes. A mix of count down cupcakes, sparkler cupcakes, and 2015 cupcakes, made with a deliciously light and fluffy vanilla cupcake recipe.

Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

Cupcakes

  • 225g unsalted butter, softened
  • 225 caster sugar
  • 1Β½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 4 medium eggs
  • 225g self-raising flour, sifted

Vanilla Syrup

  • 60ml water
  • 60g caster sugar
  • Β½ tsp vanilla extract

Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 250g full-fat cream cheese, softened
  • 250g unsalted butter, softened
  • 1Β½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 625g icing sugar, sifted

Instructions

Decorations

The day before making the cupcakes, make the decorations as follows:

  • Using the sugarpaste provided with the giveaway, break off just under ¼ and colour black using the provided black paste food colouring. Keep kneading until the paste colour is even. Don't worry if it looks like a very dark grey at this point, the colour deepens more over a period of time.
  • Once you have coloured the sugarpaste, add a pinch of tylo (cmc) powder or gum tragacanth and knead well.
  • Immediately roll out the black sugarpaste quite thinly, but not too thin it becomes unworkable, then using the mini number cutouts, cutout the year ensuring you cutout a few sets extra in case of breakages.

NYE cupcakes tutorial

  • Next, break off around half of the remaining white sugarpaste and again add around 2 large pinches of tylo powder and knead well. Immediately roll out and using a 58/60mm circle or scalloped cutter, cut as many circles as needed for the cupcakes you will be topping. Allow both the year and the circle cutouts to dry thoroughly, preferably overnight, before moving on to the next step.

NYE tut 2

  • Once your sugarpaste decorations are thoroughly dry, using a little water, attach the year onto your circles, and if desired, paint a very small amount of water onto your year decorations by either using a new unused paintbrush, or using a piece of damp kitchen paper and dab on. Then sprinkle some of the edible glitter on top. Once dry, shake the excess glitter off onto a piece of paper and funnel back in to the glitter container.
  • For the clock decorations, use the provided double-ended edible ink pen and draw on your clock face. Allow to dry.

Cupcakes

  • Preheat the oven to 175°C/350°F/Gas mark 4, and line two muffin trays with the star cupcake cases.
  • Cream the butter, caster sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.
  • Lightly beat the eggs in a jug, then slowly add to the butter mixture beating quickly. If the mixture starts to curdle, stop beating immediately and add 2-3 tablespoons of flour to rebind, and repeat.
  • Once all of the eggs have been incorporated, fold in the flour until just combined - don't overwork the mixture!
  • Spoon the mixture into the cupcake cases until two-thirds full. I managed to get around 16/18 cupcakes. Remove any unfilled cupcake cases.
  • Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
  • Once baked, remove from the oven and allow to cool in the tray for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack.

Vanilla Syrup

  • Meanwhile, for the vanilla syrup, add the caster sugar and water to a small saucepan and heat until just boiling. Stir until all the sugar crystals have dissolved then remove from the heat. Allow to cool for a few minutes then add the vanilla extract.
  • Using a pastry brush, brush the top of the cupcakes whilst still warm with the vanilla syrup.
  • The vanilla syrup is completely optional, but amps up that wonderful vanilla flavour and will make your cupcakes so moist yet still light and fluffy too. I highly recommend brushing the tops with this syrup.
  • Allow the cupcakes to cool completely.

Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting

  • Beat the cream cheese until smooth and creamy, then in another bowl, add the butter, vanilla extract and one-third of the icing sugar and beat until pale and fluffy, then repeat adding a little icing sugar on slow speed until no lumps remain.
  • Finally, slowly add the cream cheese to the butter mixture on slow speed and mix until combined.
  • If the frosting seems too runny to pipe, chill in the fridge until the correct consistency is achieved.

To assemble

  • Pipe the vanilla frosting onto the cupcakes using a round tip, or if preferred an open star tip.
  • Immediately after pipping affix the decorations to the cupcakes, or sprinkle with edible glitter and push a sparkler through the frosting until is reaches the cupcake (the frosting will hold the sparkler in place).
  • Enjoy.

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47 Comments on “New Years Eve Themed Cupcakes & Giveaway”

  1. Tracey Peach β€” December 20, 2014 @9:18 am Reply

    I would make some cupcakes all decorated differently xxx

  2. kath bee β€” December 20, 2014 @9:22 am Reply

    I would make cookies with the cookie press.

  3. Gill β€” December 20, 2014 @11:06 am Reply

    Raspberry pavlova

  4. Tracy Nixon β€” December 20, 2014 @4:28 pm Reply

    I would make a large cupcake birthday cake for my mam's 65th birthday in January!

  5. clair downham β€” December 20, 2014 @4:54 pm Reply

    rainbow cupcakes with my children

  6. Sharon Hingley β€” December 20, 2014 @11:05 pm Reply

    I'd make lemon and raspberry cupcakes.

  7. Rita A β€” December 21, 2014 @12:25 am Reply

    I would make a rich golden cake cupcakes with chocolate ganache icing.

  8. ATasteOfMadness β€” December 21, 2014 @1:09 am Reply

    Love the look of these cupcakes! I was so wrapped up in Christmas that I totally forgot about new years eve! You are so creative!

  9. kellyjo walters β€” December 21, 2014 @8:10 am Reply

    some cupcakes for our birthdays next year

  10. Tina Holmes β€” December 21, 2014 @9:01 am Reply

    Some yummy cupcakes

  11. Kelly l β€” December 21, 2014 @12:26 pm Reply

    A birthday cake for my son! :)

  12. Jo Hutchinson β€” December 21, 2014 @1:25 pm Reply

    Cherry Bakewell cupcakes

  13. Jess Howliston β€” December 21, 2014 @10:26 pm Reply

    My son James is 5 and loves baking. He usually draws up what he wants to make and we do our best to recreate it so I think I would get him to draw up what he wanted to make and we would use this fab bundle to create them if we won! xx

  14. Gemma Aktekin β€” December 21, 2014 @11:47 pm Reply

    My Daughters 4th Birthday cake - I'd love to give it a go this year.

  15. Andrea Smith β€” December 22, 2014 @12:02 am Reply

    I'd make some cupcakes with my children

  16. gordon β€” December 22, 2014 @5:30 am Reply

    A birthday cake

  17. Tracey Belcher β€” December 22, 2014 @6:28 am Reply

    Some cherry cookies

  18. Kistina Bates β€” December 22, 2014 @7:03 am Reply

    would do a giant cupcake with a few the designs above, lots of glitter and some sparklers

  19. P J Bates β€” December 22, 2014 @7:10 am Reply

    I'd use the Wilton Melts to make some drop-dead pretty Cake Pops and some gorgeous glittery cupcakes with sparklers with the other bits. It's a baker's dream bundle!

  20. Debra E β€” December 22, 2014 @7:13 am Reply

    It has to be cupcakes. Great examples of decoration on your website!

  21. Emma Hawkins β€” December 22, 2014 @7:44 am Reply

    I would make a birthday cake for my daughter

  22. ashleigh allan β€” December 22, 2014 @8:40 am Reply

    I would makecupcakes!

  23. leanne weir β€” December 22, 2014 @9:00 am Reply

    I would makecupcakes!

  24. Caroline Clarke β€” December 22, 2014 @9:14 am Reply

    I think I would make some cupcakes with my son.

  25. Rebecca Miller β€” December 22, 2014 @9:28 am Reply

    Definitely a huge batch of cupcakes! Yum yum!

  26. Bex Allum β€” December 22, 2014 @2:06 pm Reply

    I would make cupcakes with decorations with my childminding children.

  27. pauline hill β€” December 22, 2014 @2:42 pm Reply

    I would makecupcakes!

  28. Claire Tucker β€” December 22, 2014 @2:54 pm Reply

    I'm getting a kitchen aid for Xmas so the world is my oyster...I mean cake. I will let my daughter pick the first thing we would make

  29. Abigail Redway β€” December 22, 2014 @4:08 pm Reply

    I would make some cupcakes for my mum's birthday :)

  30. Sarah Pybus β€” December 22, 2014 @4:13 pm Reply

    Eton Mess Cupcakes

  31. Jo Young β€” December 22, 2014 @4:22 pm Reply

    I would make some delicious fairy cakes and let my kids decorate them!

  32. Joan β€” December 22, 2014 @4:34 pm Reply

    A Birthday cake for my Aunts 90th

  33. Karen R β€” December 22, 2014 @4:47 pm Reply

    I'd make some banana cupcakes :)

  34. Jo welsh β€” December 22, 2014 @4:57 pm Reply

    I would make some cupcakes for my daughters birthday and I would also make some with my daughters

  35. Patricia Avery β€” December 22, 2014 @5:15 pm Reply

    I bake a variety of traybakes and this bundle would be ideal for decorating them :) (PS. Sorry I posted this in the wrong place originally)

  36. Aimee β€” December 22, 2014 @5:19 pm Reply

    Some NYE themed brownies!

  37. carrie-ann pierce β€” December 22, 2014 @6:55 pm Reply

    I would make some yummy scrummy cupcake

  38. Jess @ whatjessicabakednext β€” December 22, 2014 @6:57 pm Reply

    These cupcakes are super cute! Perfect for New Year's Eve parties, these would definitely go down a treat! :D

  39. Choc Chip Uru β€” December 22, 2014 @8:54 pm Reply

    I love the gorgeous cupcakes, bring on 2015! :D

    Cheers
    Choc Chip Uru

  40. Rebecca Evans β€” December 22, 2014 @9:16 pm Reply

    Something to help my son learn his numbers / sums =]

  41. Lisa Evans β€” December 22, 2014 @9:29 pm Reply

    A cake for my daughter's 3rd birthday!

  42. Paula Phillips β€” December 22, 2014 @9:55 pm Reply

    Some lovely cupcakes.

  43. BEC F β€” December 22, 2014 @10:35 pm Reply

    Glittery sparkly cupcakes with my 5 year old niece

  44. Kiran Parry β€” December 22, 2014 @11:14 pm Reply

    I would make some cupcakes

  45. Sarah Robertson β€” December 22, 2014 @11:41 pm Reply

    I came onto your site for inspiration. I am not very good at baking but want to improve next year so that my 3 year old son and I can bake together. Usually my cakes turn out like cookies and my cookies turn out like cakes. This prize would certainly help.

  46. Jessica @ Sweet Menu β€” December 30, 2014 @4:09 am Reply

    These are gorgeous! No better way to see in the new year than with a cupcake I say!

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