seeing a man with a mustache evokes a variety of emotions within the beholder and i must admit, i have a bit of a weakness myself for a man with a decorated upper lip. it was my friend's birthday last week and he normally has a very perverted mouth-brow, so i thought this would be a perfect opportunity to make some mustache cupcakes. the party started out at something's fishy, moved on to a mexican themed cocktail party at my friend's house and ended up in a club with three tables adorned with bottles of kettle, veuve, and patron. needless to say this was one of the best nights of my entire life and i think everyone knew it. but back to the cupcakes. i never actually believed that my friends took copious amounts of adderall because they really had attention deficit disorder but after a night of sushi, sake bombing, pinatas, smirnoff icing, and bottle service, it's clear that their minds are all over the place. i figured i would bring the cupcakes to the cocktail party and since it was "mexican themed" a.k.a. they had a pinata, this chola made her classic snickerdoodle cupcakes and called them "churro flavored."
here is the process...
first, i made the chocolate mustaches by melting a bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips in a double boiler. then, i let the chocolate cool slightly before putting it in a piping bag with a very small tip. (can't remember the exact size) once the bag was filled i piped the mustaches on a sheet of wax paper. for those of you that aren't well versed with the countless styles of mustaches, you might want to print some off the internet and place the picture under the wax paper to pipe over as a guide. once all the mustaches were complete i placed them in the fridge to harden.
"churro" cupcake recipe
- 2 2/3 cups cake flour
- 2 1/4 teaspoons double-acting baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter
- 2 cups sifted sugar
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 cup milk
- 4 egg whites
- cinnamon to taste
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking pan with cupcake liners.
Sift cake flour with baking powder and salt in a medium sized mixing bowl .
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter until soft; then slowly mix sugar in, beat egg yolks in, one at a time, beating after each addition.
Add milk and dry ingredients to the butter mixture.
Stir batter until smooth. Add cinnamon to taste.
Whip egg whites until they are stiff, but not dry.
Gently fold in the egg whites to the batter until completely mixed.
Fill liners 2/3 full and bake for 20-22 minutes.
vanilla buttercream frosting
- 2 sticks of butter (at room temperature)
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- 8 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
combine ingredients in a large mixing bowl and beat on medium speed for 3 minutes to allow the whipping cream to become light and fluffy. makes enough frosting for 24 cupcakes.
