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    Home » Party Food » Birthday Party

    New Year's Cupcakes

    Modified: Nov 15, '23 · Published: Dec 28, '14 · By: Beth Klosterboer · Commission earned on paid or sponsored links.

    Make New Year's Eve cupcakes topped with colorful confetti and a party horn. These cute cupcakes will be a perfect New Year's Eve dessert for kids or adults.

    New Year's Eve cupcakes topped with confetti and party horns.

    Hi all, it's Kim The Partiologist, wishing you a Happy New Year! Are you ready to celebrate? Yes, I know, sometimes it's hard to start planning another Holiday celebration right after Christmas. I'm not quite sure how I'll be ringing in the New Year, although, I do see New Year's Confetti Cupcakes in my future.

    In case you are planning to ring in the new year, I want to show you how to turn a little white cupcake into a CONFETTI CUPCAKE with a PARTY HORN!

    Confetti Cupcakes topped with Party Horns for New Year's Eve Celebrations by The Partiologist for HungryHappenings.com

    And the party horns are made from fondant, along with all the confetti. Let's get started...

    Bake the Funfetti Cupcakes

    Use your favorite white cupcake recipe or any white cake mix and get ready to bake up your cupcakes.

    After everything is mixed, add ¼ cup sprinkles to the batter.

    Pour into individual cupcake papers and bake according to directions.

    While the cupcakes are cooling (or even the day before you bake) make the toppers.

    Make the party horns.

    Let's start with the party horns.

    Press a long rope of white fondant from a clay extruder.

    Cut into 3 ¾" strips.

    Roll 3" of the strip flat.

    Cut several strips out of colored fondant, using a No. 2 strip cutter.

    Place a strip of fondant at a diagonal down the flat piece of the fondant.

    Trim the edges of the colored fondant off the sides.

    Next, cut a rectangle out of the same color fondant.

    Place under the round end of the party horn and wrap around. Seal with a bit of water.

    Begin rolling up the party horn.

    After the horns are rolled up, turn them on their side to dry.

    Roll another piece of fondant (using all the colors of the sprinkles)

    Cut the fondant using the No. 2 strip cutter horizontally and then using a herb mincer vertically

    Make the confetti.

    Let the pieces of confetti dry and then mix them together.

    Sprinkle on each cupcake before topping with the party horn.

    Check to make sure it's yummy. Oh and don't forget to make New Year Resolutions you can keep. Like, only eat two cupcakes instead of three.

    And if you're running out of time but still want to have fun confetti cupcakes, I've got you covered.

    Using the same sprinkles that you poured in the mix, just add them to the top of the frosting. Now the cupcakes are ready to party, how about you?

    HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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    Beth Klosterboer
    Beth Klosterboer
    Hi, I'm Beth Klosterboer, a professional chocolatier & baker, cookbook author, and event planner. I love sharing recipes for happy occasions here on Hungry Happenings. I also create easy fudge recipes to share at HowToMakeEasyFudge.com, rice krispie treat recipes at HowToMakeCerealTreats.com, and easy cookie recipes at HowToMakeEasyCookies.com
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    1. June Burns says

      December 28, 2014 at 2:55 pm

      Wow those are so cute! Perfect for a New Year's party! 🙂

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      • The Partiologist says

        December 30, 2014 at 2:33 am

        Thank you so much June - we're going to celebrate the New Year cupcake style!

        Reply
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