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Paddington Bear Cupcakes

January 6, 2018 This post may contain affiliate links.

This post is in partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures.

Kids of all ages will fall in love with these Paddington Bear Cupcakes. Made to celebrate the release of Paddington 2 on January 12, each chocolate cupcake is topped with a swirl of chocolate frosting and is adorned with a peanut butter cup bear wearing a bright red candy hat.

Paddington Bear Cucpakes - Peanut Butter Cup Topped Chocolate Cupcakes

How cute is that duo pictured above? It’s hard not to fall in love with both the stuffed version and cupcake version of Paddington Bear. That sweet little bear from London via Peru certainly makes the world a brighter place.

Creating an edible version of this adorable bear was so much fun. I started by making one of my most popular treats, a peanut butter cup topped cupcake, then decorated it to look like a bear using more candy.

To make these chocolate treats look like Paddington they had to be wearing a bright red candy hat which I made using modeling chocolate (candy clay).

Peanut Butter Cup Paddington Bear Cupcakes

I was thrilled with how much the cupcakes look like the movie poster for the new film.

I was almost as excited as I am to see the new Paddington 2. I loved the original “Paddington” and can’t wait to see what adventures Paddington and his adoptive family, the Brown’s, get into this time.

In this new movie Paddington goes in search of the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy’s 100th birthday.

His quest leads him to Mr. Gruber’s antique shop where he sees a unique pop-up book. In order to afford such a wonderful gift he must take on odd jobs which leads to many amusing adventures for the bear. Alas, the book is stolen before Paddington can buy it and it’s up to Paddington and the Browns to unmask the thief.

Watch a few snippets of the excitement in this trailer…

I know with all the excitement surrounding the movie release, many of you will be hosting Paddington Bear parties this year. These cute Paddington Bear Cupcakes will make the perfect treat to serve to your guests.

If you are excited to see the new movie, you’ll be happy to know that tickets for Paddington 2 are now available. Get them for the whole family today at paddington2tickets.com.

Before you go be sure to check out my little movie. In it, I show you how to make these adorable peanut butter cup Paddington Bear Cupcakes.


 

Paddington Bear Cupcake NOTES:

  • Modeling Chocolate (candy clay) looks like fondant but tastes like chocolate so it’s a wonderful medium to use to create Paddington’s eyes, nose, and hat. Find the simple 2 ingredient modeling chocolate recipe on my Chocolate Making Tips tutorial.
  • Piping gel is a clear, tasteless, food adhesive. You can find it at craft stores or discount stores in the cake decorating section. To make the hat, if you don’t have piping gel, you can use water. Then use melted chocolate or candy melts to attach the hat and white peanut butter cup to the larger peanut butter cup.
  • If you want your bears to look like they are wearing a blue coat, pipe a big swirl of blue frosting on the cupcakes instead of chocolate frosting.
  • My bears are holding a #2 marmalade sandwich, made out of cake and orange piping gel, to look like the Paddington 2 movie poster. The sandwiches are so small that I found it easier to fill them with orange piping gel. You can make traditional looking sandwiches and fill them with orange marmalade, if you prefer.
  • Be sure to check out my Food Coloring Marker tips tutorial if you are having any trouble getting your pens to write on the white peanut butter cups.
  • Use chocolate frosting that holds it’s shape well. To add a bit of stability to the cupcakes, I inserted a chocolate cookie stick into the cupcake. It helps hold up the peanut butter cup.

Chocolate Paddington Bear Cupcakes

PADDINGTON BEAR CUPCAKES

Paddington Bear Cucpakes - Peanut Butter Cup Topped Chocolate Cupcakes
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Paddington Bear Cupcakes
Prep Time
30 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 
Chocolate cupcakes topped with a swirl of chocolate frosting are decorated with a peanut butter cup bear wearing a bright red hat.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Chocolate
Keyword: movie themed cupcake, paddington bear cupcakes
Servings: 6
Author: Beth Jackson Klosterboer
Ingredients
Ingredients for 6 Paddington Bear Cupcakes
  • 6 milk chocolate peanut butter cups
  • 6 white peanut butter cup minis, not miniatures
  • clear piping gel
  • 1 ounce black modeling chocolate
  • black food coloring marker
  • white food coloring
  • 6 ounces red modeling chocolate
  • 1 white cupcake, frozen
  • orange piping gel
  • 6 thin cookie sticks cut to 3 1/4 inches long
  • 6 chocolate cupcakes
  • 1 1/2 cups milk chocolate frosting
  • 12 small milk chocolate malt balls
Instructions
Peanut Butter Cup Paddington Bear
  1. Attach one white peanut butter cup mini to the milk chocolate peanut butter cup using clear piping gel creating Paddington's snout.
  2. Pinch off a tiny piece of black modeling chocolate, roll it into a ball, then use clear piping gel to attach it to the top edge of the white peanut butter cup creating a nose. Insert a skewer to create two nostrils.
  3. Draw on a smile using the food coloring marker.
  4. Pinch off two more small pieces of black modeling chocolate, roll them into balls, and attach them above the white peanut butter cup for his eyes.
  5. Add highlights to the eyes using white food coloring.
  6. Set aside and allow to dry.
Red Modeling Chocolate Hat
  1. Roll out the red modeling chocolate and cut out one 2 inch circle, then cut a 1 1/8 inch circle from the center of it.
  2. Cut a 1/2 inch wide by 3 1/2 inch long strip.
  3. Brush the inside of the cut circle with clear piping gel and insert the strip along the inner edge, creating the tube shaped crown of the hat.
  4. Brush clear piping gel all around the top edge of the crown piece.
  5. Flatten out the outer edge of the smaller circle then attach it on top.
  6. Let this hat dry for just a few minutes then brush some clear piping gel inside the hat.
  7. Press the hat over your peanut butter cup bear, shaping it to look like Paddington's hat.
#2 Orange Marmalade Sandwich
  1. Cut thin slices from a frozen white cupcake.
  2. Cut out twelve 2's using a #2 fondant cutter.
  3. Pipe orange gel on six of them then top each with another.
Assemble the cupcakes.
  1. Insert one cookie stick into the center of a chocolate cupcake.
  2. Pipe a big swirl of chocolate frosting around the stick.
  3. Attach two malt ball paws holding one #2 marmalade sandwich.

Kids of all ages will fall in love with these Paddington Bear Cupcakes. Each chocolate cupcake, made to celebrate the release of Paddington 2, is topped with a swirl of chocolate frosting and is adorned with a peanut butter cup bear wearing a bright red candy hat. #Paddington2 #ad

Have fun making your Paddington Bear Cupcakes. If you made these treats and share them online be sure to mention Hungry Happenings, link back to this recipe tutorial, and use #hungryhappenings.

Paddington 2 comes to theaters January 12, 2017.

I hope you enjoy the movie!

Be sure to follow Paddinton on Social

Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | #Paddington2

Decorate Reese's Cups to make cute cupcake toppers. See the tutorials to make all these fun treats at HungryHappenings.com.

Also be sure to check out these other cute peanut butter cup cupcake tutorials.

Filed Under: Birthday Party Recipes, Kid's Treats, Movie and T.V. Character Treats Tagged With: animal themed food, animal themed treats, animals, bears, candy clay, Chocolate, cupcake, Modeling-Chocolate

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  1. Karen @ Sugartown Sweets

    January 12, 2018 at 11:26 pm

    You have made so many cute and sweet treats-catching up with all the fun things you’ve created recently! I LOVE these adorable cupcakes. They look so much like the real bear and those red hats are just perfect! Now I need to take my grandbabies to see the new movie. :o)

    Reply
    • Beth

      January 13, 2018 at 10:00 am

      I’m glad you stopped by to catch up on what’s new! Have fun watching Paddington 2. I hope your grandbabies love it. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Tavette

    January 11, 2018 at 11:50 am

    Oh my. The manufacturers of the stuffed version should send you a HUGE COMMISSION for creating such an awesome look-alike. Let’s not forget the movie industry – another HUGE COMMISSION. From my mouth to heaven above!

    Where do you find your white Reeses cups? I couldn’t find them last year at Walmart (my favorite go-to) or at Target.

    Absolutely adorable!

    Tavette – S. Fla.

    Reply
    • Beth

      January 12, 2018 at 8:31 pm

      Wow, that’s so nice of you! It’s so nice to hear your enthusiasm!!!

      I usually get my White Reese’s Cups at Walgreen’s.

      Reply
  3. The Partiologist

    January 10, 2018 at 7:25 pm

    His little hat makes it beyond cute!

    Reply

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