Easy Pink Penguin Winter Birthday Cupcakes
If you’re having a winter birthday party, these easy pink penguin winter birthday cupcakes are so fun and cute!
You’ll learn easy cupcake decorating techniques that anyone can do to create these adorable penguin cupcakes. You don’t have to be a cake decorator!
We’ll use premade buttercream so you don’t have to worry about getting the frosting just right.
These cute cupcakes also make the perfect Valentine cupcakes for a Valentine’s Day party for kids.
I also have some free printable heart cupcake wrappers that would look adorable around these!
How To Make The Pink Penguin Birthday Cupcakes
Equipment You’ll Need For The Cupcakes
- Large Mixing Bowl
- Small Mixing Bowls
- Piping Bags
- Heart Cookie Cutter
- Tweezers
- Icing Spatula
Ingredients You’ll Need For The Pink Cupcakes
- 6 Cupcakes (Any Flavor, Mine are Strawberry)
- 10 Ounce of Buttercream
- Pink Gel Food Color
- Orange Gel Food Color
- White Gel Food Color
- Large Red Heart Sprinkles
- Black Bead Sprinkles
- Edible Glitter
Step By Step Instructions For Making The Penguin Cupcakes
1. Get 3 bowls. Put half the buttercream in one bowl (5 ounces), a little over a quarter in the second bowl (3 ounces). Place the remaining buttercream in the third bowl (2 ounces).
2. In the first bowl, add 2-3 drops of pink gel color and mix together to make the buttercream pink. In the second bowl, add 1-2 drops of white food gel color and in the third bowl, add 1-2 drops of orange food gel color. Then mix the buttercream in each bowl until they are the desired color.
3. Put each color of buttercream into its own piping bag.
4. Cut a medium-sized hole into the tip of the pink bag of buttercream.
5. Pipe the pink buttercream on top of the cupcake. Be sure not to leave any gaps.
6. Get a cookie sheet and line it with parchment paper.
7. Place the cupcakes upside down on the parchment paper. Lightly smash the cupcakes down so the tops will be flat.
8. Put the cupcakes in the fridge upside down for 10 minutes.
9. When you take the cupcakes out of the fridge, place the cupcakes right side up. Then take the heart cookie cutter and lightly press it into the buttercream to create the penguin’s center.
10. Cut a medium size hole in the tip of the white icing. Pipe a thin layer of the white buttercream along the outline of the heart shape and fill it in.
11. Place the cupcakes upside down on the parchment and put them back in the fridge for 10 mins.
12. Take the cupcakes out of the fridge and turn them right side up.
13. Using your hand or tweezers, place 2 black bead sprinkles at top of the white area to represent the eyes of the penguin.
14. Cut a small hole in the orange bag of the buttercream. Use it to pipe a triangle below the eyes for the penguin’s beak.
15. Using the same orange buttercream, pipe mini heart shapes at the bottom of the cupcake to be the penguin’s feet.
16. Use a spatula to smooth out the beak and feet.
17. Put 1 red heart sprinkle in between the beak and feet of the penguin.
18. With the leftover pink buttercream, pipe a line of icing from the heart to the end of the cupcake to create the penguin’s wings. Do the same on the other side. Use a clean spatula to smooth out the wings.
19. Spray the penguins with edible glitter for a frosty look.
20. Serve and Enjoy!
Note:
*The white gel color is important because it help stops the pink and red colors from bleeding into the white buttercream.
*These cupcakes can be stored in an airtight container for up to 4 days. After defrosting the colors may bleed into each other.
Looking for more pink foods?
- Strawberry Shortcake Bark
- Heart-shaped Strawberry Pop Tarts
- Chocolate Cupcakes With Pink Raspberry Frosting
Pink Penguin Winter Birthday Cupcakes
Equipment
- Large Mixing Bowl
- Small Mixing Bowls
Ingredients
- 6 Cupcakes I used my Strawberry cupcake recipe. Click the link to get it.
- 10 Ounce of Buttercream
- Pink Gel Food Color
- Orange Gel Food Color
- White Gel Food Color
- Large Red Heart Sprinkles
- Black Bead Sprinkles
- Edible Glitter
Instructions
- Get 3 bowls. Put half the buttercream in one bowl (5 ounces), a little over a quarter in the second bowl (3 ounces). Place the remaining buttercream in the third bowl (2 ounces).
- In the first bowl, add 2-3 drops of pink gel color and mix together to make the buttercream pink. In the second bowl, add 1-2 drops of white food gel color and in the third bowl, add 1-2 drops of orange food gel color. Then mix the buttercream in each bowl until they are the desired color.
- Put each color of buttercream into its own piping bag.
- Cut a medium-sized hole into the tip of the pink bag of buttercream.
- Pipe the pink buttercream on top of the cupcake. Be sure not to leave any gaps.
- Get a cookie sheet and line it with parchment paper.
- Place the cupcakes upside down on the parchment paper. Lightly smash the cupcakes down so the tops will be flat.
- Put the cupcakes in the fridge upside down for 10 minutes.
- When you take the cupcakes out of the fridge, place the cupcakes right side up. Then take the heart cookie cutter and lightly press it into the buttercream to create the penguin’s center.
- Cut a medium size hole in the tip of the white icing. Pipe a thin layer of the white buttercream along the outline of the heart shape and fill it in.
- Place the cupcakes upside down on the parchment and put them back in the fridge for 10 mins.
- Take the cupcakes out of the fridge and turn them right side up.
- Using your hand or tweezers, place 2 black bead sprinkles at top of the white area to represent the eyes of the penguin.
- Cut a small hole in the orange bag of the buttercream. Use it to pipe a triangle below the eyes for the penguin’s beak.
- Using the same orange buttercream, pipe mini heart shapes at the bottom of the cupcake to be the penguin’s feet.
- Use a spatula to smooth out the beak and feet.
- Put 1 red heart sprinkle in between the beak and feet of the penguin.
- With the leftover pink buttercream, pipe a line of icing from the heart to the end of the cupcake to create the penguin’s wings. Do the same on the other side. Use a clean spatula to smooth out the wings.
- Spray the penguins with edible glitter for a frosty look.
- Serve and Enjoy!
Notes
Check out my other cupcake recipes!
- Strawberry White Hot Chocolate Valentine Cupcakes
- Cookie Dough Topped Christmas Cupcakes
- Rainbow and Pot Of Gold St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes
- Abominable Snowman Cupcakes
- Fudgy Cosmic Brownie Cupcakes
- Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes
