Twice Upon a Cupcake Copycat

5 from 1 vote

Make this fun Twice Upon A Cupcake copycat—festive cupcakes with a hidden Mickey inside, perfect for holidays and parties.

Prep Time20

Cook Time45

Total Time25

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: cupcakes

Calories: 761kcal

Follow the instructions on the box for making the red velvet cake batter and bake according to the box instructions. If you want your cake to bake a little quick, bake in a greased large rimmed baking sheet @350 for 10-12 minutes until fully baked.
1 Box Red Velvet Cake Mix
Remove from oven and allow to cool enough to handle.

Follow the instructions on the box for making the funfetti cake batter and bake 24 cupcakes according to the box instructions. I like to use cupcake liners in my cupcake pan but that’s up to you.
1 Box of Funfetti Cake Mix
Once baked, allow to cool, then cut into cone shapes.* I like to carefully cut at an angle to form a cone. It might take a little practice to get really good at making a cone shape- but it won’t be a big deal once everything is frosted!

Follow the instructions on the box for making the white cake batter.
1 Box White Cake Mix
Crumble your red velvet cake in a large bowl and add ½ cup of the white cake batter and ¼ cup water to it. Stir until fully combined.
¼ cup water
In a lined cupcake tin place a small about of white cupcake batter. Enough to cover the bottom. Then, take a small amount of the red velvet cake mixture and roll it into a ball. Place the ball in the center of the cupcake tin on top of the white cupcake batter.
Take some more of the red velvet cake mixture and roll into a thin log, then connect the two ends forming a circle. Place the circle on top of the red velvet ball.
Spoon more white cupcake batter over the top of the cupcake- it just need to cover the top- don’t worry about filling up the sides.
Bake cupcakes at 350°F for 14 minutes or until the they are fully baked. Allow to cool completely before frosting.

While cupcakes are cooling make frosting. For the white frosting whip your butter until fluffy. Then alternate mixing in the powdered sugar and heavy cram until everythign is incorporated. Then add the vanilla and salt.
1 cup unsalted butter, 5 cups powdered sugar, 1 tbs vanilla, 5 tbs heavy cream, Pinch salt
For the green frosting, whip your butter until fluffy. Then alternate adding the powdered sugar and heavy cream, incorporating each until everything is incorporated. Then add the vanilla, salt and green food gel. Add more food coloring if needed.
2 cups unsalted butter, 10 cups powdered sugar, 2 tbs vanilla, 10 tbs heavy cream, Pinch Salt, ½ teaspoon Green Food Gel

Using white buttercream and a piping bag with the tip cut off, pipe a layer of white buttercream onto every baked white cupcake with the hidden mickeys.
Then press a funfetti cone onto each frosted cupcake.
Using the Wilton 22 Piping Tip in a piping bag with green buttercream, pipe on the tree.
Light Bulb Sprinkles
Then using your black decorating gel, pipe on a string that spirals around the tree.
Black Decorating Gel or Black Buttercream*
Gently press on the light bulbs and enjoy!

Tips and Tricks

I used black gel because that is what I had on hand. You can find it at your grocery store in the baking aisle or the cake decorating aisle. However, it doesn’t dry, so it will always be messy. If you want to make black buttercream and pipe that on instead (using a small piping tip), you can add black food gel to homemade chocolate frosting or use store-bought black buttercream (found in the cake decorating aisle)