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Star Wars Galaxys Edge Tribute: Chewbacca Cupcakes

August 25, 2019

    Cupcake Bite

    We can’t wait for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge to open at Walt Disney World so we thought we would make these awesome cupcakes to help pass the time!

    Makes 12 cupcakes

    Ingredients

    • 12 of your favorite vanilla cupcakes
    • 1 can of your favorite vanilla frosting
    • 1 cup marshmallow fondant or white modeling chocolate
    • Brown GEL food coloring
    • Black GEL food coloring
    • Silver cupcake gems (sprinkles)
    • Wax paper (just to set your marshmallow fondant on)
    • Smallest star decorating tip you have and decorating bag
    Chewy Cupcake Supplies

    Instructions

    1. Cool cupcakes completely before decorating.
    2. Work 5-10 drops of black GEL food coloring into marshmallow fondant. 
    3. Break grey marshmallow fondant in half. Set ½ aside.
    Tint frosting
    1. With ½ of the marshmallow fondant, work 10-20 drops of black GEL food coloring into the marshmallow fondant to make this portion black.
    2. Break this now black marshmallow fondant into 12 equal-sized portions.
    3. Form each of the 12 pieces into a cylinder, then flatten to make a strip. Set aside.
    Roll icing and cut
    1. Break grey marshmallow fondant into 12 equal-sized portions.
    2. Form each of the 12 pieces into a cylinder, then flatten to make a strip.
    3. Cut each grey strip into 4-5 pieces.
    4. Round corners on each piece of the grey fondant and make them into cartridges.
    5. Place 4-5 cartridges on each black strip, creating bandoliers.
    6. Place bandoliers into refrigerator until you’re ready for them.
    First step, create a sprinkle hole
    1. With your largest decorating tip, press into the top of the cupcake off-center, creating a well. Save hole tops.
    2. Place 1 tablespoon of the silver cupcake gems inside the well in the cupcake.
    3. Replace hole top on each cupcake.
    Insert silver sprinkles
    Cupcake covered in frosting
    1. Mix 5-10 drops of brown GEL food coloring into your frosting, stirring until the color is consistent.
    2. Place small star tip in piping bag.
    3. Fill the piping bag with the brown frosting.
    4. Frost each cupcake with individual dabs of icing on the top of the cupcake, covering the entire top of the cupcake.
    Add frosting buckle
    1. Place a bandolier on the top, across each cupcake.
    2. Serve!

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    1. Robyn says

      September 6, 2019 at 12:18 pm

      These are too cute!

      Reply
      • EZ Dis says

        September 6, 2019 at 12:53 pm

        Thanks Robyn. We’d love to see your pictures if you give it a try

        Reply

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