These Galaxy Cupcakes are the perfect way to get your creative juices flowing. Perfect for any space-themed event, they are easy to decorate and create a stunning effect to show off your baking skills.
While these cupcakes look amazing, you don't have to worry about needing any special skill to make them. We use a box cake mix, and colored frosting to turn these cupcakes into space-themed cupcakes that are perfect for birthday parties or classroom parties.
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❤️ Why you'll love this recipe
- The cupcakes are soft and moist, with a fun cosmic look that is sure to be the star of your party.
- You only need a few simple ingredients for these galaxy cupcakes.
- The cupcakes look great without any complicated techniques.
🔪 Ingredients
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- chocolate cake mix + additional ingredients per directions
- black frosting
- blue frosting
- purple frosting
- silver sanding sugar
- speckled jelly beans cut in ½ for space rocks
- Gobstopper candy for planets
- star sprinkles
🍲 Equipment
- cupcake liners
- 12 cupcake pan
- Disposable Piping Bags
- large piping bag with a round tip
- mixing bowls
🔪 Instructions
This is an overview of the recipe. The full instructions are below in the recipe card.
- Bake cupcakes per the directions on the box and cool them completely.
- Place blue frosting on one side of a piping bag and purple frosting on the other then fill with black frosting to create a swirl design.
- Pipe a flat swirl pattern on each cupcake.
- Sprinkle on silver sanding sugar. Place planets and space rocks around the cupcake. Add star sprinkles.
💭 Eileen's Tips for Success
- Make sure that you allow the cupcakes to cool completely before you frost them, otherwise, the frosting may melt.
- For this recipe, you can make a batch of your favorite vanilla frosting or buttercream frosting or pick up a few cans of store-bought.
- To make loading the piping bag easy, you can spread the frosting into rows on a piece of plastic wrap. Then roll the plastic wrap up into a cone shape and cut off the tip and add to the piping bag. It will give the same swirl look but it's a little easier to add the frosting.
- Don't overbake these space-themed cupcakes otherwise, they will be dry and hard.
📋 Frequently Asked Questions
To get the swirl frosting, you will layer the frosting in the piping back so that it comes out at the same time but doesn't make it together.
Yes, galaxy cupcakes can be frozen. I recommend freezing them unfrosted but they can also be frozen frosted.
Yes, you can make them up to 24 hours in advance.
📖 Variations
Do you want to change up this recipe? Here are some ways that you increase the flavor of this dish.
- Instead of chocolate cake mix, you can switch it out and use your favorite cake mix, like vanilla or white cake mix for these planet-themed cupcakes.
- If you don't want to make the swirl frosting, you could also use just black or dark blue frosting for these space cupcakes.
- Can't find speckled jelly beans? Edible rocks would work instead also.
⭐ Make ahead, storage, and freezer tips
Storage - These cupcakes can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Freezing - If you need to freeze the cupcakes, wrap each one individually in plastic wrap and then place them into a freezer bag. They will stay fresh for up to 3 months.
🥗 Serving Suggestions
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Galaxy Cupcake Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
Instructions
- Bake cupcakes per recipe and cool them completely.
- Place blue frosting on one side of a piping bag and purple frosting on the other then fill with black frosting - this will create a space swirl design.
- Pipe a flat swirl pattern on each cupcake.
- Sprinkle on silver sanding sugar. Place planets and space rocks around the cupcake. Add star sprinkles
- Ready to serve.
Tori Malloy
We had so much fun with these cupcakes. I had a star theme for my sons birthday. The kids had a blast decorating the cupcakes