Harry Potter Butterbeer Cupcakes

By Ksteve10

dessert, cupcakes

Ingredients

• Cupcakes:
• 1 box yellow cake mix
• 1 cup cream soda
• 3 eggs
• 1 stick melted butter
• Frosting:
• 1 stick butter, softened
• 3 Tablespoons cream soda
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 Tablespoons butterscotch ice cream topping
• Brooms:
• Pretzel sticks for handles
• Laffy Taffy for brush

Details

Preparation time 40mins
Cooking time 55mins

Preparation

Step 1

Cupcakes:
1. Preheat oven to 350. Line 24 muffin cups with liners.

2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine cake mix, soda, eggs and butter on low speed for about a minute. Increase speed to high and beat for another minute. Fill cups 2/3 full and bake about 15 minutes or until tops spring back when lightly touched.

3. Remove to cool on cooling racks.

Frosting:
1. Beat butter and soda until smooth. Add powdered sugar and beat until just combined. Add butterscotch and beat on high for about 2 minutes. Frost cooled cupcakes.

Brooms:
1. Flatten Laffy Taffy and divide in thirds. Using scissors, cut fringe in bottom 2/3 of strip. Wrap uncut end around pretzel stick. Done!!