Dr. Seuss Cupcakes – One Fish, Two Fish Theme Party for Dr. Seuss Day on March 2 or a Dr. Seuss Birthday Party.
Dr. Seuss Cupcakes – One Fish, Two Fish
Hosting a Dr. Seuss Party? Ready for Dr. Seuss Day on March 2nd. Whatever the special occasion, we all love the classic book One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. When we’re celebrating one of our favorite Authors the way to do it up right is by adding vibrant colors and whimsical characters anywhere we can! Don’t just serve an ordinary cupcake, make these delicious cakes topped with little fish atop fun frosting that is sure to mark your special day! We’ve taken the guesswork out of hosting a Dr. Seuss soiree with several recipes and printables, scroll to the bottom to see all of the fun goodies you can make!
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Yield: 14 to 16 cupcakes
Ingredients for Chocolate Cupcakes:
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder – we used Hershey’s
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup whole milk
Ingredients for Yellow Buttercream Icing:
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
- 3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
- Yellow Gel Food Color
- 2 teaspoons cold milk
- Swedish fish of various colors for garnish
Directions:
Directions for Chocolate Cupcakes:
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Grease cupcake pans or line with cupcake liners.
- In a medium mixing bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa and salt. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs to the butter, one at a time, beating well with each addition.
- Stir in the vanilla.
- Add half of the flour and half of the milk and beat well.
- Add the rest of the flour and milk and beat until well-incorporated.
- Fill muffin cups 2/3 full.
- Bake 15-17 minutes at 350 degrees or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cupcakes cool in pan for 5 minutes.
- Transfer cupcakes to a wire rack to finish the cooling process.
- Ice the cupcakes when completely cooled.
Directions for Yellow Buttercream Icing:
- In a mixing bowl, cream the butter.
- Add half of the sugar and mix well on medium speed with a mixer.
- Add the rest of the sugar and mix on medium speed until light and fluffy.
- Add 2-3 drops of yellow food gel until you reach your desired color of bright yellow (matching the color of the Dr. Seuss book)
- If needed – to thin icing, add 1 tablespoon milk and to thicken icing, add 1 tablespoon powdered sugar.
- Using a decorating tip and disposable bag or Ziploc bag, pipe the frosting onto each cupcake.
- Garnish with Swedish fish.
ENJOY!
Dr. Seuss Cupcakes – One Fish, Two Fish
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 16 mins
- Total Time: 31 minutes
- Yield: 15 cupcakes 1x
Ingredients
- 2 eggs, room temperature (for cupcake)
- 1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour (for cupcake)
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda (for cupcake)
- 2 teaspoon baking powder (for cupcake)
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder – we used Hershey’s (for cupcake)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt (for cupcake)
- 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar (for cupcake)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla (for cupcake)
- 1 cup whole milk (for cupcake)
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter (for icing)
- 3 cups powdered sugar, sifted (for icing)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt (for icing)
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract (for icing)
- Yellow Gel Food Color (for icing)
- 2 teaspoons cold milk (for icing)
- Swedish fish of various colors (for garnish)
Instructions
- Directions for Chocolate Cupcakes:
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Grease cupcake pans or line with cupcake liners.
- In a medium mixing bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa and salt. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs to the butter, one at a time, beating well with each addition.
- Stir in the vanilla.
- Add half of the flour and half of the milk and beat well.
- Add the rest of the flour and milk and beat until well-incorporated.
- Fill muffin cups 2/3 full.
- Bake 15-17 minutes at 350 degrees or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cupcakes cool in pan for 5 minutes.
- Transfer cupcakes to a wire rack to finish the cooling process.
- Ice the cupcakes when completely cooled.
- Directions for Yellow Buttercream Icing:
- In a mixing bowl, cream the butter.
- Add half of the sugar and mix well on medium speed with a mixer.
- Add the rest of the sugar and mix on medium speed until light and fluffy.
- Add 2-3 drops of yellow food gel until you reach your desired color of bright yellow (matching the color of the Dr. Seuss book)
- If needed – to thin icing, add 1 tablespoon milk and to thicken icing, add 1 tablespoon powdered sugar.
- Using a decorating tip and disposable bag or Ziploc bag, pipe the frosting onto each cupcake.
- Garnish with Swedish fish.
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