Pinata Cup Cakes!

A piñata pronounced pin yah ta is a container often made of something you can break into which is decorated, and filled with small toys or candy, or both, and then broken as part of a ceremony or celebration in the latin and mexican culture.Pinata Cup Cake

With this in mind, I decided that I would make an edible container i.e cake and fill with smarties!

Pinata Cup Cake

As a Pinata is usually bright multi coloured, I would continue and follow the theme through, with multicoloured butter cream frosting and a little touch of glitter too.

Pinata Cup Cake

You could use other sweets or chocolates to fill the inside, maybe all-sorts, haribos, M&Ms, nerds or even skittles to add and change the goodies inside.

Pinata Cup Cake

I seen the big cake versions of the these ingenious idea, but not seen little baby versions like these cup cakes.

Pinata Cup Cake

They are easy but can create a bit of wastage due to the colouring the icing and constant cleaning of piping bags, I think I need to buy some disposal piping bags.

Pinata Cup Cake

Ingredients
100g Margarine
100g Caster Sugar
2 Eggs
150g Self Raising Flour
30ml Milk
1/2 Tsp Vanilla
1 Tsp Baking Powder
Mini Smarties
100g Butter
300g Icing Sugar
1/2 Tsp Vanilla
1 Tbsp Milk

Pinata Cup Cake

Add the margarine, sugar, flour, milk, egg, vanilla and baking powder to a large mixing bowl.

Pinata Cup Cake

Mix on medium to high-speed for 2 minutes

Pinata Cup Cake

Using a large scoop, evenly scoop into 12 muffin cases.

Pinata Cup Cake

This recipe will make about 12 large cup cakes.

Pinata Cup Cake

Bake in the oven at 170c for about 20-25 minutes.

Pinata Cup Cake

Remove from the muffin tin and allow to cool.

Pinata Cup Cake

Add the butter into a mixing bowl and cut the butter into smaller chunks.

Pinata Cup Cake

Add the icing sugar, vanilla and milk and beat at medium high-speed

Pinata Cup CakeEnsure the butter cream is at the correct consistency by forming soft peaks that hold, if not add either more icing if too soft or milk if too stiff.

Pinata Cup Cake

Once cooled, using an apple corer or sharp knife, cut into the centre of the cup cake.

Pinata Cup Cake

Remove the middle piece make sure you have a deep hole.

Pinata Cup Cake

Cut off the top of the piece you have just removed and keep to the side.Pinata Cup Cake

Fill the hole was smarties, pressing down slighty to make sure its well filled.

Pinata Cup Cake

Add the top of the cake back on.

Pinata Cup Cake

Now by adding some gel colour paste, add a little purple to a small bowl with a little icing, mix well and pipe around the edge of the cup cake.Pinata Cup Cake

Now make up some blue icing, and pipe any inner circle on the cup cake.

Pinata Cup Cake

Make up some orange and yellow and pipe onto the cup cake.Pinata Cup Cake

Decorate with any left over smarties and maybe some edible glitter and enjoy!

Pinata Cup Cake

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