This is a sponsored post. For my twins 5th birthday, we threw a circus birthday party. All the guests had a blast with carnival games, circus food and even a clown! I spent weeks scouring the Internet looking for ideas to make the party great and I even made some adorable Circus Popcorn Cupcakes, which I will be sharing today. I wish I had seen this resource for Circus Themed Birthday Party Ideas that I found recently on P&Geveryday™. There are so many fun ideas for every aspect of a circus birthday party.
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You can find great recipes on the P&Geveryday to make your party a success. One of the big hits at our party were these Circus Popcorn Cupcakes. To make them, you will need:
- Cupcakes
- Frosting
- Mini marshmallows
- Yellow food coloring
- New, small paintbrush
- Popcorn cupcake wrappers (I found a free printable for some adorable ones on In Place of Her Crown)
Start off with your favorite cupcake recipe. It can even be from a box, no shame there! Frost the cupcakes with vanilla or cream cheese frosting.
Twist the mini marshmallows so that they look more like a piece of popcorn. This is so easy, a child can do it!
Place the marshmallow “popcorn” on the cupcake so that it looks like a tub of popcorn. You will want to cover all the frosting with the “popcorn.”
Mix a few drops of yellow food coloring with some water. This will be the “butter” for your popcorn.
Using a new, small paintbrush, paint the marshmallows with the yellow food coloring/water mixture. You will want to leave some white spots on the mini marshmallows so it looks more like real popcorn.
Slip the cupcakes in a popcorn cupcake wrapper and put them on display. These cupcakes were the hit of our circus themed party! So many people thought they were really little boxes of popcorn!
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themondaybox.com says
Those cupcakes are absolutely adorable! They really look just like popcorn! Its especially wonderful that your twins could help decorate the party cupcakes themselves!
Vicky @ Mess For Less says
I loved having the help! Thanks for stopping by!
Mari Corona says
The cutest thing!!!
Vicky @ Mess For Less says
Thanks so much Mari!
Kat Reader says
How adorable! We love fun food ideas to do with the kiddos. Thanks for sharing!!
Vicky @ Mess For Less says
Me too Kat! Thanks for popping in!
Cindi says
How many mini marshmallows do you use per cupcake??? 🙂
Vicky @ Mess For Less says
Cindi, between 30-35.
KaitFortissimo says
THANK YOU FOR POSTING
this template seriously saved my A$$
Nicole says
Can I ask where you got the cupcake stand from
Vicky says
I believe it was Oriental Trading.
Denise says
Please tell me where or how to get the popcorn cupcake wrappers. I would so love these for my first grand babies Dumbo Circus themed baby shower.
Melissa Miller says
How far in advance did you make these? I’m worried that the marshmallows will dry out and become little pebbles lol. How did you store them before serving them?