Easy Mother’s Day Flower Cupcakes
Surprise the special woman in your life this Mother’s Day with these adorable Mother’s Day flower Cupcakes. They are really easy to make and kids will love decorating them. Perfect for tea time or as a sweet ending to your Mother’s Day celebration.
I’m a big fan of simple recipes you can make with your kids. I won’t ask you to do anything more complicated than spreading icing on with a knife.
I have seen the flower cupcakes with the pretty piped flowers. But I don’t even own a piping set, and piping flower petals on cupcakes is not something I would attempt, especially with kids.
These flower cupcakes are super easy to make, which is how I like them. Your kids will love making them for their mom.
The best part? You don’t need to know any fancy piping techniques. You just spread frosting on cupcakes, arrange some candy to look like flowers, and they are ready. Children can easily do the decorating themselves, and that’s the point, isn’t it?
This treat is part of my Mother’s and Father’s Day Recipe collection. You can find all my Holiday & Seasonal Recipes here, or head to the Kid-Friendly Recipes resource hub for everything in one place.
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These cupcakes are seriously delicious. They’re
- Light,
- Moist
- Not too sweet
- Easy to bake
- Vanilla infused
- A tad addictive
Here’s how you can create these blooming beauties
Ingredients for Mother’s Day Flower Cupcakes
- ¾ cup white sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 large egg
- 1 ¼ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup milk
- Paper cupcake liners
Making Mother’s Day Flower Cupcakes
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and line a cupcake pan with 12 pretty paper liners to make the cupcakes look special.
With an electric mixer, beat the sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Slowly add egg and vanilla to give the cakes that special flavor.
Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and a pinch of salt in a bowl.
Add the flour and milk mixture, alternating between the two. Stir in until just combined.
Pour the batter into the liners and bake until the top turns golden, about 18 minutes.
Cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Then, let them cool completely on a wire rack.
Ingredients for Butter Frosting
- ⅓ cup butter
- 4 ½ cups sifted confectioners’ sugar
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- Pink or Yellow candy Melts
- M&Ms (Easter colors) or jelly bean
Making The Frosting
Beat the butter until it looks fluffy. Gradually add 2 cups of confectioners’ sugar and beat well.
Pour in the milk and vanilla, then slowly beat the remaining sugar.
If the frosting feels too thick, add more milk. For a touch of fun, tint it with your favorite food color!
Decorating Your Mother’s Day Flower Cupcakes
Once your cupcakes have cooled, spread them with butter frosting and smooth them out with a knife.
Place a pink or yellow candy melt right in the center.
Place M&Ms or jelly beans around the candy melt to create the petals.
And there you have it! Serve these cupcakes with love and watch the smiles bloom. Happy Mother’s Day!
Easy Mother’s Day Flower Cupcakes
Ingredients
- ¾ cup white sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 large egg
- 1 ¼ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup milk
- ⅓ cup butter
- 4 ¼ cups sifted confectioners’ sugar
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pink or yellow candy melts
- M&Ms Easter colors or jelly bean
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and line a cupcake pan with 12 pretty paper liners to make the cupcakes look special.
- With an electric mixer, beat the sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Slowly add egg and vanilla to give the cakes that special flavor.
- Combine the baking powder, baking soda, and a pinch of salt in a bowl.
- Add the flour and milk mixture, alternating between the two. Stir in until just combined.
- Pour the batter into the liners and bake until the top turns golden, about 18 minutes.
- Cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Then, let them cool completely on a wire rack.
- Beat the butter until it looks fluffy. Gradually add 2 cups of confectioners’ sugar and beat well.
- Pour in the milk and vanilla, then slowly beat the remaining sugar.
- If the frosting feels too thick, add more milk. For a touch of fun, tint it with your favorite food color!
- Once your cupcakes have cooled, spread them with butter frosting and smooth them out with a knife.
- Place a pink or yellow candy melt in the middle of each cupcake.
- Place M&Ms or jelly beans around the candy melt to create the petals.