There are so many fun ideas for June’s birthday parties. June is not too hot and definitely not cold, at least by where I am, so we can have the option of planning a celebration indoor or out. It’s even hard to choose since my husband loves the outdoors let plan a camping party
Ingredients 1 box of French Vanilla cake mix 1 C whole milk 3 large eggs 1/2 C unsalted sweet cream butter 1 C graham cracker crumbs 1/4 C coco powder 1 bag of mini pretzel rods 1 bag of mini marshmallows 1 package of tooth picks
Frosting ingredients: 1 C unsalted sweet cream butter 2 C powder sugar 1 tsp vanilla 3-5 TBSP Heavy whipping cream yellow and orange gel food coloring 1 large piping bag fitted with a medium star tip
Directions: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners In a standing mixer, combine cake mix, butter, milk and eggs and mix on medium speed until combined Scoop batter 3/4 of the way into the cupcake liners and bake for 21 minutes Once done, pull out and set aside to cool Using a standing mixer, combine the butter, powder sugar vanilla and heavy whipping cream.
Mix until stiff peaks form Scoop some frosting into 2 bowls, 1 for the yellow and 1 for the orange frosting, leaving some frosting in the main bowl to frost the base of the cupcakes Directions for decorating: In a small bowl, combine the graham cracker crust and coco powder, mix until combined Add 2 mini marshmallows to each tooth pick (about 12) and set aside Using a butter knife, frost the top of the cupcake using frosting left from the main bowl
Once frosted, dip the cupcake into the coco and graham cracker mixture Using a spoon, scoop some yellow frosting into 1 side of the piping bag and scoop the orange frosting into the other side
In the middle of the cupcake pipe frosting to create your flame
Cut the mini pretzel sticks in half and place around the “fire” about 4-5 sticks Add your marshmallow sticks to the top and enjoy!
Recipe Marshmallows 1 package of semi-sweet chocolate chips Graham cracker crumbs (or make your own) Lollipop sticks Wax Paper Styrofoam
Steps 1) First, insert the lollipop sticks into the marshmallows. Make sure not to go all the way through or the marshmallow will fall off into the chocolate when dipping.
2) Melt your chocolate – either in a microwave or a double boiler (a makeshift one in my case). Have your graham cracker crumbs in a bowl nearby.
3) Gently dip each marshmallow into the chocolate and rotate until all sides are covered then dip directly into the graham cracker crumbs while the chocolate is still wet.
4) Place on wax paper, or stick into your styrofoam, to let cool and dry. I placed my piece of styrofoam directly into the decorative box I was using to display them in, and covered it with crinkled paper to be more presentable.
You will need: For Campers Nutter Butter cookies Mini Nilla Wafers Fruit Roll Up Black Edible Marker Frosting For Campfire Oreo cookies Orange, Red & Yellow Gumdrops Pretzel Sticks Frosting Optional: Graham Crackers for tent
1. Draw face on Mini Nilla Wafer using a black edible marker.
2. Attach Mini Nilla Wafer to the top end of the Nutter Butter with frosting.
3. For the sleeping bag, cut any color Fruit Roll Up with kitchen shears to fit and wrap around the bottom end of the Nutter Butter cookie.
4. Frost top of Oreo cookie.
5. Snap pretzel sticks into pieces and place on top of frosted Oreo to resemble campfire logs.
