Piñata Cupcakes
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Updated Apr 13, 2026
These fun Piñata Cupcakes are the perfect treat with a sweet surprise! Bite into your cupcake for a sprinkle of goodies! Get creative customizing your very own colorful piñata with the Betty Crocker™ vanilla frosting and gel food color. They add a whimsical and colorful accent to your Cinco de Mayo table.
Frequently Asked Questions
The frosting look will depend on the shape of the piping tip. Using the petal piping tip in a quick overlapping back and forth motion will give the illusion of tissue paper.
Yes! Making the cupcakes the day before can make entertaining a breeze! Bake and store the cupcakes in an airtight container to preserve moisture. Color the frosting and place in the decorating bags. Store the decorating bags inside a larger resealable food-storage plastic bag to keep the frosting fresh. Fill and decorate the cupcakes the day of your party!
Piñata Cupcakes
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- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 1 hr 30 min
- Servings 24
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Vanilla Cake Mix
- 1 cup water
- 3 large eggs
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
Filling & Decoration
- Assortment of rainbow sprinkles and candies
- 3 tubs (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Vanilla Frosting
- 1 box Betty Crocker™ Neon Gel Food Color (pink, purple, orange and green)
- Yellow and blue gel food color from 1 box Betty Crocker™ Classic Gel Food Color
Instructions
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Step1
Heat oven to 350°F. Place baking cups in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups or spray bottoms of muffin cups with cooking spray.
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Step2
Make and bake cake mix as directed on the package for cupcakes. Cool in the pans 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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Step3
Divide frosting among 6 small bowls; color each a different color. Fit 6 decorating bags with a regular-size coupler. Place each color frosting in a separate decorating bag.
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Step4
With the bottom end of a piping tip, hollow out the center of each cupcake, about 1 inch deep.
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Step5
Fill the cupcake centers with the assorted sprinkles and candies until level with the top of the cupcakes.
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Step6
Attach a petal piping tip (such as 104 or 127) to the decorating bags and pipe different colored stripes across the top of each cupcake to resemble the tissue paper on a piñata.
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Nutrition
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