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Home » Gravity Defying M&M Cupcakes

Gravity Defying M&M Cupcakes

November 8, 2016 by Nicole Crocker 13 Comments

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Make these magical Gravity Defying M&M Cupcakes for your next party and you’ll definitely see some jaws drop!

Gravity Defying M&M Cupcakes

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Well it was a super busy Summer and Fall here in the Family Table Treasures household!  The Summer began quite fun with lots of traveling and even a destination wedding on the beautiful island of Bermuda!  Once August hit though it was a different story.  I came down with a terrible cold that I’m actually still battling!  The good news is I am feeling better and I think I’ve finally turned a corner.  I have been itching to get back to work here on the blog and I wanted to start back with something fun to celebrate! What better way than with a little magic?!

Over the Summer I made a Gravity Defying Beer Can Cake for a 21st Birthday celebration and I thought it would be nice to share something here that had  an easier skill level that pretty much anyone could handle.  These Gravity Defying M&M Cupcakes are truly a show stopper!

Gravity Defying M&M Cupcakes

The first thing you need to do is decide what flavor cupcake you want to make.  You can really make any flavor that you’d like but I’d stick with something basic like vanilla or chocolate.  Keep things simple including your frosting technique.  You want the focus to be on the illusion of M&M’s magically pouring onto your cupcake.  I went with my simple Vanilla Cupcake recipe with Cream Cheese Frosting.

Gravity Defying M&M Cupcakes

Once you have your favorite cupcakes baked it’s time to add the magic!  Here are the items you’ll need to create your Gravity Defying M&M Cupcakes:
  1. Some mini M&M’s as well as fun sized packages of M&M’s.
  2. A 12 ounce bag of semi sweet chocolate chips
  3. A package of  wooden coffee stirrers
  4. Cotton balls

I made enough to decorate a dozen cupcakes but if you plan on making more you may need more mini M&M’s.

Start by cutting the corner of each little bag of M&M’s that you need and empty each bag.  You won’t be using these M&M’s in this recipe so you can put them in a little plastic baggy and save them for a midnight snack.

Place your mini M&M’s in a wide shallow bowl and set aside. Melt your semi sweet chocolate chips and place in a tall glass.  Then place your coffee stirrers in another glass.

Gravity Defying M&M Cupcakes

Dip one of the coffee stirrers in the melted chocolate to coat it leaving about 1 1/2 inches of the stirrer uncoated. Let excess chocolate drip off and then place on the M&M’s. Pick up the loose M&M’s and press them so they cover every part of your melted chocolate.

Gravity Defying M&M Cupcakes

At this point you need to be patient and leave the coated stirrer in the M&M’s until the chocolate sets a bit. If you get impatient like I did you’ll end up with a clumpy mess like this!

Gravity Defying M&M Cupcakes

It really should set quite nice in a about 4-5 minutes.  At this point the chocolate should be hardened enough that you can move your stirrer to a parchment lined cookie sheet to finish setting.

Gravity Defying M&M Cupcakes

Repeat until you have all your stirrers coated and then let them sit until completely set.

While you’re waiting for them to set you can start filling your M&M bags with cotton balls. This step isn’t completely necessary but it will help keep the bags more stable when you place them on your M&M coated stirrer.

Once they’re set sink each one into the center of each of your cupcakes.  Sprinkle a few loose mini M&M’s onto the top of your cupcake and then carefully slide your cotton ball filled M&M bags over the end of each of your coated stirrers.

Gravity Defying M&M Cupcakes

There you have it! Gravity Defying M&M Cupcakes!  That’s how the magic happens!  Pretty easy right? Now you just need some great cupcake recipes to choose from. Here are a few of my favorites!

Chocolate Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Filling    Moist Chocolate Cupcakes {with Ganache Filling}    Cookie Dough Cupcakes 

Funfetti Cupcake Recipe

 

 

 

 

 

Sharing at: Wine’d Down Wednesday, I’m Lovin It

Filed Under: Candy, Cupcakes, Desserts Tagged With: birthday cupcakes, frosting technique, special occasion cupcakes

Comments

  1. Christina Kamp says

    November 8, 2016 at 6:18 pm

    This is so much fun. What a great idea!

    Reply
    • Nicole Crocker says

      November 9, 2016 at 1:46 am

      Thanks Christina!

      Reply
  2. Courtney Johnson says

    November 8, 2016 at 7:06 pm

    This is such a cute idea; perfect for a fun birthday party! I was excited to see this new post in my email. Thanks again!

    Reply
    • Nicole Crocker says

      November 9, 2016 at 1:44 am

      Thanks Courtney! So happy to be back!

      Reply
  3. Alva Hetzer says

    March 4, 2017 at 11:18 pm

    They look awesome I am going to have to make them. Thank you

    Reply
    • Nicole Crocker says

      March 6, 2017 at 1:23 am

      Thanks Alva!

      Reply
  4. Cindy deRosier says

    July 18, 2017 at 5:21 pm

    I’m the Editor of Fun Family Crafts and wanted to let you know that we have featured your awesome cupcake idea! You can see it here:

    https://funfamilycrafts.com/gravity-defying-mm-cupcakes/

    If you have other kid-friendly craft tutorials, we’d love for you to submit them. Thanks for a super fun idea!

    Reply
    • Nicole Crocker says

      August 10, 2017 at 12:12 pm

      Thanks for sharing this post Cindy. I’ll definitely let you know when I post my next kid friendly tutorial.

      Reply
  5. Jo Clouder says

    July 29, 2017 at 3:39 am

    Super Cute! I would make them just like that, but I think I would use a pretzel instead of the stick. Then you would be able to eat that too. : )

    Reply
    • Nicole Crocker says

      August 10, 2017 at 12:09 pm

      Great idea Jo!

      Reply
    • Melissa Anderson says

      October 17, 2018 at 12:18 am

      Was thinking the same thing but wondering if the pretzel stick would be too wide?

      Reply
      • Nicole Crocker says

        October 17, 2018 at 3:23 am

        It depends on what size pretzel stick you use. I think the thinner pretzel sticks are too short. Once you add the chocolate and m&m’s the larger pretzel stick may end up being pretty fat and chunky. It would probably be fine for a cake with a large m&m bag. Other options would be a lollipop stick or wooden skewer.

        Reply
        • Loren says

          June 1, 2019 at 7:19 pm

          I actually saw another tutorial that fid it with poky sticks those little chocolate dipped crackers

          Reply

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