How to Make Lego Cupcakes: A Step-by-Step Guide

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Do you love Legos and Cupcakes? If so, we have the perfect combination in these LEGO cupcakes! You can create these delicious treats that will wow everyone with just a few simple steps. Plus, they’re perfect for any occasion – from birthdays to Lego Building parties to a regular old Lego playdate.

LEGO cupcakes are perfect for any LEGO fan in your life. Not only are they adorable, but they’re also easy to make. These cupcakes will do the trick if you want to showcase your baking skills and impress a little one at the same time. Ready to get started?

These Lego-themed birthday party cupcakes are super cute and easy to make.

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Lego Themed Birthday Cupcakes

These Lego Cupcakes are the perfect cupcake idea!  The first thing you’ll need to do is gather your supplies. I used a basic cake mix to make the chocolate cupcakes, but feel free to make them from scratch if you prefer. You can have your favorite vanilla cupcakes with this Lego-themed frosting.

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Lego Cupcake Ingredients:

Chocolate cake mix or white cake mix to make the cupcake batter

OR your favorite cupcake recipe (use a homemade moist cake recipe with basic ingredients such as baking powder, flour, sugar, a stick of unsalted butter, and eggs) or store-bought – it’s up to you!)

White buttercream (homemade or store-bought – your call): I prefer stiffer icing for cupcakes so they will hold their shape.

Mini M&M’s in blue, red, orange, green, and yellow candy (or primary colors)

Frosting colors –  Favorite Lego colors such as Blue, Red, Green, and Yellow gel food coloring

Frosting colors – Blue, Red, Green, Gray, and Yellow gel food coloring

Piping bags for the gray icing (prepare the frosting ingredients), one with a small cut tip and one with a large cut tip. Prepare plastic piping bags and silicone molds.

Plastic Piping Bags for gray icing (prepare the frosting ingredients), one with a small cut tip and one with a large cut tip. Prepare plastic piping bags and silicone molds.

Cupcake Liners

 

How to Make Lego Cupcakes

Bake your cupcakes according to the recipe and let them cool completely. Then, gather the piping bags, icing, M&Ms, and cupcakes. The decorative icing Legos will serve as the cupcake toppers.

Mix the basic buttercream icing in five separate bowls, using five different frosting colors, and put each color into a piping bag. Put the gray frosting into two piping bags: one with a large cut tip and the second with a small cut tip. Put the blue, red, orange, and green frosting in piping bags with small cut tips. You can make a dozen cupcakes from here. 

With the large cut-tip bag, pipe gray frosting in a smooth swirl on top.

Use any color of icing to outline a rectangle shape in the center using all four primary icing colors.

Next, fill in the outlined rectangular shapes with a generous amount of frosting.

Place eight of the same-colored mini M&M candies for cupcakes in two rows on the rectangle, as shown. 

Repeat this process with each color frosting. 

Use the gray piping bag with a small cut tip to create the Lego board pegs in line with the M&Ms. This will make the Legos appear as if they are lying on a Lego board.

Fun Party Dessert Option – Cute Lego Cupcakes

These cute cupcakes will WOW your party guests. You can easily create these delicious treats quickly with just a few simple ingredients.  The vibrant colors of the cupcakes are perfect for a LEGO-themed birthday party for kids.

Kids’ birthday party themes are always a hit, and this dessert will be the perfect addition to any party celebration! Perfect for any age, they add a playful touch to your dessert table. You could also use cute cupcake wrappers to enhance the appearance and theme of these cupcakes.

Lego Party Ideas

You can make the ultimate Lego party by adding decor and activities that complement the theme. Consider setting up a build station with LEGO bricks where kids can create their designs while enjoying the sweet treats.

You could also provide party games and LEGO-themed party favors, like small kits or minifigures, to keep the fun going after the cupcakes have been devoured.

Decorate the party table with colorful tablecloths, plates, and napkins featuring LEGO designs. Balloons shaped like LEGO bricks can add a festive touch to your celebration.

 

To enhance the overall experience, consider incorporating a party activity, such as a LEGO building contest or a scavenger hunt.

When it’s time for the birthday celebration, display them with a few real LEGO bricks—they look adorable!

In addition to these amazing Lego cupcakes, you could make a fun Lego parachute like this one. They are sure to be a hit with both kids and adults. Another option is a pre-made cupcake you can buy and decorate with Lego-themed decorations. If you made these fun cupcakes, let me know in the comments. Happy crafting while baking!

 

How to Make Lego Cupcakes

Yield: one dozen

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

This easy to make and adorable Lego-themed cupcakes will be the hit of a Lego Party or playdate!

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Ingredients

• 1 box chocolate cake mix plus additional ingredients per directions (oil, eggs)
• OR your favorite cupcake recipe OR (homemade or store-bought – it’s up to you!)
• Icing, (homemade or store-bought – your call) I
• Mini M&M’s in blue, red, orange, yellow, and green – 8 of the same color for each cupcake
• 5 Food dye colors for the icing – Gray, Blue, Red, Green and Yellow
• 6 Plastic Piping Bags, you will need 2 piping bags for the gray icing, one with a small cut tip and one with a large cut tip

Instructions

1. Bake the cupcakes following the recipe and allow them to cool completely. Gather your piping bags, icing, M&Ms, and cupcakes.
2. Divide the icing into five separate bowls, coloring each with a different shade. Transfer each color to its own piping bag. For the gray icing, use two piping bags—one with a large cut tip and the other with a small cut tip. Place the blue, red, orange, and green icing in piping bags with small cut tips.
3. Using the piping bag with the large cut tip, create a smooth swirl of gray icing on each cupcake.
4. With any of the colored icings, outline a rectangle in the center of each cupcake using all four primary icing colors.
5. Fill in the outlined rectangle with the corresponding color frosting.
6. Arrange eight matching mini M&Ms in two rows on top of the rectangle as shown.
7. Repeat this process with each color of icing.
8. Finally, use the small cut-tip gray icing to create LEGO board pegs aligned with the M&Ms on each cupcake. This will give the illusion of the LEGO bricks resting on a LEGO board.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 162Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 111mgCarbohydrates: 25gFiber: 1gSugar: 20gProtein: 1g

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