Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box of vanilla cake mix or your favorite homemade cupcake batter
- Red food coloring gel
- Gold edible glitter or gold luster dust
- Buttercream frosting (preferably in red and gold)
- Chocolate miniatures or edible decorations for Iron Man’s armor details
- Fondant (optional, for mask or emblem decorations)
- Cupcake liners in red, gold, or themed Marvel colors
- Silver edible beads or sprinkles (for additional embellishments)
Instructions
- Prepare your cupcake batter according to your preferred recipe or box instructions. Divide the batter equally into separate bowls. Add red food coloring gel to one bowl for red cupcakes, and mix gold food coloring or sprinkle edible gold glitter into the other for gold cupcakes.
- Line your cupcake pans with themed liners and evenly distribute the batters into each cup. Bake following the recipe or box instructions until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow cupcakes to cool completely before decorating.
- Spread a layer of red or gold buttercream frosting on each cooled cupcake. Decorate the gold cupcakes with edible gold glitter for a shiny metallic look. Use chocolate pieces or fondant to craft Iron Man’s mask and chest arc reactor. Add small fondant pieces or edible markers for detailed armor. Finish with edible shimmer spray for a metallic glow if desired.
Notes
- Ensure cupcakes are completely cooled before decorating for best results.
- Use edible shimmer sprays or gold luster dust to enhance the metallic look.
- Store cupcakes in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days, or refrigerate for up to one week.
- Wrap individually and freeze for longer storage; thaw before serving.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 250 Kcal
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 35mg