A couple of years ago, I had the task of making White Wedding Cake Cupcakes with Wedding Cupcake Buttercream for one of the teachers at my son’s school. I managed to squeak out about 125 cupcakes for her and a small wedding cake too. Those cupcakes have been a very popular recipe on the blog- and for good reason. They’re moist and perfect. They’re jazzed up so much that you’d never know they started with a boxed mix (eek!). Seriously, you’d never know.  This is the chocolate version of those cupcakes: Chocolate Wedding Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting.  And of course, they are not just for weddings! The cupcakes themselves are moist and wonderful. The frosting is a simple chocolate buttercream- easy to pipe on in a swirly motion. I share what piping tip I used further down in this post.  HERE is a great link from a blog that shows you some different ways to frost cupcakes.  Decorate with pearls or sprinkles or leave them simple and plain.

If you’re baking these for a wedding, I recommend baking them in brown cupcake wrappers.  You can always set the baked cupcakes inside of a more decorative wrapper on your display.

WHAT SUPPLIES DO YOU NEED TO MAKE WEDDING CUPCAKES?

IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT SUPPLIES TO MAKE THESE CUPCAKES, HERE ARE MY SUGGESTIONS (THESE ARE AFFILIATE LINKS TO AMAZON):

12-cup muffin pan My suggestion for the cupcake liners is to visit a local baking supply shop where you live.  They should carry a good, brown liner that won’t have the cupcake turning out greasy. Edible sugar pearls large plastic disposable pastry bags for piping the frosting For icing the cupcakes, I recommend trying either the Wilton Open Star 1M tip or the Wilton Closed Star 2D.  Both of these you can usually find at craft or baking supply stores.  Or just order a whole decorator tip kit and try out different ones! These disposable cupcake boxes are great… because you can bake and decorate your cupcakes, then store them in the boxes and refrigerate them overnight!

I own a wonderful cupcake stand from www.TheCupcakeTower.com.  The one I have holds 128 cupcakes, but you can order a larger one that holds 208 (or simply display the rest of your cupcakes on the table surrounding the bottom of the tower.  Then there are ribbon packs that you can order to add color to your tower.   These stands are great for a wedding, but I’ve actually used them on a number of other occasions too.  They’re a good investment if you see a lot of cupcakes in your future!  I figure it will cost just as much or more to rent a nice cupcake stand, and if you fork over the $$ to just purchase one yourself-  you’ll have something to use for parties in the future!

As with using any recipe for an important occasion, my best advice is to test this recipe out and see how you like it before you make it for the big day.  Frost the cupcakes and everything! Then you’ll know if this recipe is for you.

How to Make Wedding Cupcakes (a post showing you how I made them for a wedding) Wedding Cupcake Buttercream (the best frosting recipe for these cupcakes) White Wedding Cake Cupcakes White Wedding Cake