Not only do I enjoy sporting Hello Kitty gear like I am 8, but I also enjoy making Hello Kitty cupcakes for my bffs birthdays like they’re 8 too. Actually, I usually buy them, but this time I wanted to make them myself. My roomie Megan had a birthday yesterday, so I did what every good 26 year old friend should do and baked her Hello Kitty cupcakes. This is a big deal, considering I normally refuse to partake in domestic activities but hey, I figured why not prove to the world I am capable of baking if absolutely necessary. Her favorite cake is red velvet so I purchased Duncan Hines red velvet cake mix with funfetti vanilla frosting. I topped the cupcakes with hot pink baby sprinkles and as a final touch added the cutest edible Hello Kitty cupcake toppers. They are flat so they were super easy to apply.

I took the actual cupcakes out of the wrappers once they were done, and placed them all on a giant pink plate. These pics don’t do them justice what-so-everrrr, they really were quite delicious, and did not look this messy in person, I hope? Maybe they did oh well. Anyway, a fun, easy idea for any Hello Kitty fan out there whether 8 or 28! She loved them so it was a job well done

Things I used:

* Duncan Hines Red Velvet cake mix. Makes 24 cupcakes and available at most grocery stores.

* Pillsbury Funfetti Vanilla frosting, available at most grocery stores.

* Hot pink sprinkles, available at most grocery stores.

* Hello Kitty edible cupcake toppers. Available at Party City or online here.

Making them was pretty easy. Bake the cupcakes and let them cool for about one hour… Too hard to frost them hot. Begin to frost the cupcakes after they’re cool. I used a left over Yogurtland spoon so the frosting was nice and smooth. I also let the frosting get a little bit hot, you can even microwave it for 10 seconds to ensure it’s smooth

After frosting, I immediately covered the freshly frosted cupcakes entirely with hot pink sprinkles and plopped the giant kitty head in the middle. I only bought 1 pack so I only decorated 1/2 of them ;/ After all that I took the cupcake wrappers off to make them look like mini cakes! Also saves other people the hassle of the wrapper.

Cute, easy and delicious! Happy Birfday Megs xoxo