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Ninja Turtle Cupcakes Recipe

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Have a child that loves the Ninja Turtles? Check out these awesome Ninja Turtle Cupcakes & learn how to make them here!

Do you have a child who loves the Ninja Turtles? Growing up, my husband and I were both huge Ninja Turtle fans. I used to get up early every morning before school so I could catch the latest episode. If I wasn’t going to be home in time, the VCR was put to work recording the latest afternoon episode. As an adult, I still love watching some of the old episodes (even if it does seem a little corny now). With a new Ninja Turtle movie coming out soon, I want to do a marathon of watching not only the last movie, but some of the older movies and cartoon episodes as well. All I needed was Ninja Turtle-inspired food for the occasion.

Luckily, one of my favorite baking friends, Krista,  shared with me the cutest Ninja Turtle cupcakes ever that she made for her son’s birthday party.  The moment I saw these cupcakes, I have to admit, I was amazed. They looked absolutely amazing! When I asked how she did it, she was happy to write it down for me and told me I was welcome to share it with everyone. To say the least, I am pretty excited and couldn’t wait to share these adorable cupcakes with you.

Below, you will find the detailed recipe, as well as how to make the cute Ninja Turtle decorations on top as well. If you make these yourself, make sure to tag us and show us your hard work! So what do you think – cute or no?

Note: Special thanks to my friends Krista from Adventures of Country Divas for helping me with this recipe and pictures!

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Ninja Turtle Cupcakes

Have a child that loves the Ninja Turtles? Check out these awesome Ninja Turtle Cupcakes & learn how to make them here!
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Have a child that loves the Ninja Turtles? Check out these awesome Ninja Turtle Cupcakes & learn how to make them here!

  • Author: Susan Bewley
  • Category: Character
  • Cuisine: Cupcake

Ingredients

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Cupcake Recipe:

  • 3 cup flour
  • 3 1/2 baking powder
  • 1 cup margarine
  • 2 cup sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 4 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup milk

Frosting Recipe:

  • 4 C powdered sugar
  • 1 C sweet cream
  • 4 TBSP Heavy Whipping Cream
  • Green food coloring

Royal Icing Recipe:

  • 2 egg whites
  • 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1 tsp almond extract
  • 2+Cu powdered sugar
  • food coloring for red, blue, orange, and purple

Instructions

Cupcake Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Using paper liners line the cupcake tins.
  3. Cream margarine and sugar until light and smooth in a mixing bowl with electric mixer.
  4. Sift flour and baking powder together in another bowl.
  5. Add eggs one at a time to the margarine and sugar mixing bowl.
  6. Continue mixing.
  7. Add vanilla extract.
  8. Mix flour and baking powder in with the margarine, sugar, eggs and vanilla.
  9. Slowly add milk and beat well.
  10. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-18 minutes.
  11. Allow to cool for 10-15 minutes.

Frosting Directions:

  1. Mix the sweet cream and 3 C powdered sugar until it becomes creamy.
  2. If the frosting is not creaming add heavy whipping cream.
  3. If the frosting is too soft add 1/2 C powdered sugar.
  4. Check to see if the frosting forms stiff peaks.
  5. If not add more powdered sugar.
  6. Add 4-5 drops of green food coloring.
  7. Mix with a spoon to ensure the desired color.
  8. Using a pastry bag and a large tip, frost the cupcakes.

Royal Icing Directions:

  1. Combine all ingredients on medium speed for 4 minutes.
  2. Divide the royal icing into 4 small bowls.
  3. Add 5 drops of red food coloring into one bowl.. Stir well.
  4. Add 5 drops of blue food coloring into second bowl… Stir well.
  5. Add 5 drops of orange food coloring into third bowl…. Stir well
  6. Add 5 drops of purple food coloring into fourth bowl…. Stir well.
  7. Using a small pastry bag and a #2 pastry tip for each of the colors; red, blue, orange, and purple.
  8. Search Google for cartoon image of the Ninja Turtles.
  9. Copy/paste to word.
  10. Save to your folder.
  11. Print this image.
  12. Tape this page with the picture of the Ninja Turtles to a cookie sheet.
  13. Cut/tear enough wax paper to cover the page with Ninja Turtles printed on it.
  14. Using the royal icing, either the red, blue, orange, or purple with a #2 tip trace the image of the Ninja Turtles.
  15. If it is to be outlined….Trace this first.
  16. Fill in the Ninja Turtle mask with more royal icing to match the outlining color.
  17. Allow to dry 5-10 hours.
  18. Ensure that the images are dry by gently pushing in on one of them.
  19. If they allow you to push in they are not dry.
  20. Once the page with the images of the Ninja Turtle Mask is dry…remove the tape from the wax paper and cookie sheet.
  21. Cut the wax paper into squares surrounding the dried images.
  22. Gently peel the wax paper from the back of the Ninja Turtles.
  23. Make a small cut in the frosting in the center of the frosted cupcake.
  24. Place the Ninja Turtle mask in the cut on the cupcake.

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About 

Susan Bewley is a professional writer who has been writing content online & in print format for over 10 years. As well, she is an alumni of the University of Louisville with a Masters Degree in Special Education. When not working as an online business consultant or ghost writing, she can be found writing on Budget Earth, on her own novel, or working with various entities in the pet industry.

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  1. They’re cute. They don’t really look like the ninja turtles, but I love the colors and they sound delicious!

  3. I want to make these for my Jack’s birthday! Such a great idea and the decorating isn’t hard so I think I could make these.


  6. These are so cute and sound so good. I will be making these for my grandkids who will love them

  7. These are adorable! I’ll have to try to make these for my nephew. He loves the Ninja Turtles.

  9. Such an awesome idea! My son would have LOVED these for his birthday, which was a month ago and he has asked at least once a day since then when his next birthday will be!

  11. These are so great, love them! I bet they taste delish! Thank you for the recipe and your hard work! perfect for a birthday party 🙂

  16. These are so dang cute. I wish I had seen these last week so I could have made them for the bake sale. At least they are on my pinterest board for the next one!

  17. Oh my goodness these are the cutest cupcakes I have ever seen. I will have to try this recipe when my daughters birthday comes up in December

  19. Lol, Looking at Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle episode with my nephew at the moment and came across this post. I love these and the frosting is not like a horrid green shade. My nephew would love this!

  20. Wow, I wish I would’ve seen these sooner! I just made TMNT cupcakes for my nephew’s birthday this Saturday and they were cute, but not as creative as these. Very cool!

    I ended up making french vanilla cupcakes with half of them having green whipped icing and the other half having purple whipping icing. I would share a pic, but I don’t think it lets me on this forum. Anyways, thanks for sharing, these are awesome!

  23. These are great. My boys would love these even though we did TMNT for their last birthday:)

  24. These cupcakes are really cute and look scrumptious! I will have to try this recipe out, thanks for sharing!

  25. These are cute, and they’re definitely perfect for fans of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Thank you for sharing this recipe.

  26. My 4 yr old son would flip for these! I love how cute they are & they are easy to decorate! I have butchered some cupcakes in the past but I’m pretty sure I can handle these! Thanks soo much!

  28. I loved the TMNTs when I was a teen! I still have my old VHS tape from when I sat there every day taping it without the commercials. I was happy to find the classic episodes on DVD reasonably priced at best Buy in the bargain bin & now my 10 year old daughter loves them too! I plan to make these cupcakes someday. I think they are adorable. Thank you for the recipe.

  33. These look like they would be rather easy to make even for me. My nephews would love for me to make them for their Birthday. Thanks for sharing this.

  35. These cupcakes are so stinkin’ cute! I love them. My nephew would love them too. Thanks for sharing.

  36. these are so cute. My son loves the ninja turtles. He would love these for his birthday.

  38. Thank you for sharing this I will so have to make these with the children they look lovely! And a great excuse for cake 😉

  43. These are adorable! My little grandson would definitely love them! Thanks for sharing!

  44. My son like the Ninja Turtles and this looks like something fun that we can make together. They are adorable.

  45. Yum these look like that they would be a hit for my kid’s class party or bake sale thanks

  46. I love the look of these Ninja turtle cupcakes. The directions are very clear and easy to follow. I shall,have to try this recipe soon.

  49. Wow, you do a beautiful job with these cupcakes, these really look delicious! Thanks a lot for sharing the recipe!

  50. Love these! I might have to make them for my husband’s upcoming 31st birthday lol

  53. My GRANDDAUGHTERS BIRTHDAY IS SEPTEMBER 27. I KNOW FOR A FACT SHE WOULD LOVE THIS BECAUSE SHE LOVES NINJA TURTLES. I REALLY NEED TO SAVE THIS RECIPE. THIS IS COOL.

  55. These cup cakes look Yummy!! They are so cute!! The Pretty colored Green icing is very eye Catching. My youngest Daughter was crazy about Ninja Turtles when she was a little girl! She is
    grown now with Kids of her own! Time goes by so fast~ Thankyou for sharing these really cute Cupcakes! :0)

  56. Some attempted to make these this afternoon… Let’s just say they didn’t turn out to be quite as photogenic as yours LOL

    They were delicious though!

  57. My sons were raised with Ninja Turtles and now my grandkids are, these cupcakes would be a great surprize for a birthday party for my grandkids, very nice

  62. I love the pretty green color! These cupcakes look so yummy. I could really go for a cupcake right now!

  63. These are simply adorable. Thank you for sharing these. My grandson will love making these with me!

  64. These are adorable. Will have to keep an eye out for some type of Ninja Turtle decoration for the top!

  68. Thanks for the recipe! I just might make these for my son’s upcoming birthday party.

  77. Oh my goodness….these are so adorable!! Carter would love them! I have to try to make these for him! What a cute idea!

  78. My boyfriend and I love the Ninja Turtles so this would be a perfect fun recipe to try out one night when he’s off work. It looks super easy to make and definitely a sweet treat everyone will love!

  80. My favorite turtle was always Raphael… and now I can eat him. Wait, that sounded strange… oh well, they look delish! 🙂

    God bless,
    Miles

  81. i love the tmnt theme cupcakes. these are very cute and creative that i can use for a birthday party. the boys i watch would love these because we watch tmnt all the time . 🙂

  82. oh my gosh…these are too cute. I need to try these! I think my hubby would enjoy these more than me lol

  83. OMG these cupcakes are so darn cute!! My grandson loves the Ninja turtles, so we will definately have to make these.

  84. Hi I hope you are having a Great day today! I just wanted to tell you how adorable these are and with Halloween coming up I thought that you could basically use this same recipe & even the decoration part of it if you just take of the 2 points of the side of the bandana and now they are Goblin Cupcakes instead, Lol! Hey, Whatever Works! Lol! Anyways I hope you have a Blessed Day! Thanks, Jana

  85. Oh my gosh these are so cute and look so simple and easy to make. I always try to get creative with my kids birthdays but sometimes the task that seemed oh so simple turned out to be very complicated and stressful but these just look so simple which is right up my alley.

  86. These are so cute! My son saw these and thinks they are awesome. Apparently, I have to make them now. haha! Thank you!

  92. These cupcakes are so cute. They look delicious. The boys at the daycare where I work will love them. Thanks for sharing this recipe.

  93. These cupcakes are so cute and look amazing! I know a little man who would love these! Thank you for sharing!

  96. These are adorable! My nephew would love it! However I am not super good at baking (yet I’m learning!) so these might be a tad more complicated than I’m capable of making just yet. But I did bookmark it for later! Just in case I DO figure out how to bake without setting off the smoke alarm! LOL

  99. My son loves the new ninja turtles from the new movies. My husband and I both loved the turtles from the 1980’s when we were kids– and still do. This would be a cute generation-bridging dessert for us. (:

  105. (Ninja Turtle Cupcakes Recipe) These cupcakes would be great to make for my three year old grandsons birthday coming up in March of 2017-

  106. I cannot believe TMNT are still popular for all these years. These cupcakes look delicious btw, wanna make me some?

  107. Okay, this will sound silly, but my daughter turns 28 next year…and these cupcakes will be a huge hit with her!! She’s been a TMNT fan since the beginning! Great recipe and great directions to make my life easy! Thanks!

  110. My son loves ninja turtles! I will have to remember these cupcakes for his next birthday!

  111. I made little bluebirds when I learned how to do royal icing. Your turtles are awesome!!

  112. My grandson would love these for his birthday party. The recipe looks like the taste of these would be wonderful. Bookmarking!