Paw Patrol Rescue Knights Castle Cupcakes
Colorful frosted cupcakes topped with sugar-cone castle towers, gold fondant doors, and dog bone candies for a PAW Patrol Rescue Knights theme.
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 1 box (15.25 oz) cupcake mix, any flavor, plus ingredients required on package
- 12 standard-size cupcake liners
Frosting and Decorations
- 1 container (16 oz) white prepared frosting
- 1 to 2 drops blue food coloring plus more as needed
- 1 to 2 drops red food coloring plus more as needed
- 1 to 2 drops yellow food coloring plus more as needed
- 2 tbsp silver sprinkles, silver candy dust, or a combination of both
- 12 pointed sugar cones
- 4 oz gold fondant
- 12 small dog bone candies
- Additional frosting for attaching decorations
- Printable PAW Patrol Rescue Knights castle flags (optional)
- 12 toothpicks (optional)
- 12 decopac paw patrol reporting for duty rings (optional)
Instructions
Cupcakes
Mix Cupcake Batter:
Heat oven and mix cupcake batter following box directions.Line Muffin Pan:
Insert 12 liners into a standard muffin pan.Fill Cupcake Liners:
Split batter equally among liners, filling each roughly two-thirds full.Bake Cupcakes:
Bake per package instructions until a toothpick inserted in the middle emerges clean.Cool Cupcakes:
Move cupcakes to a wire rack and let cool fully, about 30 minutes.
Frosting and Decorations
Divide White Frosting:
Split the white frosting equally into three small bowls.Color Frosting:
Mix 1 to 2 drops of blue coloring into the first bowl, red into the second, and yellow into the third. Stir until uniform. Add more coloring drop by drop to achieve preferred shades.Frost Cupcakes:
Apply or pipe a thick coat of colored frosting onto each cooled cupcake, enough to hold a sugar-cone tower.Add Silver Sprinkles:
Right away, scatter silver sprinkles or candy dust over the soft frosting.Insert Sugar Cones:
Set one pointed sugar cone upside-down in the center of each cupcake; press lightly until stable.Cut Fondant Doors:
Roll gold fondant into a thin sheet and slice into 12 small rounded door pieces.Attach Fondant Doors:
Put a tiny dab of frosting on the back of each fondant door and press it onto the lower front of each sugar cone.Add Dog Bone Candy:
Use another small frosting dab to fix one dog bone candy onto each fondant door.Create Sprinkled Courtyard:
Add extra silver sprinkles around each tower's base to form a sparkling castle courtyard.Prepare Castle Flags:
If using optional flags: obtain and print PAW Patrol Rescue Knights castle flags (created by Mom the Magnificent). Cut out flags, fold each over a toothpick's top, and attach the paper to itself with tape or glue, keeping adhesive away from food.Insert Flags:
Gently insert one finished flag into the pointed tip of each sugar cone.Place Paw Patrol Rings:
If using optional decopac paw patrol rings: position one against each fondant castle gate or nestle into frosting beside the tower.Serve Cupcakes:
Serve cupcakes on the same day they are assembled for the crispiest sugar-cone towers.