Adorable frog-faced cupcakes with rich frosting, candy eyes, big smiles, and a moist cupcake base underneath. Perfect for kids’ parties, spring events, or anyone who loves cute character baking.

⭐ INGREDIENTS

A. Vanilla (or Chocolate) Cupcakes

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2 large eggs (room temperature)
½ cup vegetable oil
¾ cup buttermilk (or milk + 1 tsp vinegar)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
¼ cup melted butter (optional for richness)

Chocolate option:
Replace ¼ cup flour with ¼ cup cocoa powder.

B. Frog Green Buttercream

1 cup unsalted butter, very soft
3 ½ cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2–3 tablespoons milk or cream
Green gel food coloring (leaf green or neon green)

C. Decorations (Frog Face Features)

Choose one style or mix them:

Eyes

White chocolate melts + black icing
Marshmallow slices + chocolate chips
Candy eyeballs

Mouth & Details

Black piping gel
Melted chocolate
Red icing (for tongue)

Nostrils

Chocolate sprinkles
Mini chocolate chips
Dots of black gel

Extra Decorations (optional)

Green fondant (for eyelids or arms)
Sprinkles for water lily theme
Small sugar flowers

⭐ HOW TO MAKE THE CUPCAKES

1. Preheat the Oven

Set oven to 350°F (175°C).
Line a cupcake pan with 12 liners.

2. Mix Dry Ingredients

In a bowl, whisk together:

Flour
Baking powder
Baking soda
Salt

3. Mix Wet Ingredients

In another bowl, whisk:

Eggs
Sugar
Oil
Buttermilk
Vanilla
Melted butter (optional)

Whisk until smooth and pale.

4. Combine Batter

Pour dry mixture into wet mixture.
Stir gently until just combined—do not overmix.

5. Bake

Fill cupcake liners about 2/3 full.
Bake 16–20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool completely before decorating.

⭐ HOW TO MAKE THE FROG FROSTING

1. Beat Butter

Beat butter 2–3 minutes until pale and whipped.

2. Add Powdered Sugar

Add 1 cup at a time until smooth.

3. Add Vanilla & Milk

Add enough milk to create spreadable consistency.

4. Color It

Add green gel food coloring until you get a bright frog green.

Tip: Gel food coloring keeps buttercream thick and stable.

⭐ ASSEMBLY — FROG FACE DECORATING (DETAILED)

1. Frost the Cupcakes

Use a large round piping tip (Ateco 808 or Wilton 2A).
Pipe a smooth, high dome.
Use a spatula to round the top into a bubbly frog shape.

2. Add Frog Eyes

Choose one:

A. Marshmallow Eyes

Slice marshmallows diagonally.
Stick chocolate chips into the sticky side.

B. Candy Eyeballs

Press gently into the top of the frosting.

C. Fondant Dome Eyes

Roll small white balls, flatten them, add black fondant dots.

Place the eyes at the back/top of the dome like a cartoon frog.

3. Add a Frog Smile

Using black gel or chocolate:

Pipe a wide curved smile.
Add a tiny upward curve at each end (cute expression).

Optional:

Add a little red tongue curling out.

4. Add Nostrils

Use:

2 sprinkles
2 dots of black gel
2 mini chocolate chips

Place them between the eyes and the smile.

5. Optional Fancy Additions

Add green fondant eyelids for more expression.
Place the cupcake on blue sprinkles to resemble a pond.
Add candy flowers for a lily pad look.

⭐ ADVANCED DECORATING STYLES

1. “Kawaii Frog” Style

Bigger eyes
Tiny mouth
Blush cheeks using pink dust or food coloring

2. “Realistic Frog” Style

Two-tone greens (light + darker green piping)
Fondant pupils
Subtle shading with edible dust

3. “Frog Prince Cupcakes”

Add small fondant gold crowns
Pipe sparkly accents with edible glitter

⭐ STORAGE

Room temperature: 1–2 days
Refrigerator: 4–5 days
Freezer (unfrosted cupcakes): up to 2 months

Decorated cupcakes store best in a cupcake box.

OTHER RECIPES

boxed cake INGREDIENTS

* 1 (18.25 ounce) package white cake mix

* 1 (16 ounce) can prepared vanilla frosting

* 6 drops green food coloring, or as needed

* 1/4 cup green decorator sugar

* 12 large marshmallows

* 48 semisweet chocolate chips

* 1 drop red food coloring

boxed cake DIRECTIONS

1. Bake cupcakes according to the directions on the package. Allow them to cool completely.

2. Scoop 2/3 of the frosting into a small bowl and mix with green food coloring. Frost the cupcakes. Sprinkle some of the green sugar over the tops.

3. Cut the marshmallows in half to make two circles. Dip half of each marshmallow piece into water and dip into the green sugar to make the eyelids. The remaining white will be the eyes. Place on the cupcakes. Use a little bit of white icing to glue a chocolate chip into the center of each eye for the pupil.

4. Mix the remaining frosting with red food coloring to make pink. Use the pink icing to draw smiling mouths and nostrils or even tongues on the frogs. The boxed cake mix recipe is ready...great ! golden-rum-cake.

Boxed Frog Cupcakes Video :

BOXED CAKE MIX RECIPE

Frog Cupcakes