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Make Friendship Bracelet Cupcakes for your Taylor Swift party – these are an easy way to decorate your favorite cupcake recipe – it would even be a fun party activity!
Taylor Swift is one of the biggest stars in the world and it’s no surprise Friendship Bracelets are all the rage right now – if you’re having a Taylor Swift party or watching the Eras Tour or just have an obsessed Swifty in your life (ME!) then these are the perfect easy cupcakes.
- Use your favorite cupcake and frosting recipe
- Use your favorite words or lyrics – with or without a Taylor influence
- Fun for kids and adults alike!
Important Ingredients
- Cupcakes: Use your favorite homemade or store bought cupcakes
- Frosting: Frost your cupcakes with your favorite flavor frosting
- Smarties candies or Mints: For the letter and/or number beads
- Edible Food Marker: To write the letters and numbers on the candies
- Sprinkles: To complete the bracelets decorations
What cupcakes should I use?
Use your favorite flavors! Here are some of my recipes:
- Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream
- Chocolate Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream
- Red Velvet Cupcakes or Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
- Skip the cupcakes and make Friendship Bracelet Doughnuts instead!
How to make Friendship Bracelet Cupcakes
- Frost your cupcakes as desired.
- Use your food writing pen to write letters on each individual Smartie or Mint.
- Place the candies on your cupcakes and finish off the bracelets with large sprinkles or candy pearls.
Expert Tips
- Even though the photos show mints, I recommend using Smarties unless you’re going for a mint flavored frosting (they’ll dissolve a little).
- I recommend using larger sprinkles (like the little shapes) or pearl sprinkles instead of small ones, they’ll look more like beads.
- Be sure to use an edible food writing marker – you can find them online at Amazon, at Walmart, or at craft stores like Michaels.
Storing Cupcakes
Store your cupcakes in an airtight container in the refrigerator. After 24 hours the smarties and/or mints will dissolve just a bit into the frosting, so it’s best to decorate these the day you serve them. I don’t recommend freezing Friendship Bracelet Cupcakes once you decorate them.
Friendship Bracelet Cupcakes Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 12 cupcakes, any flavor (baked, cooled, and frosted)
- 12 rolls Smarties, possibly more (or mints)
- Sprinkles
Instructions
- Frost your cupcakes as desired.
- Use your food writing pen to write one letter or number on each Smartie. Place on cupcake.
- Fill in the decoration with sprinkles to complete the bracelet.
Recipe Notes
- Even though the photos shows me using mints, I recommend Smarties unless you don’t mind a bit of mint flavored frosting.
- Be sure to use an edible food writer, NOT a regular pen
- Store cupcakes in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 48 hours – the decorated cupcakes are best served the day they’re made.
