Name: Bee Hive Cupcakes
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 12 Cupcakes - make them from your favorite recipe or boxed mix. I used a chocolate flavored; boxed mix.; Yellow Frosting - you'll need 2 to 3 cups from your favorite recipe or store bought. I used; Pillsbury Funfetti in yellow. https://amzn.to/41wECaR; Bee Icing Decorations - edible bee decor like these.

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These cute Beehive Cupcakes are a delightful sweet treat! This simple recipe adds easy decorating to a frosted cupcake, turning these scrumptious confections into an adorable beehive. These crafty cupcakes are perfect for summer parties and celebrations. It is a fun recipe project that kids can participate in!

This easy-to-follow recipe will transform a boxed cake mix, prepared frosting, and edible decorations into charming Beehive Cupcakes. Start with a boxed chocolate cake mix for the cupcakes. Once baked and cooled, pile them high with prepared yellow frosting. Finally, add on bumblebee edible icing decorations. That’s it! How cute are these cupcakes?

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

Uses semi-homemade ingredients
Is quick and easy
No special baking skills are required
It’s a fun and crafty cupcake
It’s perfect for summer parties

Beehive Cupcakes with yellow frosting and bee decorations.

Ingredients Needed

12 Cupcakes – make them from your favorite recipe or boxed mix. I used a chocolate-flavored boxed mix.
Yellow Frosting – you’ll need 2 to 3 cups from your favorite recipe or store-bought. I used Pillsbury Funfetti in yellow.
Bee Icing Decorations – edible bee decor like these.

Bee Hive Cupcakes one cupcake with blue liner

Instructions

Using a 1A round piping tip, pipe icing on the cupcakes in a circular pattern, moving towards the center to create a peak.
Top the cupcakes with bee icing decorations.

Can I Use A Different Flavor Of Cake Mix?

Yes. Swap out the chocolate for almost any flavor or color, such as white, yellow, or lemon. Those will all pair beautifully with the yellow frosting.

Can I Use Store-Bought Cupcakes?

Absolutely. Did you know that you can ask for unfrosted cupcakes at the bakery section of your local grocery store? Just place your order in advance so that they will be prepared for you upon your arrival!

Can I Use A Different Color Frosting?

Sure. Although the bright yellow frosting on the chocolate cupcakes evokes the classic yellow-and-black of bees, you can swap out the frosting color. White and/or vanilla frosting is a neutral that will work with any cupcake flavor. Keep in mind that the bumblebee decorations will drive home the theme of cupcakes, no matter the frosting choice.

Can I Use A Different Decoration?

Of course. Staying with the beehive theme, the bumble bees can be replaced with cupcake topper picks that feature bees, beehives, and honeycomb. You can also use this array of honeycomb sprinkles to decorate the top of the frosting.

How To Frost The Cupcakes Without A Piping Bag And Tip

While this recipe calls for a piping bag and a 1A round piping tip, you can also use this method for frosting a cupcake without those tools. Fill a gallon-size Ziploc bag with the frosting, leaving plenty of room to squeeze it into one corner. Cut off the corner, and work in a circular motion over the cupcake. Squeeze the icing around the outside periphery of the cupcake top, building layers as you circle up and around toward the inside of the top. You should be left with a tall, peaked stack of icing.

Storage

Store cupcakes on the countertop in an airtight container for up to 3 days, or in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

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12 cupcakes

Bee Hive Cupcakes

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 15 minutes

A fun chocolate cupcake with yellow frosting shaped like a beehive - perfect for a bee-themed or spring party.

Ingredients

12 Cupcakes - make them from your favorite recipe or boxed mix. I used a chocolate flavored
boxed mix.
Yellow Frosting - you'll need 2 to 3 cups from your favorite recipe or store bought. I used
Pillsbury Funfetti in yellow. https://amzn.to/41wECaR
Bee Icing Decorations - edible bee decor like these.

Instructions

1. Using a 1A round piping tip, pipe icing on the cupcakes in a circular pattern, moving towards the center to create a peak.
2. Top the cupcakes with bee icing decorations.