Disney’s Jungle Book Honey Cupcakes Recipe

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When you are looking for the simple bare necessities, I bet cupcakes don’t come to mind. I mean, the last thing I am thinking about when I am trying to relax is baking cupcakes. However, after I read the recipe and saw how easy it would be to make these yummy Honey Cupcakes, I had to think twice. Perhaps after I bake these easy cupcakes I can relax like a bear with the bare necessities. Yeah Man!

This recipe is full of simple ingredients that are easy to find if you don’t already have them in your house. Even the honey was simple for me to get since I keep a jar of real local honey on the pantry shelf. just think, Local Honey Cupcakes…NOM!

Disney describes the cupcakes as perfect additions to any party or happy Saturday,

In The Jungle Book, Mowgli helps his best friend Baloo collect plenty of honey from beehives around the jungle. Whether you’re throwing a jungle-themed party, or want to celebrate a happy Saturday, these honey cupcakes are the perfect way to add one of mother nature’s ingredients to a tasty treat. To complete the look, ice with jungle green frosting and top with a paper leaf cutout. family.disney.com

Can’t argue with that. Cupcakes make me happy!

Once you finish your cupcakes and decorate them as desired, you can display your freshly made cupcakes on The Jungle Book Cupcake Stand to complete the jungle theme, if they make it that far. My family is usually like a pack of ravenous animals hunting for their next delicious treat. I have to fend them off just to be sure I get one myself.

Follow the recipe below to make yummy Jungle Book Honey Cupcakes. Click the print button to save the recipe in your own recipe book.

Disney's Jungle Book Honey Cupcakes

• Servings: 12
• Time: 30 min
• Difficulty: Easy
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Ingredients 1 stick of butter 2 eggs 3/4 cup of sugar 1 1/2 cups of flour 1 teaspoon of vanilla 1 teaspoon of baking powder 1/2 teaspoon of salt 1/2 cup of buttermilk 1/4 cup of honey

Photo and recipe from family.disney.com

Directions Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and set aside a 12-cup muffin pan. Make sure to insert cupcake liners into the pan. In a medium-size bowl mix dry ingredients including flour, baking powder, and salt. In a smaller bowl mix wet ingredients including buttermilk, honey, and vanilla. In a standard mixer bowl, add butter and sugar. Mix on medium speed until the ingredients are combined Add eggs into the standard mixer bowl. Evenly add the wet and dry ingredients into your standard mixer bowl. Mix until all ingredients are combined. Fill the cupcake liners with the mix. Bake for about 20 minutes. Let the cupcakes cool for 5-10 minutes. Then add green food dye to your favorite frosting and ice cupcakes. Enjoy!

Be sure to grab the free Jungle book printables on my site by clicking the link below. It has fun activities, coloring pages and crafts the whole family will enjoy. Disney’s The Jungle Book is now playing in theaters in 3D!