Big Bang Theory Cupcakes

 Big Bang Theory Cupcakes.!!! Hooray.! :D made for one of my fellow fun crazayy BFFs Hannah.! hence the one non big bang theory themed cupcake. :) Besides lookin pretty nerdtastic...they are...wait for it...mint chocolate chocolate chip oreo cupcakes with Bailey's icing. YES. pretty perfectly delicious in every way. Just tasting the icing made me feel like impending cavities were settling into my teeth...but SO WORTH IT. So I'll share my recipe as well as decorating tips for these.! Whee.!

 The white circle on the BAZINGA! cupcake is gumpaste cut out ahead of time, as well as the blue circles on the Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock cupcake. I used black food gel and a toothpick to carefully freehand each different hand symbol onto the circles.

 Soft Kitty was made ahead of time as well, out of grey gumpaste. After the initial shape dried a bit, I added the pink and darker grey gumpaste details with a bit of water to make them stick. The eyes, mouth, and outline I drew on using a toothpick dipped in black food gel.

 Hannah's special hannaH birthday cupcake is yellow and purple because we met at JMU, and features her signature self portrait. hannaH herself holding a trumpet. because she plays trumpet. This is exactly what Hannah looks like, so fellows..eat your heart out.!

 I got the idea to replicate the main characters from the Big Bang theory (Raj, Leonard, Sheldon & Howard) in a Beatles-esque fashion when I found this picture online: (https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMcasKo3XUQwDLnfNg5OlTOxbis9-voHSewzCv_cAxpNhIBdgK0nvNqa1UEyekpyk6vT4xKsslvG6GjhaRhwHA4-ILc2wKc-1u9qYQtX0hyelsH7k6HvvdcOvJdiHqL0liv4qEmHpw0B8/s1600/2012-12-26+16.53.46.jpg ) Ahead of time, I rolled out black gumpaste pretty thin, and then used tools to cut out each silhouette. I let them fully dry on wax paper.

 Cupcakes.! YAY.! OKAY. recipe.!

Mint Chocolate Chocolate Chip Oreo Cupcakes

 Yield: about 15 cupcakes...that's what I got at least.

• 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, room temp.
• 1 C sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp peppermint extract
• 3/4 C all-purpose flour
• 3/4 C unsweetened special dark cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 C milk
• 1/2 C mini chocolate chips
• MINT OREOS

Cream the butter and sugar together until it’s light and fluffy. 

Add the eggs in one at a time while continuing to mix. 

Add the vanilla extract & peppermint extract.

In a separate medium bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda.

Add the flour mixture to the liquid mixture a little at a time, alternating with the milk. 

Stir in the chocolate chips. 

Ready to get CAHHHRAyyyyyyz..?!?!!??!

Line your cupcake pan with liners..and then...ADD A MINT OREO TO EACH.

YESSSS. that's right.

THENNNnnnn..

Pour in the batter over your lined and oreo-ed tins.

Fill them a little more than 3/4 of the way. 

Bake cupcakes at 350 degrees for about 18-20 minutes. 

 YUM. :)

ICING.!!!!

I used about 6 TBSP of Bailey's, 1 1/2 sticks of butter, and around 5 cups of powdered sugar. Combine and adjust to reach desired consistency and taste.! I won't judge you if you drink some Bailey's whilst all this crazy deliciousness is going on :)