Mike Wazowski Cupcakes

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“I’ve got my eye on you…” and by “you,” I mean these adorable Mike Wazowski cupcakes! Inspired by everyone’s favorite one-eyed wonder from Monsters, Inc., these gluten free goodies are equal parts spooky, silly, and sweet. With bright green frosting, a homemade eye worthy of the monster himself, and that signature goofy grin, they’re so cute it’s scare-y. Whether you’re baking for Halloween, a Pixar party, or just because you scream for buttercream, these cupcakes are monstrously easy to make and monstrously fun to eat. You could say they’re the eye-con of the dessert table. And let’s be honest: Mike would definitely call this the most eye-deal dessert for any celebration.

So grab your mixing bowl, channel your inner Scarer, and let’s make some treats that’ll have everyone shouting, “Mike Wazowski!” every time they open the fridge…which may or may not be what I’ve been doing since I made these.

Eye made these myself–no scream canister required.

If you’re eye-nterested in making your own little green guys, you’re in luck because I’ve got both a video tutorial and a photo step-by-step ready to guide you through the monster madness. Just follow along, and you’ll be frosting like a pro Scarer in no time. Don’t worry, there’s no need for ‘2319’ level of panic…these cupcakes are way easier to assemble than sneaking a kid through Monstropolis. Whether you’re team Scare Floor or Laugh Power, this tutorial’s got all the tips you need to make cupcakes so cute, even Roz would crack a smile (probably while saying, “I’m watching you, Wazowski.”). You need:

  • A batch of your favorite cupcakes and cupcake frosting dyed lime green (use something stiff like buttercream or cream cheese frosting)
  • Piping bags
  • Lime green, black, and white candy melts
  • Toothpicks
  • Parchment paper
  • Palette knife, angled spatula, or wooden skewer

Follow along below with both the photo and video tutorials to learn how to decorate!

Start by drawing out your eyes and horns on Parchment paper, then flip over.
Ease into things by melting your white chocolate first, then place in a piping bag and snip a tiny tip off of it to pipe the horns.
Mike’s always got a gleam in his eye, so add a small dot of white chocolate inside the pupil. LET DRY BEFORE ADDING ANYTHING ELSE!
Draw over the white dot with some melted black chocolate in a piping bag to fill his pupil with black. LET DRY COMPLETELY.
Now, add green or blue for his iris, using toothpicks as needed to even out the layer. LET DRY.
To finish the eye, reheat your white chocolate bag, then flood the rest of the eye with white (use toothpicks to even out).
Give the eyes time to completely dry before adding to the cupcakes!
Use a 1A tip to pipe a large mound of frosting onto each cupcake.
Make sure the eyes are facing down (so the back of the eye is looking face up at you), then gently press a cupcake on top. Freeze for 30 minutes.
To finish, add his little horns and mouth. If you have an issue with the Parchment paper wrinkling your frosting at all, use a plain, texture-free Viva paper towel on top of the cupcake to gently smooth out any lumps or bumps with your fingers (this is show in the video below…the cupcake shown here has NOT been smoothed out yet). Then grab your palette knife, skewer, etc. to carve the smile into his face, and you’re done making a gaze so cut that it could melt even Randall’s cold reptile heart.
Eye swear, this is easier than catching a door on the Laugh Floor.

Eye scream, you scream, we all scream for cupcakes!
Mike drop. 🎤💚
Naturally, I had to get one shot where we have Mike’s face obscured by something in front of him like the movie always did…
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