Twinkle Star Mini Cupcakes & Brownies

Shrinking anything down automatically makes it cute. Puppies are cuter than dogs. Babies are cuter than adults. And bite-sized cupcakes are definitely cuter than regular cupcakes. I got to make bite-sized cupcakes and brownies for a Twinkle Star themed dessert table, celebrating a little gal's 1st birthday.

Bite-sized pink vanilla cupcakes

The cupcakes were vanilla cupcakes, frosted with vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream dyed light pink. I used Wilton piping nozzle 4B, making these little cupcakes look like gems biscuits! 

Too cute to eat!

I sprinkled some gold foil stars on top for a touch of twinkle star. I can't believe how expensive a small tube of these gold foil stars are compared to regular star-shaped sugar sprinkles! Sheesh!

fancy gold foil sprinkles on these bite-sized cuppies

The cupcakes are indeed bite-sized, with each one only being made out of 2 tsp of cupcake batter! They're the perfect size for little toddlers. In fact, I've noticed that out of all the other items on a dessert table, people usually don't choose to eat a cupcake at first, because they are daunted by the size, especially full-sized cupcakes! But these little cuppies are small enough to eat in one bite (hence, bite-sized!) that they'll be scooped up quickly, especially by tiny fingers! 

packed and ready to party

To go with the cupcakes, I also made 2-bite fudge brownies, drizzled with Nutella and decorated with pink and white nonpareil sprinkles and gold sugar stars. 

mmm chocolatey Nutella fudge 2-bite brownies

tying them into the theme with gold star sprinkles

These brownies are always a hit, especially for chocolate lovers, cuz the 2-bites are packed full of chocolate flavour. Most people don't just eat one. :P

Nutella fudge brownies

The cupcakes and brownies went on this sweet Twinkle Twinkle Little Star-themed dessert table, styled by My Sweet Secrets. The mini cupcakes were an additional treat on the table, as a thank you to all the wonderful mummies since it also happened to be Mother's Day! Love the bright pink and gold colour scheme, with lots of happy little stars all over!

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Dessert Table*

Happy 1st Birthday, Charlene!*

*photos from My Sweet Secrets