Are you hosting a Super Bowl party? Are you going to a Super Bowl party? Are you going to consume nachos? I am sure that you would surprise everyone if you served these nachos! OK, it’s not April Fools Day … they’re Nacho Cupcakes …
These cupcakes were inspired by a cheesecake in the book, “Cupcakes, cookies & pie, oh, my!”. The cheesecake is named Nacho Normal Cheesecake … I wanted to be clever and give these cupcakes a name like Nacho Mama’s Cupcakes … translation – Not yo’ (your) Mama’s Cupcakes! But I decided that a basic name might be a better choice.
These are so simple to make … you will be able to whip them up in no time!
- First, bake 24 of your favorite cupcakes (I used Duncan-Hines Chocolate fudge cake mix) and let them cool completely.
- Make the chips … Use 2 large flour tortillas (about 10″), cooking oil spray and cinnamon-sugar (1/4 cup sugar mixed with 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon). I always have cinnamon-sugar in my bear shaker. Use a baking sheet lined with parchment paper …
- Use a pizza wheel or scissors to cut the tortilla into small triangles. Spray with cooking oil spray and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Bake at 425° for 5 minutes.
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- Make my Easy Buttercream Frosting and add yellow food coloring to it …
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- Then add just a drop or two of orange, to make it nacho cheese color …
- I used AmeriColor Egg Yellow and Orange …
- To assemble the cupcakes, you will also need strawberry or raspberry jam (salsa) and green straw like (Sour Punch Bites) candy (jalapeno slices) …
- Put the icing in a pastry bag and just cut off the tip of the bag … gather all of the other nacho fixin’s together …
- Squeeze the icing (cheese) on the cupcake … neatness not required …
- Spoon a little jam (salsa) on top …
- Stick a few (3-5) chips in the icing …
- Sprinkle with green candy jalapeno slices …
These could be the sweetest nachos you will ever make …
This morning I had an idea … put all the cupcakes close together on a platter … it really could look like a platter of nachos … sadly, I could not take a photo of this … my family ate all the cupcakes 😦 and son #3 has decided that … icing + jam = AMAZING!
You may also be interested in Chicken Enchilada Cupcakes …
SWEET SIMPLE STUFF 
I just recently got that book – it’s wonderful, and so is your version of this recipe!! Nice job!
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I like all of Karen & Alan’s books … I just couldn’t resist. Thanks 🙂
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I am so impressed with each new item you come up with so congrats you done it again. Love Natchos.
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Thanks Ellen 😉
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Thank you for the “mention” 🙂
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Thank you for the mention!
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Love these!! I think I found my new favorite nachos! 🙂
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These are definitely good … but I’m not giving up the other kind 😉
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These look so cute and yummy~
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Thank you … best of all is how easy to make!
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How cute. These really caught my eye. So interesting I had to check out all the ingredients because it really does look like nachos.
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I am so happy that you liked them 🙂
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This is just awesome! We made some Banachos using Bananas and Pudding last April for April Fools Day. You did a great job! We are hosting our first Kitchen Fun and Crafty link party next Friday and would love for you to share this! Feel free to stop by and grab a party button! http://kitchenfunwithmy3sons.blogspot.com/
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Thank you for the invite 🙂
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Thank you for the referal 🙂
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I just made these and they rock!! Thank you amazing super bowl party treat!!
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I am so happy that you had success 🙂
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too cute!!
Thanks for linking up!! I featured you post in my wrap up http://tidymom.net/2012/super-bowl-party-food-2/
Have a great Sunday!
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Thank you for the feature … and hosting the party 🙂
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These are awesome and my kids loved them! I also mentioned you in two of my posts for these awesome cupcakes!
1. http://ericaliveloverandom.blogspot.com/2012/02/cupcake-sunday.html
2. http://ericaliveloverandom.blogspot.com/2012/02/quick-update.html
Thank you so much for sharing!!
XO,
Eeka
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I am happy that the kids enjoyed the cupcakes 🙂 Thank you for the mention!
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These are so cute! I’m going to have to make them, I made chinese food cupcakes before even put them in lil take out boxes and had chop sticks in them, =)
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I bet your cupcakes were adorable 🙂
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So cool – I pinned them!
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I just made these for a Mexican Cinco De Mayo pot luck we’re having at work (a day early) They turned out really cute. I was sad that I could not find the punch things, so a friend suggested green fruit loops, which worked out good too. 🙂 Thanks for the idea!
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I am so happy that you made the cupcakes! I think that your friend is very smart … improvise when necessary … it makes life easier 😉
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these look fabulous! what a fun idea!
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Why thank you … I think all things cupcake are fun 😉
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Could you put something else on the tortillas instead of cinnamon? Im allergic to cinnamon! These look amazing! My boyfriend is a massive fan of mexican food so might make these for his next birthday! 🙂
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Sure, add any spice that you like, maybe nutmeg. It just adds a little color. How about substituting a little chili powder for a spicier variation? Let me know what you do 🙂
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Thank you for featuring my cupcakes and the love of nachos 😉
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Looks awesome
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Thank you 🙂
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Can you make these the day before or will the chips get soggy?
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I would assemble the cupcakes with everything except the chips. Go ahead and make the chips the day before and store them in an airtight container … then add them before serving or displaying 🙂
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hey! what the heck is going on here? i just made nacho and cheese dessert last week and then i ran into this post?! why i think we must’ve been separated at birth! LOL no wonder i heart you! 🙂
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I don’t think that we were separated at birth … I’m probably old enough to have given birth to you!!!
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Love the concept of these cupcakes. I plan to make them for my godson’s bday party. Do you mind telling me where you bought the sour punch bites? I cant find them anywhere by me. Thanks
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Hi Christina, I found the sour punch bites at my grocery store (Von’s/Safeway). They were in a hanging bag. I believe that you could substitute green licorice or any other green gummy type candy. Do you have one of those candy stores (in many malls) that let buy candy by the 1/4 pound? Let me know how the cupcakes turn out 🙂
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I looked all over for those sour punch bites, and it looks like they aren’t in stores anymore! I cut up the green ends of sour gummy worms instead. I also did lemon cupcakes & dyed them orange to try to match the icing.
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Hi Amanda! I haven’t bought sour punch bites in a long time … hope they are still around somewhere! I love the way you improvised and matching the cupcake color to the icing color … genius 😉
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