Jelly Belly Movie Popcorn Cupcakes

Jelly Belly Movie Popcorn Cupcakes

With winter in its final month, what better time to make the most of cosying up inside and enjoying movie nights! Celebrate the "big screen" with this clever recipe featuring our blockbuster flavour, Buttered Popcorn. A luscious twist on a night at the movies, they've got the look and flavour of buttered popcorn with a sweet cupcake kick! Also ideal for a Hollywood-themed party or movie marathons.

Ingredients
24 mini vanilla cupcakes, unfrosted
1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon egg white powder
1 to 2 tablespoons water
3 cups Buttered Popcorn Jelly Belly jelly beans
1 can vanilla frosting
Yellow food colouring

Method
Combine the powdered sugar and egg white powder in a medium bowl. Add 1 tablespoon water and mix well. Add more water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until mixture is thick. Spoon mixture into a re-sealable bag; set aside.

Line 2 sheet pans with wax paper. Reserve ¾ cup of the Jelly Belly beans in a small bowl. Use a sharp pair of scissors and cut the remaining Jelly Belly beans in half lengthwise. Arrange 3 half pieces of Jelly Belly beans on the wax paper lined sheet pans into a star burst having the 3 short ends come together.

Snip a very small corner, (⅛ inch), from the bag with the confectioners' sugar frosting and pipe a small dot of frosting in the center of the jelly bean arrangement. Place a whole jelly bean in the center, short end down, to look like a piece of popped corn. Continue with the remaining frosting and whole jelly beans. Let candies dry at least 1 hour.

Tint the vanilla frosting with the yellow food colouring to make a pale yellow colour. Spread frosting on top of the cupcakes. Gently remove the dry popcorn jelly bean arrangements from the wax paper and place 4 to 5 pieces on top of each cupcake.

Place the cupcakes in a popcorn box to look like they are spilling out of the box.