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‘Sunny Side Up’ Stuffed Mango Cupcakes

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Stuffed mango cupcakes filled with mango curd and topped with mango buttercream are a fun party recipe. These trompe l’oeil desserts look like sunny side up eggs!Amazing Stuffed Mango Cupcakes that look like sunny side up eggs! Perfect for a farm-themed party.

It’s my birthday this weekend! The big 3-1 (said no one ever). Last year, when I turned 30, I was asking all kinds of important life questions. Like, should I cut my hair? Can I still wear black leggings?

Spoiler alert, I’m wearing black leggings as I type this, so I guess that question answered itself.

This year, I’m approaching my next trip around the sun with gratitude. There have been a lot of studies about the impact of gratitude on health, and unequivocally they tell us it’s important. People with a gratitude practice are happier and healthier. Every morning and several times a day I take a few seconds to pause and think about what I have to be grateful for.

Fun Cupcake Idea - Stuffed Mango Curd Cupcake recipe that looks like Sunny Side Up Eggs!
Fun Cupcake Idea - Stuffed Mango Curd Cupcake recipe that looks like Sunny Side Up Eggs!

There are so many things. I have the love of a partner who is also my best friend and who makes the best adventure partner ever. I have my health and the ability to push myself physically with things like running and pilates. I live in an amazing city and have a great group of creative and smart girlfriends.

I also have this corner of the internet which I am so passionate about. My love for creating new content and connecting with all of you here absolutely drives everything I do. It pushes me to wake up before dawn and spend every spare moment on it. It’s the first thing I think about when I wake up and the last thing I think about before I go to bed (other than a smooch for Pat!).Fun Cupcake Idea - Stuffed Mango Curd Cupcake recipe that looks like Sunny Side Up Eggs!

I’m also grateful for the ability to make sweet things to share with my loved ones and all of you. Take these stuffed mango cupcakes, for example. They are made with mango curd and a mango buttercream. It’s a subtle mango, which was what I was going for. If you want something that is stronger and uses mango puree, just do a quick google search. Another possible modification – the mango curd can be a bit runny, so you might want to stuff the cupcakes with a 1:1 ratio of mixed buttercream and curd. I did this with a second batch and we actually liked it better.

After I got done making these cupcakes, I realized they looked familiar. Doesn’t it look like there is a sunny side up egg on top? It wasn’t intentional, but now I think they would be fun to include in some sort of themed party. I’m imagining a farm-themed birthday party for a bunch of kids, or even a breakfast party where all the breakfast foods are actually sweets! How fun would that be? There’s nothing like a trompe l’oeil dessert to put a smile on peoples’ faces.

Wondering how to make stuffed cupcakes?  I use an apple corer to hollow out the center of each cupcake, and spoon in a little mango curd. Pipe on a dollop of buttercream with a large round piping tip then uses a spoon to make a divot in the center. It works best if you hold the spoon still and rotate the cupcake under the spoon. Fill the divot with mango curd. Here’s a little .gif you might find helpful:Amazing Stuffed Mango Cupcakes that look like sunny side up eggs! Perfect for a farm-themed party.

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Stuffed mango cupcakes filled with mango curd and topped with mango buttercream are a fun party recipe. These trompe l’oeil desserts look like sunny side up eggs!

  • Author: Kelly Egan
  • Prep Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
  • Yield: 14 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Stovetop
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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Mango curd ingredients (makes extra):

  • 7 ounces fresh or frozen mango
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1.5 teaspoons lemon juice
  • Pinch salt
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • 2 Tablespoons butter

Mango Buttercream Ingredients:

  • 3/4 cup egg whites (about 4–5 large eggs)
  • 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 cup (3 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons mango nectar

Special Equipment:

  • Apple Corer
  • XL round 1A piping tip
  • Piping bags

Instructions

Make vanilla cupcakes:

  1. Use your favorite recipe, or mine

Make mango curd:

  1. Puree first 4 ingredients in processor, scraping down sides of work bowl occasionally. Add yolks; puree 15 seconds longer. Strain through sieve set over a large metal bowl, pressing on solids with back of a spatula to release as much puree as possible. Discard solids in sieve.
  2. Set metal bowl over a saucepan of simmering water (do not allow bottom of the bowl to touch water); whisk puree until thickened and thermometer registers 170°F, about 10 minutes. Remove from over water. Whisk in butter 1 piece at a time. Cover and chill.

Make the mango buttercream:

  1. Bring a medium pot filled with one inch of simmering water to a boil. Place the egg whites and sugar in a stainless-steel bowl (like a stand mixer bowl). Use a whisk to beat the mixture until very hot (about 160F).
  2. Remove from heat and mix with the whisk attachment on high until it is cool, thick and glossy and has tripled in volume, about 5 minutes.
  3. Reduce speed to medium and add butter a few pieces at a time. Add the mango nectar and continue to beat until smooth and fluffy.

Make the stuffed mango cupcakes:

  1. Use an apple corer to gently hollow out the center of each cupcake, not going through the whole depth of the cupcake.
  2. Spoon mango curd into each cupcake. I like using an espresso spoon for this part! If the mango curd is too thin, you can mix in a bit of buttercream (about 1/3 c for 2/3 c of curd) before you fill the cupcakes.
  3. Pipe a large dollop of mango buttercream onto each cupcake with a large round piping tip.
  4. Press down the buttercream with the back of the spoon creating a shallow divot. Fill with mango curd.

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April 19, 2016  •  Filed Under: Cakes & Cupcakes, Desserts, Party Recipe Ideas, Recipes 4 Comments

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  1. Esther says

    July 20, 2016 at 2:11 pm

    Hi, Kelly! Beautiful cupcakes : ) May I ask how many egg yolks the mango curd calls for? I don’t see it in the recipe.

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    • Kelly Egan - A Side of Sweet says

      July 20, 2016 at 3:28 pm

      Hi Esther – So sorry about that! I switched recipe plugins a couple of weeks ago and some of my data isn’t showing up quite right. The recipe needs two egg yolks!

      Reply
  2. Susan Mercurio says

    September 20, 2019 at 8:38 am

    Actually, I finally read that feeling any kind of positive energy will help: it’s just that someone decided that gratitude is the easiest.

    They showed a list of positive feelings and among them was compassion, joy, love, pity, and sympathy. Pick one.

    And thanks for the recipe! I’ve been looking for a recipe to use up all the overripe mangoes that I’ve gotten lately.

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    • Kelly Egan - A Side of Sweet says

      September 20, 2019 at 10:56 am

      That makes a lot of sense! Thanks for sharing and enjoy the cupcakes.

      Reply

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