Horton Hears a Who Cupcakes for Dr Seuss Food Ideas

These Horton Hears a Who Cupcakes are so much fun to eat! Plus, they’re really easy to make since you can start with your favorite boxed cake mix for these adorable cupcakes!

Such a simple idea for a class party or a fun weekend at home. All you need are a few ingredients to get started and you’ll be enjoying your Dr. Seuss cupcakes in no time at all!

Dr. Seuss Cupcakes

Horton Hears a Who Cupcakes

If you’re a Dr. Seuss fan, you know the Horton Hears a Who story! And now the next time you read the book, you’ve got a fun food activity that you can do right along with it.

Everybody needs a snack to go along with storytime, right? These super cute elephant cupcakes are a great snack or dessert to share with friends and family.

It sounds like a win/win to me!

How to Make Dr. Seuss Cupcakes

Some of the ingredients you will need to make these Horton Hears a Who Cupcakes is in this picture below. However, I have the full ingredients and recipe to print out towards the bottom of the page.

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Elephant Cupcakes

This recipe only calls for a few ingredients and if you use boxed cake mix cupcakes, it’s a breeze.

What’s needed:

6 Prepared Cupcakes – Box cake mix cupcakes are perfect
1 Container White Frosting
6 Dum Dum lollipops (Bubblegum or Watermelon)
Edible Pink Glitter
Black Food Coloring

Bake your cupcakes and allow them to cool completely or buy store-bought un-iced cupcakes.

Start by placing the frosting in a small bowl and add 2-3 drops of black food coloring. Mix well. Add more coloring if you would like it darker. (the final coloring is totally up to you!)

Once you’ve reached your desired coloring, place the frosting in a piping bag or large baggie and snip off the corner.

Pipe the frosting in a circular motion around the cupcake. Now, starting at the back of the cupcake, take the frosting and make a vertical line down the center. This line represents his trunk. Repeat step with remaining cupcakes.

Set the cupcakes aside.

Take and unwrap a dum dum lollipop and dip it in some water. Shake the excess water off and lay them on a plate.

Sprinkle on the edible glitter and make sure to rotate sucker as you go. Stick it in the end of his “trunk” so it looks like Horton is holding the truffula tree.

Repeat these cupcake decorating steps for all cupcakes.