Periodic Table of Cupcakes

Since I am the Baking Chemist I am sure it comes as no surprise that I would make a Periodic Table of cupcakes!

Here is the result:

I decided to do mini-cupcakes and I think it came out great!  A couple things I did learn are: 1. Do not cover cupcakes with plastic wrap, it will smudge the frosting no mater how careful you are; 2. Do not set up 118 cupcakes outside on a windy day.


And since I needed two batches of cupcakes I decided to make two flavors! Here are the recipes:

Dark Chocolate-Strawberry Cupcakes
Cake ingredients
1 Box Duncan Hines Dark Chocolate Fudge cake mix
4 eggs
1 cup water
1/3 cup Vegetable oil
1/4 cup Strawberry Jam
Frosting: Betty Crocker Strawberry Whipped Frosting

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Mix all cake ingredients in a large bowl.  Beat on Medium speed for about 2 minutes.  Pour batter into the mini-cupcake pan,  bake for approximately 12 minutes.
I got over 70 mini-cupakes with this recipe!!

Mint Chocolate Cupcakes
Cake ingredients
1 Box Betty Crocker Devil's food cake mix
4 eggs
1 1/3 cup water
1/4 cup Vegetable oil
1/4 tsp Mint Extract
1 cup Nestle Toll House Mint and Dark Chocolate chips
Vanilla Frosting Ingredients
4 cups Confectioner's sugar
8 tbsps Milk
8 tbsps Unsalted butter, softned
3 tsp Vanilla
Food coloring


Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Mix all cake ingredients except chips in a large bowl.  Beat on Medium speed for about 2 minutes.  Add dark chocolate and mint chips to batter and mix well.  Pour batter into the mini-cupcake pan,  bake for approximately 12 minutes.
Frosting: Beat butter until creamy.  Add the remaining ingredients and mix well.  Separate frosting and add food coloring to get desired color. 
I got over 70 mini-cupakes with this recipe!!

Once cupcakes are cool spread frosting on top with a frosting knife.  For element symbols I used the vanilla frosting dyed black in a piping bag.

 These mini cupcakes were so cute and delicious!  Here are some pictures of the finished product before transportation.

This is not an everyday undertaking!  I know most of you won't  ever make this, but I hope you enjoy the recipes!

Happy Baking!