15 Easy-to-Make Minions Cupcakes & Cakes

My daughter is gaga for Minions. It’s just almost (ALMOST) eclipsed her Frozen obsession, and I couldn’t be more thrilled. Who doesn’t love those crazy and adorable little yellow minions? They’re everywhere these days: movies, games, clothing, theme parks, and even made an appearance at the Oscars. Chances are your kiddo loves them and may just want to theme their next birthday party around those loveable guys.

Rather than drive yourself crazy with an elaborate and impossible-to-make cake, I’m making it easy on you: Here are 15 easy-to-make Minions cupcakes and cakes that the kids at your next Minion-themed birthday party will go crazy for.

Check them out in the slideshow.

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15 Minion Cakes and Cupcakes

Easy Minion Cupcakes

One of the best thing about the minions are their multiple personalities. With these easy minion cupcakes from Eats Amazing, you can create individual minions for everyone at your party.
Gigantic Minion Layered Cake

Need a lifesize minion cake in your life? Look no further than this amazing tutorial for how to turn a layered cake into an adorable yellow minion from Blahnik Baker.
Pixelated Minion Cake

Combine the cuteness of pixel art (ala Minecraft) with minions and create this adorable pixelated minion cake as designed by Artfetti.
Jelly Bean Minion Cupcakes

Want a super quick way to make little minion decorations for cupcakes? Grab some yellow jelly beans and an edible art marker and you're ready to create these jelly bean minion cupcakes from Party Pinching.
Minion Cake Pops

Combine adorable minions with adorable cake pops and what do you get? Just the perfect bite-sized cake servings ever! Watch Rosanna Pansino's tutorial and you'll be able to create your own minion cake pops in no time flat.
Icing Minion Cupcakes

These adorable minion cupcakes from Big Bear's Wife are decorated just with icing, and they definitely look the part.
Simple Minion Round Cake

What's the cutest thing about a minion? That adorable face, of course. Decorate a simple round cake with a minion expression like Basic Bakes, and you'll have a guaranteed crowd-pleaser on your hands.
Turn Cupcakes into a Minion Cake

If you love the look of cake but want the convenience of cupcakes for serving, here's your perfect solution from Baked with Love by Carousel. Just squish them together and turn your cupcakes into a full minion cake.
Twinkie Minion Cupcakes

Erica's Sweet Tooth found the magical solution to creating minions: TWINKIES! These adorable Twinkie minion cupcakes will have every child wanting a second cupcake at your party.
Decorated Minion Sheet Cake

Don't worry about getting too complicated with your minion cake. This minion sheet cake design from House of Treats is simple and cute and just as yummy as any others.
Minion Fondant Cupcake Toppers

For picture perfect minion cupcakes, Sift by Kara came up with a great tutorial on how to create minion fondant cupcake toppers. You can make these ahead of time and then just stick them on top of your cupcakes with a bit of icing.
Minion HotTub Cake

Those silly minions are always getting themselves into silly situations! Create an adorable hot tub minion cake with directions from Cheeky Crumbs and get everyone talking at your birthday party.
Piped Minion Cake

Sometimes all you need is a great piped decoration and your cake is complete. Follow Baking Language's lead and create your minion cake using four colors of frosting and your favorite star piping tip.
Marshmallow Minion Cupcakes

You'll never look at marshmallows the same way again after you see these adorable marshmallow minion cupcakes. Use them for those giant minion eyeballs like About a Mom did, and you'll have some of the cutest cupcakes around.
Purple Minion Twinkie Cupcakes

Who says that yellow minions have to have all the fun? Create some crazed purple minion Twinkie cupcakes like Amanda Cupcake, and add a wild side to your minion party.