Cap and Gown Graduation Cupcakes

Graduation cupcakes are so cute to make and have at parties! The cutest cupcakes ever and you can personalize them with school colors too!!

Graduation Cupcakes

Everyone thinks of a cap and gown when graduation times come around so why not incorporate the cap into a cupcake!! Of course you can go for a graduation cake, but if you know me we are all about creating cute cupcakes! You just need a few items to make these graduation cupcakes, here’s what you need.

1. Muffin pan 
2. Brown M&Ms
3. Mini peanut butter cups
4. Chocolate squares (I used these)
5. Brightly colored muffin papers 
6. Twizzlers pull n peel candy – find colors you need 

How to Make Cap and Gown Cupcakes

So I saw an idea for these years and years ago with these cupcakes here but thought I would modify it myself using the pull n peel candy and personalizing them according to the school colors.

You can easily do that with these brightly colored muffin papers, and finding the right colors in the peel candy…that makes it extra special! Here’s just how easy these graduation cupcakes are to make!

Super easy to make right??!! Just bake some cupcakes. Here’s how to make 6 cupcakes out of a box of cake mix if you just want a few.

Graduation Dessert Idea

• Unwrap an turn a peanut butter cup upside down
• Break off the color of pull n peel you want. I cut those pieces in half lengthwise so they would lay flatter)
• Press those on to the top of your chocolate square with an M&M on top. Place that on top of your p.b. cup with a dollop of frosting.
• They are quick to put together and using the two school colors for the tassels. Muffin papers makes these graduation cupcakes even more fun!

If you love these graduation cupcakes you will love all of our other fun cupcakes too here, like our ladybug cupcakes and lots more!

How many cupcakes for 100 guests graduation party?

I mean everyone is going to want one so at least 100. If you are offering other sweet options you could make less as most will choose one option and not both, in that case you could make half as many. Cupcakes really are the cheapest dessert for a large crowd though so these are a great option.

How do you decorate cupcakes for graduation?

It is easy to make a graduation cap with mini peanut butter cups, a chocolate square and thin licorice pieces. Those come in a variety of colors so you could use the colors of their High School or College for even more fun.

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