Nothing screams easy edibles like these cannabis cupcakes made with your favorite store-bought mix. You are in the right place if you’re looking for a straightforward recipe with multiple infusion options to choose from, including my Bliss Cannabutter. Bonus – they are ready in under 30 minutes!
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Recipe Features
- Soft, fluffy, a melt-in-your-mouth recipe
- Great for a special occasion like a birthday party or anniversary
- Want to make it easy? Order my Bliss Cannabutter and have it delivered straight to your door – now shipping across the United States!
Why You Will Love This Recipe
As far as baked goods go, cupcakes are one of my favorites! They are light, fluffy, and irresistibly soft.
However, making cupcakes from scratch can be hard and time-consuming. The good news is that this simple recipe leaves you with amazing cannabis cupcakes without all the hassle.
My Edibles with Emily community doesn’t have a lot of time to spend in the kitchen, so that’s where my simple cannabis recipes come into play perfectly.
This post will explore how to make simple infused cupcakes with a box mix, get my expert tips, and thoroughly answered FAQs. Enjoy!
What You’ll Need
- Cannabutter: Buy my Bliss Cannabutter or prepare your own. Make sure you allow yours to come to room temperature before preparing the mix.
- Store-bought cake mix: Feel free to use any box of cake mix you would like – you can find a variety of flavors at your local grocery store
- Frosting: Use my cannabis buttercream frosting recipe or any store-bought option you wish
- Cupcake liners: If you’re looking for something cannabis-themed, these cannabis cupcake liners are my favorite!
Note: a complete list of ingredients with amounts and printable instructions is located in the recipe card below.
Dosing & Potency
Dosing this recipe couldn’t be easier if you use my Bliss Cannabutter.
You can use the printable chart below to determine the exact amount of butter to use to get your desired THC milligrams per batch or cupcake.
If you are not using Bliss Cannabutter, my edible dosage calculator is another great way to determine the potency.
If you are unsure where to start, check out my safe dosing guide before getting started.
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Step 1 – Preheat the oven according to the package directions. If you already have it prepared and it has been frozen or refridgerated, allow it to come to room temperature.
- Step 2 – In a large bowl, prepare the batter according to the packaging directions, substituting your infused butter or oil for what is called for in the recipe. Feel free to use a hand mixer or an electric mixer to mix ingredients thoroughly.
- Step 3 – Place the cupcake liners in a cupcake pan. Pour the batter into each one.
- Step 4 – Bake according to the package directions.
- Step 5 -Allow the cupcakes to cool completely before removing them from the pan.
- Step 6 – Remove the cooled cupcakes from the wells.
- Step 7 – Frost with cannabis buttercream frosting or your frosting of choice.
- Step 8 – Decorate with cannabis-décor as desired, serve, and enjoy.
Note: complete step-by-step printable instructions are located in the recipe card below.
Storage Instructions
Alternate Cannabis Infusion Options
As with all things edibles, there is more than one way to infuse something.
Below we will explore all of the different ways you could infuse a pot cupcake with the following ingredients.
Cannabutter
If you have a cup of cannabutter lying around, it is a great way to infuse this recipe. All you need to do is let it soften before using it.
You can make crockpot cannabutter, Instant pot cannabutter, kief cannabutter, or CBD cannabutter.
Just don’t use the microwave to soften it! There are many safe alternative ways to do this here.
Cannabis Oil
If the cupcake mix you are using calls for oil, you can use just about any type of cannabis-infused oil in its place. From coconut oil to MCT oil, they will all work here.
Cannabis Concentrates
You can easily mix in a cannabis concentrate of your choice with the same amount of butter or oil called for in this recipe.
Decarbed Cannabis
While not my favorite way to infuse a recipe, you can just decarbed cannabis, decarbed kief, or decarbed CBD flower in this recipe by simply adding it to the flour mixture.
Just don’t forget to decarb first!
Notes and Expert Tips
- When mixing with an electric mixer, use a medium speed, paying attention to the consistency of the mixture and the mixer speed.
- As a rule of thumb, use less cannabutter for a less potent mixture and more cannabis butter for a more potent edible product. If you use less, you can make up the difference in volume with regular butter.
- If you’re unsure of your tolerance, be sure to follow the golden dosing role of “start low and go slow” and start with a small dose. You want to have a good time, not an uncomfortable one, especially if this is your first time having edibles.
Easy Cannabis Cupcakes with Store Bought Mix
Ingredients
- ½ cup Bliss cannabutter or oil
- 1 box storebought cake mix
- 1 cup cannabis buttercream frosting
Instructions
- Preheat the oven according to the package directions. If you haven't already, allow your cannabutter to come to room temperature.
- In a large bowl, prepare the batter according to the packaging directions, substituting your infused butter for what is called for in the recipe. Feel free to use a hand mixer or an electric mixer to mix ingredients thoroughly.
- Place cupcake liners in a cupcake pan. Pour the batter into each one.
- Bake according to the package directions, approximately 19-24 minutes.
- Allow the cupcakes to cool completely before removing from the pan.
- Remove the cooled cupcakes from the wells.
- Frost with cannabis buttercream frosting or your frosting of choice.
- Decorate with cannabis-décor as desired, serve and enjoy.
Notes
*Nutrition facts calculated using Funfetti boxed mix, without frosting.Nutrition
Frequently Asked Questions
You can use any boxed cake mix you’d like! I love the classic vanilla or Funfetti blends.
Yes, you can easily use a chocolate cake mix or dark chocolate cake mix or make a chocolate frosting or chocolate icing by mixing the with the sugar mixture in this recipe. You could even add some chocolate chips to a small saucepan to get melted chocolate to make garnishes as desired.
It’s a possibility. It all depends on how much THC you use and how your body reacts.
Yes, you can use a box mix that is dairy-free and swap the cannabutter for coconut oil. Just watch out for the heavy cream if you use my homemade frosting!
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How do you use cannabis grass instead of the infused butter you have ?
Hi Peggey. You’ll want to grind your cannabis flower up to almost a fine powder, like kief, and add it directly into the butter/oil you use for the recipe. Be sure to decarb first if you are looking for intoxicating effects. I hope this helps!