Mini Overwatch Pachimari Cupcakes

A uniquely delicious turnip and onion cupcake recipe decorated to look like Pachimari from Blizzard's game Overwatch!
Makes about a dozen cupcakes
Things you'll need
Ingredients- 2 small turnips
- ½ cup + 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- ½ medium onion
- 1 stick + 2 tablespoons butter
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 3 eggs
- 1 ½ cups cake flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- Green buttercream stiffened with powdered sugar
- White buttercream frosting
- White candy melts
- Black, dark pink and light pink royal icing
- Large bowl
- Cookie sheet lined with parchment
- Rubber spatula
- Whisk
- Large sauté pan
- Mini cupcake pans
- Liners
- Cookie scoop
- Decorating bags fitted with #1, #12, & #1A tips
- Wax paper
- Tape
- Small offset spatula
Let's get started!
- Preheat oven to 400ºF.
- Peel and cut turnips into small chunks and then toss with 2 tablespoon of oil. Roast for 30 to 40 minutes or until soft.
- Thinly slice the onions and then sauté them with 2 tablespoons of butter and brown sugar over medium heat. Cook for 30 minutes, or until golden brown and soft.
- Puree onions and turnips in a food processor with the remaining oil and honey until smooth.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, cinnamon and sea salt.
- In a large bowl, beat the remaining butter and sugar until fluffy and smooth.
- Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well between each egg and scraping down the sides.
- Pour in honey and the vegetable puree and beat until smooth.
- Add the flour mixture and stir in by hand until well combined.
- Place batter into cupcake liners and bake at 350ºF for 20-22 minutes.
Time to decorate!
- Tape a piece of wax paper onto a cutting board. Pipe a dollop of white candy melt onto the paper and then tap the cutting board on a counter to smooth out the melt until it is circular. Repeat for desired amount of Pachimari faces.
- Use a #1 tip to pipe two dots (for eyes) in black black royal icing onto each white circle (PICTURE at 6:14).
- Pipe a black outline of each Pachimari mouth and then fill it in with dark pink royal icing using a #1 tip. Use light pink royal icing and a #1 tip to pipe two cheeks onto each face.
- Use a #12 tip to pipe green buttercream frosting onto each cupcake and then pipe 4 tentacles around the edges (PICTURE at 7:33).
- Pipe a turnip shaped dollop with white frosting and a #1A tip onto the top of each cupcake and then place a face on each one.
- TaDa! Adorable Mini Overwatch Pachimari Cupcakes to share with your gaming friends!


Pachimari Cupcakes from Blizzard's 'Overwatch' game.