Learn how to make cupcake bath bombs and get a foaming bath whip frosting recipe that's made without meringue powder.  I made rose gold bath bomb cupcakes with a fun jelly bean essential oil blend.  

I'll be the first to admit that bath bombs aren't my favorite things to make.  I've had a few failed batches, mainly due to crazy high humidity in my house.  

Now that I've made several batches with no failures, I wanted to get into some fun recipes that move a little further from the basic round bath bombs.  

To be honest, I still don't like making round bath bombs.  I'd rather use a single mold or even a silicone mold.  

Learn how to make cupcake bath bombs with a mini cupcake tin—no special equipment needed!—and make a foaming bath whip frosting to top them.

You can make large cupcakes if you want.  You'll probably want to double or triple the recipe because this only makes 8 mini cupcakes.

How to Make Cupcake Bath Bombs + Foaming Bath Whip Frosting Recipe

My daughter loves rose gold and glitter, so we made rose gold and glitter bath bombs.  She wanted a fun scent, so we made a master blend of essential oils that smell like jelly beans.  That recipe will be below.

Cupcake Bath Bombs

For the bath bombs, I used a fairly basic recipe.  It has a 2:1 ratio of baking soda and citric acid to create the fun fizzing and bubbles that bath bombs are famous for.

I also added kaolin clay to harden the bath bombs.  Since I used a mini muffin tin, I didn't want them to crumble when I unmolded them.  

I added pink Himalayan salt to harden the bath bombs and coconut oil to help support the dry ingredients.

Polysorbate 80 is an emulsifer.  If you don't use it, the mica and oils will sit on top of the water.  Your cupcake bath bombs won't fizz as much and the colors won't disperse in the water.  It can also cause a ring around the tub.

Glitter

It's important to use a body safe gold and pink glitter for this recipe.  Other glitters can be irritating, especially in your eyes.  You can always omit the glitter if you want.

I really like using a biodegradable glitter in my DIY beauty recipes.  I have a septic system, so I want to be careful about what I use.

Foaming Bath Whip Frosting 

I usually make whipped soap from melt and pour soap.  This is a great technique that makes a light and fluffy soap.  

However, for this foaming bath whip frosting recipe, I need something that will harden on the bath bomb.  

I picked up some whipped soap base to try using that for a frosting.  After some experimenting, I found that the whipped soap base along with a melt and pour soap, glycerin, and arrowroot powder was the perfect combination for making a bath bomb frosting that hardened when it dried.

I'm going to keep experimenting with using just melt and pour soap, but for now this is what I'm using for cupcake bath bombs.

I got my whipped soap base on Etsy.  It's vegan and available in quantities from 4 ounces to 2 pounds.

Essential Oils

My daughter wanted a fun essential oil blend, so we looked at my fun essential oil blends that smell like candy.  She liked jelly bean, so we made that.

To make a jelly bean essential oil blend combine the following:

• 2 drops sweet orange
• 2 drops lemon
• 2 drops grapefruit
• 2 drops bergamot
• 2 drops juniper
• 1 drop lemongrass

I combined them in an empty dropper bottle to make a master blend.  Then I added the necessary drops to my recipe.

You can use 10 to 20 drops for the bath bombs and 5 for the foaming bath whip frosting.  I use potent high quality oils from Crafty Bubbles and Simply Earth, so I used 10 drops for the bath bombs.

Bath Bomb Cupcake Ingredients

This makes 8 mini cupcake bath bombs

• 2 cups baking soda
• 1 cup citric acid
• 1/4 cup white kaolin clay
• 2 tablespoons pink Himalayan salt
• 1/3 cup coconut oil
• 1 tablespoons polysorbate 80
• 10-20 drops essential oils
• 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons pink mica
• 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons gold mica
• 1-2 teaspoons body safe gold glitter
• 1-2 teaspoons body safe pink glitter
• Mini muffin tin
• Spray bottle with rubbing alcohol
• Large Mixing Bowl

Soap Frosting Ingredients

Makes enough frosting for 8 mini cupcakes.

• 3/4 cup whipped soap base
• 1 tablespoon glycerin
• 5 drops essential oils
• 1 tablespoon arrowroot powder
• 1/4 cup clear or white melt and pour soap base
• 1-2 teaspoons mica
• Piping kit
• Large mixing bowl

Cupcake Bath Bomb Instructions

Step #1

Place baking soda, citric acid, pink Himalayan salt, and kaolin clay in a large bowl.  Whisk together dry ingredients.

Step #2

Melt coconut oil.  Pour over the dry ingredients.

Step #3

Add polysorbate 80, essential oils, mica, and body safe glitter.  Mix well with gloved hands.  

Step #4

Spray 4 to 5 times with rubbing alcohol and mix.  Keep spraying a few sprays at a time and mixing until the mixture holds it shape when you squeeze it.  

Step #5

Press the bath bomb mixture into the mini cupcake mold.  You want to press it firmly into place so it holds it shape.  Let dry for 24 hours before unmolding.

Step #6

To make the soap frosting recipe, add whipped soap base and glycerin to a bowl.  Mix on low until fluffy, about 1 minute.

Step #7

Add the essential oils and arrowroot powder.  Mix on low for 30 seconds.

Step #8

Cut melt and pour soap into 1 inch cubes.  Microwave for 30 seconds until melted.  Let cool for 1 minute.

Step #9

Add melted soap, mica, and body safe glitter to the bath whip. Mix on high for one minute.  It should form a stiff peak.  

If it not get stiff, add more arrowroot powder.

Step #10

Place the whipped soap into a piping bag.  Use a large tip to frost the top of the cupcake.
Let dry for 2-3 days.  The foaming bath whip frosting recipe will harden in two days.

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bath bomb, diy, essential oils

Yield: 8 mini cupcakes

Author: Cari @ Everything Pretty

Estimated cost: $10

Cupcake Bath Bombs

prep time: 15 Mperform time: 1 hourtotal time: 1 H & 15 M

How to make mini cupcake bath bombs and how to make a bath bomb frosting with foaming bath whip.

materials:

• 2 cups baking soda
• 1 cup citric acid
• 1/4 cup white kaolin clay
• 2 tablespoons pink Himalayan salt
• 1/3 cup coconut oil
• 1 tablespoons polysorbate 80
• 10-20 drops essential oils
• 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons pink mica
• 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons gold mica
• 1-2 teaspoons body safe gold glitter
• 1-2 teaspoons body safe pink glitter
• 3/4 cup whipped soap base
• 1 tablespoon glycerin
• 5 drops essential oils
• 1 tablespoon arrowroot powder
• 1/4 cup clear or white melt and pour soap base
• 1-2 teaspoons mica

tools:

• Mini muffin tin
• Spray bottle with rubbing alcohol
• Large Mixing Bowl
• Piping kit

steps:

1. Place baking soda, citric acid, pink Himalayan salt, and kaolin clay in a large bowl. Whisk together dry ingredients.
2. Melt coconut oil. Pour over the dry ingredients.
3. Add polysorbate 80, essential oils, mica, and body safe glitter. Mix well with gloved hands.
4. Spray 4 to 5 times with rubbing alcohol and mix. Keep spraying a few sprays at a time and mixing until the mixture holds it shape when you squeeze it.
5. Press the bath bomb mixture into the mini cupcake mold. You want to press it firmly into place so it holds it shape. Let dry for 24 hours before unmolding.
6. To make the soap frosting recipe, add whipped soap base and glycerin to a bowl. Mix on low until fluffy, about 1 minute.
7. Add the essential oils and arrowroot powder. Mix on low for 30 seconds.
8. Cut melt and pour soap into 1 inch cubes. Microwave for 30 seconds until melted. Let cool for 1 minute.
9. Add melted soap, mica, and body safe glitter to the bath whip. Mix on high for one minute. It should form a stiff peak.
10. If it not get stiff, add more arrowroot powder.
11. Place the whipped soap into a piping bag. Use a large tip to frost the top of the cupcake.

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