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Best Recipe for Baby Animal Cupcakes

Ingredients

  • 1 box (18.25 oz.) yellow cake mix
  • 1 can (16 oz.) vanilla frosting
  • Red and yellow food coloring
  • 1 cup STARBURST® Brand Jellybeans
  • 1/2 cup M&M'S® Brand Minis Chocolate Candies
  • 12 pieces STARBURST® Fruit Chews
  • 12 Large marshmallows
  • Pink sugar crystals
  • Chocolate sprinkles

Instructions

  1. Special equipment: 2 12-cup cupcake tins 24 paper cupcake liners
  2. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line the muffin cups with the paper cupcake liners. Prepare the cake mix according to the package instructions, divide the batter between the cups. Bake for 21-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  3. Remove from the oven, transfer to a wire rack, and let cool completely. To decorate, use the photo as a guide: For Bunny
  4. Tint vanilla frosting light pink and frost the top of the cupcake.
  5. Cut a marshmallow in half crosswise and squeeze the sides to make ears. Dip the sticky cut edges in pink sugar crystals and attach as the ears.
  6. Cut a STARBURST® Fruit Chew diagonally and arrange as the bow tie.
  7. Use M&M'S® Brand Chocolate Candies for the eyes and button, a STARBURST® Brand Jellybean for the nose, and chocolate sprinkles for the whiskers. For Chickie
  8. Tint vanilla frosting a pale yellow and frost the top of the cupcake.
  9. Use STARBURST® Brand Jellybeans for the rooster comb and beak and M&M'S® Brand Minis Chocolate Candies for the eyes.

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