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Adorable Easter Cupcakes

Ingredients

  • 13.25 oz chocolate cake mix and all required ingredients on the back of the box.
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • green food coloring
  • 2 cups sweetened coconut flakes
  • 2 tsp. water
  • 36 orange starbursts
  • 1 rope of Green Apple Twizzlers Pull N' Peel

Instructions

  1. Make cupcakes according to package directions and let cool completely.
  2. In a large bowl, beat softened cream cheese until smooth.
  3. Add butter and mix well.
  4. Add vanilla.
  5. Add powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, scraping down sides periodically.
  6. Add about 10 drops green food coloring or until desired color; set aside.
  7. In a small bowl mix coconut flakes and water.
  8. Add enough green food coloring until coconut is completely coated; set aside.
  9. Unwrap starbursts and cut all of them in half.
  10. Place startbursts on a plate and heat for 15 seconds.
  11. Roll each starburst half into the shape of a carrot. {You may need to reheat them for about ten seconds if they get too hard again to work with.}
  12. With a steak knife or a BBQ skewer, make a hole in the top of each carrot.
  13. Cut your Twizzlers into 1/4 inch pieces and pull apart.
  14. Place a couple Twizzlers pieces in the hole of your carrot and form the startburst around them to seal it.
  15. With a knife, slightly cut a few indents into each carrot to add a little texture.
  16. Now for the assembly - frost each cupcake with your green frosting.
  17. Spring the desired amount of coconut on top.
  18. Place 3 carrots into the cupcake to resemble carrots growing in the grass and dirt.