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This cupcake recipe is easy and fun for kids to help decorate, but they're almost too cute to eat!

Prep Time: 30 Min

Total Time: 1 Hr 25 Min

Makes: 24 cupcakes

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INGREDIENTS

Cupcakes and Frosting
1
 box (1 lb 2.25 oz) yellow or devil's food cake mix with pudding
 Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
1
 container (1 lb) vanilla frosting
 Red liquid or gel food color
Decorations
24
 red miniature candy-coated chocolate baking bits
48
 brown miniature candy-coated chocolate baking bits
24
 small white gumdrops, cut in half vertically
2
 cups miniature marshmallows, cut in half crosswise

DIRECTIONS

1 Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. Make cake mix as directed on box, using water, oil and eggs. Divide batter among muffin cups. Bake 17 to 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. 2 In small bowl, tint 1/4 cup of the frosting with red food color to make pink frosting; set aside. Frost cupcakes with white frosting. For muzzle, spread 1/2 teaspoon pink frosting in small circle on each cupcake; add red baking bit for nose. For eyes, add brown baking bits. For ears, add white gumdrop halves, cut sides down. Place marshmallow halves on face for wool.

High Altitude (3500-6500 ft)

Nutritional Information

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Frosted Cupcake (Undecorated))
  • Calories 190
    • (Calories from Fat 60),
  • Total Fat 7g
    • (Saturated Fat 1 1/2g,
    • Trans Fat 1g),
  • Cholesterol 25mg;
  • Sodium 190mg;
  • Total Carbohydrate 30g
    • (Dietary Fiber 0g,
    • Sugars 20g),
  • Protein 1g;
Percent Daily Value*:
  • Vitamin A 0.00%;
  • Vitamin C 0.00%;
  • Calcium 4.00%;
  • Iron 2.00%;
Exchanges:
  • 1/2 Starch;
  • 0 Fruit;
  • 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate;
  • 0 Skim Milk;
  • 0 Low-Fat Milk;
  • 0 Milk;
  • 0 Vegetable;
  • 0 Very Lean Meat;
  • 0 Lean Meat;
  • 0 High-Fat Meat;
  • 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choices:
  • 2;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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