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Flower Cupcakes

Celebrate a birthday with easy-to-make cupcakes. A simple snip of a marshmallow makes the decoration.
Prep Time: 25 min
Total Time: 1 hour 30 min
Makes: 24 cupcakes
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1box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® white cake mix
Water, vegetable oil and egg whites called for on cake mix box
1container (1 lb) Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla or creamy white frosting
30large marshmallows
Betty Crocker® colored sugar
Birthday candles, if desired
Serve with...
Old-Fashioned Lemonade Old-Fashioned Lemonade
Total Time: 15 min
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.
2.Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 24 cupcakes, using water, oil and egg whites. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
3.Frost cupcakes with frosting.
4.Using kitchen scissors, cut each marshmallow crosswise into 4 slices. Sprinkle slices with colored sugar. Arrange 5 slices on each cupcakes in flower shape. Place candle in center of each flower.
Make the Most of This Recipe
Special Touch
Use edible glitter in place of the colored sugar for extra sparkle.
Purchasing
Check out party-supply or cake-decorating stores for fun birthday candles.
Success
Spray the blades of the scissors with cooking spray to prevent the marshmallows from sticking.

Nutrition Information:

1 Frosted Cupcake (Undecorated): Calories 190 (Calories from Fat 70); Total Fat 7g (Saturated Fat 1 1/2g, Trans Fat 1 1/2g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 190mg; Total Carbohydrate 30g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 20g); Protein 1Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 2%; Iron 2Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 2 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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