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Goin' Fishin' Cupcakes

These cute-as-a-button cupcakes are sure to put a smile on your son’s or daughter’s (or husband’s or niece’s) face!
Prep Time: 5 min
Total Time: 2 hours 31 min
Makes: 24 cupcakes
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Cupcakes
1box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® devil's food cake mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
1container Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla or butter cream frosting
Blue food color
Fishing Poles
24cocktail straws
24pieces dental floss
24Betty Crocker® Shark Bites® chewy fruit snacks (2 to 3 pouches)
1.Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Make and cool cake as directed on box for 24 cupcakes.
2.Stir together frosting and 2 or 3 drops food color. Frost cupcakes with blue frosting; pull up on frosting, using metal spatula, so frosting looks like waves.
3.To make fishing poles, cut each straw to make one 3-inch piece. Cut dental floss into 3 1/2-inch lengths. Attach piece of dental floss to end of each straw, using needle, to look like fish line. Attach 1 fruit snack to end of each piece of dental floss. Decorate each cupcake with a fishing pole. Store loosely covered.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Follow High Altitude directions on cake mix box for cupcakes.
Make the Most of This Recipe
Special Touch
Keep the party theme going by serving blue raspberry punch with “fishy” ice cubes. Place 1 Shark Bites® chewy fruit snack in each section of an ice-cube tray. Fill with ginger ale or water, and freeze until solid.
Do-Ahead
Find out what the party boy or girl’s favorite cake flavor is, and use that instead of the devil’s food cake mix.
Plan a Party
Get a party menu, prep guide, tips, party games, activities and more for a Fishin' Fun Birthday Party!

Nutrition Information:

1 Cupcake: Calories 220 (Calories from Fat 100); Total Fat 11g (Saturated Fat 3g, Trans Fat 1 1/2g); Cholesterol 25mg; Sodium 220mg; Total Carbohydrate 30g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 22g); Protein 2Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%; Iron 4Exchanges: 1 Starch; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 2 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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