| 1 | box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® white cake mix |
| 1 1/4 | cups water |
| 1/3 | cup vegetable oil |
| 3 | egg whites |
| 1/2 | teaspoon almond extract |
| 1 | container (1 lb) Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting |
| Blue paste food color |
| 1/4 | cup blue candy sprinkles |
| 2 | oz vanilla-flavored candy coating (almond bark), chopped |
| 1. | Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 24 cupcakes, using water, oil, egg whites and adding almond extract. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. |
| 2. | Meanwhile, on sheet of paper, draw free-form 5-pointed star (about 2 inches wide) to use as pattern. |
| 3. | In small bowl, place half of frosting. Dip toothpick into paste food color; stir food color into frosting in bowl until color is evenly distributed and desired shade. Frost 12 cupcakes with blue frosting. Frost remaining 12 cupcakes with white frosting; sprinkle blue candy sprinkles over white cupcakes. |
| 4. | In small microwavable bowl, place candy coating. Microwave uncovered on High 30 seconds; stir until melted and smooth. If necessary, microwave an additional 10 seconds. Place in heavy-duty food storage plastic bag; seal bag and cut tiny hole in one bottom corner of bag. |
| 5. | Place paper star pattern under large sheet of waxed paper. Squeezing bag of candy coating, trace the star on waxed paper; move pattern under waxed paper to make 12 stars. Let stars cool until set, about 5 minutes. Remove stars from waxed paper; insert 1 star in each of 12 cupcakes. Store loosely covered. |
| Follow High Altitude directions on cake mix box for cupcakes, adding almond extract with water, oil and egg whites. |
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| Make the cupcakes up to 2 weeks ahead of time and freeze unfrosted. Remove from the freezer the night before your party and frost. |
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| Paste food color can be found at craft and specialty food stores. It adds a more intense color than liquid food color. |
Nutrition Information:
220 ( 90); 10g ( 2 1/2g, 2g); 0mg; 200mg; 32g ( 0g, 23g); 2g 0%; 0%; 2%; 2% 1/2 ; 1 1/2 ; 0 ; 2 2