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Bug Cupcakes

Bugged with plain old cupcakes? Add some fun decorations, and create a kid-friendly picnic.

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Prep Time 60 min
Total Time 2 hr 10 min
Servings 24

Ingredients

1: box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® cake mix (any flavor)

: Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box

1: container Betty Crocker® Whipped fluffy white or vanilla frosting

: Assorted gumdrops and candies

: Betty Crocker® Fruit by the Foot® chewy fruit snack rolls (any variety)

1: tube (0.68 oz) Betty Crocker® black decorating gel

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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.
2 Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 24 cupcakes. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
3 Frost cupcakes with frosting. Decorate with whole or cut-up gumdrops, candies, cut-up or thinly rolled fruit snacks and gel to look like ladybugs, bumblebees, butterflies, caterpillars and beetles.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

If you have only one pan and a recipe calls for more cupcakes than your pan will make, cover and refrigerate the rest of the batter while baking the first batch. Cool the pan about 15 minutes, then bake the rest of the batter, adding 1 to 2 minutes to the bake time.

When cutting gumdrops, dip knife or kitchen scissors into water to keep from sticking.

Look for paper baking cups in festive colors and special designs at your supermarket, party store or paper warehouse.

If you'd like to display your bug cupcakes with some green coconut grass, place 2 cups shredded coconut in resealable food-storage plastic bag. Add about 8 drops green liquid food color; seal bag and shake to mix.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Cupcake (Cake and Frosting Only)

Calories: 180
Calories from Fat: 80),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 9g; 9%
(Saturated Fat 2g, 2% Trans Fat 1g 1% ),
Cholesterol: 25mg; 25%;
Sodium: 150mg; 150%;
Total Carbohydrate: 24g; 24%
(Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 16g 16% ),
Protein: 1g; 1%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 4%;
Iron: 2%;

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 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:

1 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 3/26/2011 2:08:35 PM REPORT ABUSE DeeDee08 said:

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I will definitely be making these for the grand kids! They are just tooo CUTE!!!

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Posted 12/9/2010 9:29:17 PM REPORT ABUSE magpye said:

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Adorable!!

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Posted 9/5/2008 5:50:10 PM REPORT ABUSE buglvs2cook said:

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I have not tried this recipe yet but i will for my 11 year old daughter soon. But it looks fabulous and i call her ladybug so that's why I love the way the cupcakes look!!!

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