Awesome Alien Cupcakes

Name: Awesome Alien Cupcakes
Prep time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 1 box (15.25 oz) Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Devil's Food Cake Mix or 1 box (15.25 oz) Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Yellow Cake Mix; Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box; 6 cups Kix® cereal; 3 tablespoons butter or margarine; 4 cups miniature marshmallows; 1/4 teaspoon orange neon gel or paste food color (from 2.7-oz tube); 48 gummy peach ring candies (from three 4.25-oz bags); 48 candy-coated chocolate candies; 1 tube (0.68 oz) Betty Crocker™ black decorating gel; 48 thin pretzel sticks; 20 drops green food color; 1 tub (12 oz) Betty Crocker™ Whipped Fluffy White Frosting*

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Prep 55 min
Total 1 hr 55 min
Servings 24

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Have Halloween fun! Create sweet aliens and surprise your goblins.

By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Updated May 16, 2022

Ingredients

1 box (15.25 oz) Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Devil's Food Cake Mix or 1 box (15.25 oz) Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Yellow Cake Mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
6 cups Kix® cereal
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
4 cups miniature marshmallows
1/4 teaspoon orange neon gel or paste food color (from 2.7-oz tube)
48 gummy peach ring candies (from three 4.25-oz bags)
48 candy-coated chocolate candies
1 tube (0.68 oz) Betty Crocker™ black decorating gel
48 thin pretzel sticks
20 drops green food color
1 tub (12 oz) Betty Crocker™ Whipped Fluffy White Frosting*

Make With

Betty Crocker Cake Mix

Steps

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

Meanwhile, line 2 cookie sheets with waxed paper. In large bowl, place cereal.
4

In 4-quart saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Add marshmallows; stir until completely melted. Remove from heat. Stir in orange food color. Pour marshmallow mixture over cereal in bowl, stirring until well coated.
5

For feet, place 2 gummy candies on cookie sheet. Spray inside of 1/4-cup measuring cup with cooking spray. For body, fill measuring cup with warm cereal mixture; place over feet, releasing cereal mixture and covering back half of feet. Repeat with remaining gummy candies and cereal mixture to make 24 aliens. Use 2 candy-coated chocolate candies for eyes and black decorating gel to make centers of eyes. Insert 2 pretzels for antennae.
6

Stir green food color into frosting container; frost cupcakes with frosting. Place 1 alien on top of each cupcake; press gently to secure. Store uncovered.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

tip 1
Too many aliens? Bake and cool cupcakes as directed on box. Wrap 12 cupcakes tightly in food-safe plastic wrap and freeze for future use. Divide remaining ingredient amounts in half, and make 12 alien cupcakes.

Nutrition

300 Calories, 11g Total Fat, 3g Protein, 47g Total Carbohydrate, 29g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 300

Calories from Fat: 100

Total Fat: 11g; 17%

Saturated Fat: 3 1/2g; 17%

Trans Fat: 1g

Cholesterol: 30mg; 10%

Sodium: 250mg; 10%

Potassium: 70mg; 2%

Total Carbohydrate: 47g; 16%

Dietary Fiber: 1g; 4%

Sugars: 29g

Protein: 3g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 4%; 4%

Vitamin C: 0%; 0%

Calcium: 6%; 6%

Iron: 15%; 15%

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 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; 2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choice

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

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