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  • Prep 30 min
  • Total 1 hr 10 min
  • Servings 24
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These Minion Cupcakes are fun, festive and easy to make!
Updated May 23, 2022

Ingredients

  • 1 box (16.25 oz) Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ White Cake Mix (or your favorite flavor)
  • Water, oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
  • 1 container Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting
  • Yellow liquid or gel food color
  • 16 large marshmallows
  • 32 brown candy-coated milk chocolate candies
  • 2 black licorice wheels
  • Betty Crocker™ black decorating gel

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 24 cupcakes. Cool cupcakes completely on cooling rack, about 15 minutes.
  • 2
    Reserve 2 tablespoons frosting. Place remaining frosting in medium bowl; tint with yellow food color. Frost cupcakes with yellow frosting.
  • 3
    Use kitchen scissors to cut 1/4-inch circles off both ends of 16 marshmallows to make 32 total rounds.
  • 4
    Use reserved frosting to stick milk chocolate candies to marshmallows. Place marshmallow eyes on cupcakes, placing two eyes on some cupcakes and one eye on others. Cut 2 small pieces of licorice rope for each cupcake. Place licorice rope pieces on sides of eyes. Use black decorating gel to pipe a mouth onto each cupcake.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Bake cupcakes in blue paper baking cups for an added decorative touch!

Nutrition

210 Calories, 9g Total Fat, 1g Protein, 32g Total Carbohydrate, 21g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cupcake
Calories
210
Calories from Fat
80
Total Fat
9g
13%
Saturated Fat
3g
14%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
25mg
8%
Sodium
180mg
8%
Potassium
25mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
32g
11%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
21g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 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 Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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