"You're a Star!" Cupcakes

Prep 40 min
Total 1 hr 40 min
Servings 24

Go on, treat yourself, or someone that means the world to you, with celebration cupcakes that say it all; You're A Star! Made with Betty Crocker cake mix, these delicious cupcakes are as fun to make and decorate as they are to eat! MORE+ LESS-

By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Updated August 31, 2020

Make with

Betty Crocker Cake Mix

Ingredients

box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ white cake mix

Water, vegetable oil and egg whites called for on cake mix box

1/2

teaspoon almond extract

Frosting and Decorations

container Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting

Betty Crocker™ blue gel food color

1/4

cup Betty Crocker™ blue candy sprinkles

oz vanilla-flavored candy coating (almond bark), chopped

Steps

Hide Images

1

Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Make, bake and cool cake mix as directed on box for 24 cupcakes, adding almond extract with the water.
2

Meanwhile, on sheet of paper, draw five-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 10 seconds longer. 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.

Expert Tips

Make the cupcakes up to 2 weeks ahead of time and freeze unfrosted. Remove from the freezer the night before your party and frost.
Paste food color can be found at craft and specialty food stores. It adds a more intense color than liquid food color.

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cupcake

Calories: 200
Calories from Fat: 70

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 8g; 12%
Saturated Fat 2 1/2g 12% Trans Fat 1g
Cholesterol: 0mg; 0%
Sodium: 180mg; 8%
Potassium: 35mg; 1%
Total Carbohydrate: 31g; 10%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 21g
Protein: 1g

% Daily Value*:

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

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;