Have fun creating these merry-go-round charmers, made with time-saving prepared frosting and snacks and sweet you probably have on hand.
Carousel Cupcakes
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 30 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 7
Ingredients
- 6 pretzel sticks
- 1 tablespoons semisweet chocolate chips, melted
- 6 animal crackers
- 1 container (1 lb) strawberry whipped ready-to-spread frosting
- 6 unfrosted cupcakes, paper baking cups removed
- Candy sprinkles
- 6 small paper beverage umbrellas
Instructions
-
Step1Dip 1 inch of one end of each pretzel into melted chocolate chips; press on back of 1 animal cracker. Place on sheet of waxed paper; let stand until chocolate is set.
-
Step2Meanwhile, spread frosting on sides and bottom of cupcakes. Sprinkle with candy sprinkles. Insert 1 animal cracker on pretzel into each cupcake. Place umbrellas in center of cupcake.
Nutrition
480
Calories
17g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
80g
Total Carbohydrate
69g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cupcake
- Calories
- 480
- Calories from Fat
- 160
- Total Fat
- 17g
- 27%
- Saturated Fat
- 12g
- 58%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 20mg
- 6%
- Sodium
- 170mg
- 7%
- Potassium
- 50mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 80g
- 27%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 69g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 5 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
5Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
{{tipItemHeadingFormat.replace('{0}',props.index + 1)}}
© 2025 ®/TM General Mills All Rights Reserved