Relish this creative ladybug cupcake that’s made with Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ cake mix and icing – perfect for dessert.
Ladybug Cupcakes
- Prep Time 55 min
- Total 2 hr 0 min
- Servings 24
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
- 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Devil's Food Cake Mix
- Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
- 2 tubs (12 oz) Betty Crocker™ Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting
- 2 teaspoons red paste food color
- Red sanding sugar
- 1 tube (4.25 oz) Betty Crocker™ black decorating icing
- 24 miniature creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies
- 48 candy eyes
- 1 tube (4.25 oz) Betty Crocker™ red decorating icing
- 48 pieces (1 inch) black string licorice
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
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Step2Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for cupcakes, using water, oil and eggs. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely.
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Step3In medium bowl, mix frosting and food color. Frost cupcakes. Sprinkle with sanding sugar. Attach small round tip to tube of black decorating icing. On each cupcake, pipe wings and dots on wings. Attach cookie for head. Use black icing to attach candy eyes to cookie. Use red icing for mouth. Insert 2 licorice pieces into each cupcake for antennae.
Nutrition
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